In the third edition of Inspiration Information, in which the Strut label gives artists the opportunity to enter the studio with their musical heroes, it is the turn of the English 'nu jazz' formation The Heliocentrics, who for this occasion the Ethiopian jazz musician Mulatu Astatke has invited. It took more than 40 years for Astatke to achieve any fame in the Western music scene, but when director
… Jim Jarmusch used some of his songs for the Broken Flowers soundtrack with Bill Murray, his career took an immense revival and his beautiful Ethiopian melodies became known worldwide . The Heliocentrics combine hip-hop, funk, jazz, psychedelia, electronica, avant-garde and ethnic music into a unique whole and have been fans of Astatke for years. On Inspiration Information, both parties divide attention fairly. Sometimes Astatke's melodies take over and are accompanied by funky rhythms. The other time, The Heliocentrics pave an experimental path taken to the next level by Astatke's vibraphone and his Ethiopian fellow musicians. (AD)more
