All News Is Good News by the lo-fi jazz funk company Surprise Chef from Melbourne was released by themselves in a modest edition in November 2019. The London label was so impressed by this that they took care of a larger circulation. And rightly so, because this super relaxed retro jazz funk exudes an optimism that is perfectly reflected in the album title. Whether the expansive Australian natural
… beauty contributed to the relaxed atmosphere, or whether this required a cartload of mind-altering resources, let's not comment, but the fact is that the sound from Surprise Chef's kitchen is somewhere in between , and Ethio jazz in the very lowest gear. If you listen carefully, you will notice the sound of humming amplifiers in the background, a sign that this record has been recorded in an old-fashioned analog style. An excellent record to relax. (AD)more
