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01. The Stance Brothers - Duktus
02. The Stance Brothers - Again
03. The Stance Brothers - King Cesar
04. The Stance Brothers - Sao Paolo
05. The Stance Brothers - Deeper Tones
06. The Stance Brothers - Raw Diamond
07. The Stance Brothers - Further East
08. The Stance Brothers - Futuristic Earth
09. The Stance Brothers - Denny's Beauty
10. The Stance Brothers - Dam Reyes
11. The Stance Brothers - Attraction
ARTIST
TITLE
Duktus
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
WJCD 057CD WJCD 057CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
12/8/2023

Finnish drummer/producer Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen returns with his alias The Stance Brothers. Lauded by the likes of Kenny Dope and Gilles Peterson, Mäkynen's studio creation has been visible on the 7" format during the recent years. Now, Mäkynen is back with a full LP, the project's first in more than 10 years. Duktus is a treasure-trove for everyone into crunchy jazz funk à la Bob James and CTI, but this is no retro exercise. Teddy Rok moves forward in all directions, constantly bringing new elements into his sound, which is more layered and deep than ever before. At the same time, the crunch and the breaks are there when you need them. The basic core of The Stance Brothers is to be solo studio vehicle for Teppo Mäkynen to experiment across a varied instrumentation and musical ideas. After the project's celebrated first album, The Stance Brothers took to the stage as well, creating one of the most beloved live outfits of recent history in the Helsinki scene. Now, after more than 10+ years of time spent in releasing one hard-hitting 7" after the other, The Stance Brothers are back, both on the record and live on stage. Whereas the Stance 7" sides are often dominated by crunchy drums and crystal-clear vibraphone melodies, the new album sounds broadens up into a more synth-heavy, "postmodern" realm, taking its space in a form resembling a mixtape. The funk is there, but Mäkynen is sensitive to the fact that an LP is not a 7", and the ideas take their shape accordingly. Guest voices float in and out of the mix, blending in anonymously, true to the low-key spirit of the studio operation. RIYL: Roy Ayers, Mizell Brothers, Bobby Hutcherson, Cesar Mariano, Patrice Rushen, George Duke, Madlib's Mind Fusion Mixtapes.