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EGLP 003LP
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$33.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 8/7/2026
Following the solid showing of global love and support for the collective Point Winona Sound Library Vol 1, LA's Elbow Grease label runs it back with a sultry summer scene LP entry from one of the compilation's most promising new talents. Nashville-born/LA-bred Michael Griffin aka Gryph's aptly-titled debut album Nash Angeles is a rare and refreshing example of true musical worlds colliding, that never loses focus of keeping the big fun in funky. The Tennessee-raised rock and blues guitarist/singer-songwriter's newfound passion for dance music roots and devotion to the sonic feels of his current Cali home base are on full display here. Along with the studio-ace touches of co-producer Dave Aju and a cast of brilliant feature vocalists and live session musicians, the LP offers up only the most adventurous twists on contemporary genre fusion -- from disco to dub, modern soul to post-punk, Italo to r&b, and jazz-funk to classic house music, all while firing loved-up arrows straight through the hearts of any dance floors or fellow party animals.
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EGLP 001LP
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LA's Elbow Grease label takes a sharp left turn from dance floor-finessing singles to their first full-length release via the elusive yet illustrious band KAMM, who return in extra fine form for their third and presumably final album offering, following the sudden tragic death of core member Alland Byallo. Surviving bandmates Marc Barrite aka Dave Aju, Kenneth Scott, and Marc Smith chose the inspirational higher ground, finishing off what they had begun with Byallo prior to his passing, resulting in this sublime musical love letter of an LP. In keeping with the band's broad influence canon, listeners are treated to a blend of sonic flavors from across the genre spectrum with Barrite and Byallo's jazz upbringings ringing true at the center, then branching out through golden era hip-hop feels, phased-out psych funk, warm smokey soul, and of course generous helpings of intricate electronic layers and innovative treatments, as all band members have become notorious for in their respective solo bodies of work. While highly personal by nature, including otherworldly cover art based on Byallo's last paintings, the musical content contained on the album is also widely universal -- from opener "Crystalline Dreams" serpentine tones turned slo-mo funk bomb, to the triptych Bossa boom-bap of "No Deal", the timely political calls of uptempo jazz burner "Your Honor", the intimate upright-led tribute tales of "Angels Flight", to the sleek electro rhythm changes of mid-set breather "How Long?", a deeply felt take on peoples' mobile-reliant fate in "S.I.M.", the expansively expressive depth of "Coordinates", then closing it out with the title track featuring a grand finale chorus of Byallo's best friends and fam from around the world joining in the "Let The Light In" chant, with as much uplifting intention as possible to capture on record. A loving collective embrace and very welcome reminder to help lighten these darker days.
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