Pulp Jazz: Twenty-First Century Groove Music (A Mixtape)
If you've been over on Aquarium Drunkard in 2024, you've probably noticed that Brent Sirota is currently killing it — with expertly curated mixes especially. Astral loitering, secret hemispheres, new age trips, Fourth World explorations, spacey fusion and beyond. And now — Pulp Jazz! I love this one.
Brent says: I called it pulp jazz a couple of times, not because it was cheap or disposable, but because it was so immediately gratifying. It draws on long-traduced, sometimes crassly commercial, musical forms—jazz-funk, exotica, new age, sci-fi schlock, lounge music and library—and channels it all into deeply funky, low-key psychedelic groove music. More than that, like the best pulp, it somehow comes out sexy as hell, slinky and dangerous.
A very cool collection of unearthly sounds — made even cooler by the fact that my own band Prairiewolf shows up in the mix! What a treat. There's a lot brewing for the 'wolf in the upcoming months, since you asked — a re-press of our debut LP, a brand-new LP in the works ... and gigs! Glorious gigs! Next month we'll be joining the cosmic traveling family band Tengger at Glob in Denver for what is sure to be a very heady night. And then, a few nights later, we're opening up for Rosali and Color Green at Globe Hall. Glob + Globe!? You better believe it. If you're in the area, advance tix are recommended! Tengger sold out the last time they were in town and — I'm calling it here — Rosali's new album is going to be HUGE.