§artorial Records – 7” single

Acoustic pts I & II by The NJE

Side A - Acoustic Pt I  3’42”           Side B - Acoustic Pt II  2’34”

Limited to 300 copies on pristine black vinyl in a 3D sleeve with 3D glasses...

Complimentary download with all vinyl orders from the Sartorial Records Greedbag Store

This is a Record Store Day exclusive which will truly appeal to die-hard vinyl fans. Recorded direct-to-disc at the Riflemaker gallery on a vintage lathe by Lewis Durham (of Kitty, Daisy & Lewis), Acoustic is a groovy, no-holds-barred live studio recording, made the way the jazz greats recorded. The sound reeks of analogue warmth played on big old instruments and documented with big old RCA microphones.

The Near Jazz Experience was formed by multi-instrumentalist Terry Edwards, bassist Mark Bedford and drummer Simon Charterton in the spring of 2010. Edwards & Charterton cut their musical teeth with Norwich punk-funk band The Higsons after which Edwards formed BUtterfield 8 with ex-Madness bassman Mark Bedford. Mainstays of the NJE sound are Edwards’ distinctive guttural saxophone, Charterton’s polyrhythmic funk patterns and Bedders’ fluid but grounding basslines. The whole is a Near-Jazz Experience - just what you’d expect from musicians who have worked with people as far-flung as Robert Wyatt, Hot Chip, Jerry Dammers, Tom Waits, Spiritualized, Ian Dury, Alex Harvey, Robyn Hitchcock, St Vincent and Gallon Drunk.

Order by midnight, Tuesday April 16th to guarantee next day despatch for delivery by Record Store Day (UK only). Speedy despatch for Europe/Rest of the World.

“Monophonic sounds in a stereoscopic sleeve...”

The Near Jazz Experience - forthcoming shows

April 22 - Concert at the University of Chicago Center in Paris, 6 rue Thomas Mann, Paris 13ème, France. Onstage 7.30pm
April 23 - Indo 133 Whitechapel Rd London E1 1DT Onstage 10pm
April 26 - Scaledown @ The King & Queen, 1 Foley St, London W1W 6DL 7-11pm