Review: Alexander Flood - Artifactual Rhythm (Atjazz Record Company)

Atjazz Record Company have done it yet  again with the timing of this new album by Alexandere Flood with a trio of 'finds' like Vivian Sessoms, Kara Manansala, Erica Tucceri: the floodgates are open!

After the singles, 'Life Is A Rhythm' featuring Cazeaux O.S.L.O (the album opener - see review HERE) and 'Can’t Get Enough' (featuing Vivian Sessoms - see review HERE) we've now for the full eight track album ‘Artifactual Rhythm’.

'Don't Wait For Me' could have been another killer single with Flute Gang/garage/bruk leanings that fits nicely in with 'Can't Get Enough' as 2025 favourites; big up Finn Rees (also Close Counters - see review HERE) and Erica on flute!

In fact, you'll find that the tracks on this album have that retro feel of the house come jazz-funk mix with DNB and all those other influences that merged in the a 90s 'what next period'.  'Artifact', 'Sidestep' and 'Vibraçāo' are particulary post-Lonnie Liston Smith great, a vibe that's also been picked up by Charles Petersohn on his recent 'Children Of Zu Zu' EP (see review HERE) and put that together with the Naarm/Melbourne dynamic, this is the dancefloor equivalent.  

Yes, this is another album that eminates from Oz; co-produced the Lewis Moody (Energy Exchange Records) and in addition to Erica and Finn, features Dylan Paul (bass) with Flood on drums, keybass, additional keyboards, production, programming.

And if you were to push me, lets put 'Cinnamon & Clove' in the jazz-funk cake mix it's one for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide 2025 All Winners show and shall we add 'Vibraçāo' for it's Latin cultura: yes, lets.

We know you can't get enough of this body of work and watch out for the name Alexander Flood: even it I'm not so keen of the dopey artwork.

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Artist: Alexander Flood 

Title: Artifactual Rhythm
Release date: 4th April, 2025
Label: Atjazz Record Company
Catalog Number: ARC260AD 

Alexander Flood - Drums, keybass, additional keyboards, production, programming
Erica Tucceri - Flute
Finn Rees - Rhodes