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

Review: Alexander Flood - Life Is A Rhythm (feat. Cazeaux O.S.L.O) (Atjazz Record Company)

Once more, the Atjazz Record Co. have trawled the world of music and produced proof that 'Life Is A Rhythm' with Alexander Flood and Cazeaux O.S.L.O.

This is quite a bit different from the Ernesto & the Basement Gospel's 'Is It True?' released on the label last month (see review HERE) but we've come across Cazeux O.S.L.O a couple of times in the past, Hannah Macklin's 'Mu' (see review HERE) and Rat Child's 'My Morning and Afternoon's Work' (see review HERE) but not Alexander Flood.

This is an early first outing prior to Flood's album release early next year.  You may recall the sort after aussie drummer was part of the jazz-funk-soul-hip-hop 'Shaolin Afronauts' but 'Life Is a Rhythm' (Ed. There's a drummer's title if ever I heard one) is one for folk that love that Roy Ayers proto-house disco matched with spoken word and flute (Erica Tucceri) gang solos.

The Joe Causell, Osunlade et al vibe is aided with Brazilian percussionist Aduni on congas and Cuban percussionist Alexander Scull Castillo on bata so instrumental version is just as compeling as the vocal (both being nearly 8 minutes long); the rest of the band is made up of Dylan Paul (bass) and Finn Rees (keys) and is there a touch of '1000 Fingered Man' to this - always a good sign!

Once more, proof that there's a big scene down under and this track will hold the dancefloor - definitely earmarked for the Colour & Pitch session mix this month so be prepared to be impressed.

Artist: Alexander Flood feat. Cazeaux O.S.L.O

Title: Life Is A Rhythm
Release date: 15th November, 2024
Label: Atjazz Record Company
Catalog Number: ARC260ADS1
Format: Digital / Bandcamp