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"Far From Here" is Busty and The Bass’ sultry R&B single that started as a 10-minute instrumental jazz odyssey built on "just three chords and a groove" before being edited into the 4 minute single version. The free-flowing nature of the original jam session can still be heard on the track with Magi Merlin's playful and powerful voice floating atop the rolling groove through its psychedelic peaks and valleys. ‘All my life I've been this dope, baby,’ the Montreal-based singer-rapper boldly states at the beginning of the song about falling out of love and the self-doubt that often follows. Continuing their cross-genre explorations, "Far From Here" sees 10-piece collective deftly navigate the new waves of indie jazz alongside artists like Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat, and Kamasi Washington.
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MORE ABOUT BUSTY AND THE BASS
For the sprawling multi-national soul-jazz collective, Busty and the Bass, collaboration has always been at the forefront of their art. Formed at the University of Montreal over a decade ago, the group is now scattered across four North American cities from coast to coast. The band’s two studio albums, both produced by Grammy Award-winner Neal Pogue, have been praised in equal parts by tastemaker press (Complex, OkayPlayer) and established media (Billboard, American Songwriter). Over the years, they have collaborated with legends George Clinton, Macy Gray, Earth Wind & Fire, members of Slum Village, and exciting new voices like Polaris Music Prize winners Cadence Weapon and Pierre Kwenders, and most recently, Philadelphia rapper STS. After an original member left the band during the pandemic, the collective used the opportunity to expand their ranks for the first time in years, invigorating the band with a newfound creative energy and approach. Now, the ten-piece collective includes new vocalists Mel Pacifico, Wayne Tennant, and Jordan Brown, with many songs featuring up to all five vocalists interchanging verses and harmonizing together. Along with these new voices come new ideas and influences that have inspired the collective's most dynamic and expansive album yet. The new record, due out in spring 2023, continues their singular experimentation with soul, funk, jazz, and dance music.
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MORE ABOUT MERLIN MAGI
After courting a cult following with her underground EPs Drug Music, On My Way to the Listening Party, and subsequent singles, the ever-mysterious Magi Merlin (MADGE-eye) is stepping into her moment with Gone Girl, her latest and most audacious effort to date.
Produced by longtime collaborator and beatsmith Funkywhat, Gone Girl draws on influences from 90’s house, drum and bass, Motown, to acid-flecked hip hop. Merlin’s voice reminds you of a smoky after hours club — if the windows were shattered by bass lines, the walls leveled by 808s. The self-described “cheeky nihilist” combines jazzy scats, raps, and breakbeats together in her musical cauldron to address issues like generational angst, fake friends, the casual racism of white suburbia, and the happy thrills of hedonism.
BUSTY AND THE BASS RESIDENCY DATES
March 1 - 4 - Toronto, ON @ The Drake | TICKETS
March 9 - 11 - Montreal, QC @ La Casona | TICKETS
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