{"product_id":"jnbo-friends-lp-vinyl","title":"JNBO - \u0026 Friends - LP - Vinyl [APR 3]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe album comprises 12 introspective instrumentals - deep, cinematic odysseys steeped in romance and sincerity, with an unmistakable ‘freak funk bump’.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJNBO\u003c\/strong\u003e is the moniker assumed by Melbourne \/ Naarm-based composer,  producer, engineer and bass player \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenkins is known to most as the producer\/engineer behind \u003cstrong\u003eSurprise Chef\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKarate Boogaloo\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Grammy-nominated \u003cstrong\u003eFrollen Music Library\u003c\/strong\u003e. Serving as\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollege Of Knowledge Records\u003c\/strong\u003e’ in-house recording and mix engineer, Jenkins has provided the sonic constitution for Melbourne \/ Naarm’s instrumental cinematic soul movement. \u0026amp; Friends sees Jenkins turn his abilities to his own brilliant compositions. The album comprises 12 introspective instrumentals - deep, cinematic odysseys steeped in romance and sincerity, with an unmistakable ‘freak funk bump’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenkins explains the conceptualisation of \u003cem\u003e\u0026amp; Friends\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e“I wanted to write a record I would look forward to recording with my friends. The music I was writing had a funk sensibility in the bass and drums, contrasted by a more cinematic approach in the harmonic and melodic content, with guitars slipping and sliding in between. I tried to make that contrast the character of the record. I felt that every song should have the same instrumentation and with the same personnel. This became an enjoyable creative constraint; how much variation could I pull out of the same 8 instruments over the course of the album? I wanted to find as much diversity as I could within these tight bounds.” Jenkins applied these principles to the recording of \u003cem\u003e\u0026amp; Friends\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing together longtime musical collaborators \u003cstrong\u003eHudson Whitlock\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDarvid Thor\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCallum Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e (Karate Boogaloo), \u003cstrong\u003eLachlan Stuckey\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJethro Curtin\u003c\/strong\u003e (Surprise Chef), \u003cstrong\u003eLewis Coleman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eLena Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Cactus Channel) to realise\u003cbr\u003eunconventional arrangements across three guitars, piano, string synthesizer, Hammond organ, drums and bass, with Jenkins himself assuming bass guitar and production duties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe resulting album is a strikingly unique melange; moments of picturesque ambience move into head-nodding funk, with the three guitars and three keyboards precisely arranged across the stereo field throughout. The record displays the influences of film composer Bernard Herrmann, lounge pioneer Les Baxter and Motown’s Lamont Dozier, alongside JNBO’s own eccentric idiosyncrasies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFOR FANS OF...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Surprise Chef, El Michels Affair, Menahan Street Band, Les Baxter, Bernard Herrmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. All\u003cbr\u003e2. Dogs \u003cbr\u003e3. Ten Cent Piece\u003cbr\u003e4. Around\u003cbr\u003e5. Missing\u003cbr\u003e6. Letting Down\u003cbr\u003e7. Letting Go\u003cbr\u003e8. Name\u003cbr\u003e9. False Cut\u003cbr\u003e10. Blood Nose\u003cbr\u003e11. Close\u003cbr\u003e12. Last\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrums - H. Whitlock\u003cbr\u003eBass - H. Jenkins\u003cbr\u003eGuitar - (Centre) D. Thor\u003cbr\u003eGuitar - (Left) L. Stuckey\u003cbr\u003eGuitar - (Right) L. Coleman\u003cbr\u003ePiano - L. Douglas\u003cbr\u003eSolina String Ensemble - J. Curtin\u003cbr\u003eHammond Organ - C. Riley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComposer - H. Jenkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© all rights reserved\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"College Of Knowledge (Colemine)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57366733128025,"sku":null,"price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/JNBO_-___Friends_-_2026.jpg?v=1771872810","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/jnbo-friends-lp-vinyl","provider":"Spindizzy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}