{"product_id":"king-zepha-return-of-king-zepha","title":"King Zepha - Return of King Zepha","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"724\"\u003eStarting with the sleeve, reminiscent of comic book style album covers from the 70’s and 80’s like \u003cstrong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eThe Upsetters\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eReturn of the Super Ape\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"161\"\u003eScientist\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eScientist Encounters Pac Man\u003c\/em\u003e, you know this album is straddling the decades of ska, rocksteady, dub and reggae. \u003cstrong data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"292\"\u003eKing Zepha\u003c\/strong\u003e recorded vocals, sax, woodwinds, keyboards, guitar and percussion at his home studio, with his fellow touring band members adding “the stuff I can’t do particularly well” backing vocals, brass, double bass and drums. The resulting album was mixed down and mastered in true analogue style by \u003cstrong data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"599\"\u003eRoss Holden\u003c\/strong\u003e at Bradford’s Hohm Studios. The sound is nostalgic for heavy bass sound systems with the wit and energy of early two tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003eIt’s clearly the sound King Zepha worships. Citing his most memorable gigs supporting \u003cstrong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"825\"\u003eOwen Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eThe Skatalites\u003c\/strong\u003e. But this is no history lesson, the album has it’s fair share of jazz incursions. “I’ve seen \u003cstrong data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"961\"\u003eEzra Collective\u003c\/strong\u003e a few times and I enjoy their energy and inspired to see an instrumental jazz quartet selling out large venues and reaching young and old audiences alike.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1588\"\u003eThe lyrics are personal, sometimes whimsical, but the overriding feel is joy and celebration. From Arabic influenced rub-a-dub instrumentals, through party ska stompers, even a reinterpretation of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eSammy Davis Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cem data-start=\"1340\" data-end=\"1358\"\u003eI’m a Brass Band\u003c\/em\u003e King Zepha knows exactly where he came from, slowing down the tempo from today’s crop of “ska punk” bands, the sounds perfectly fits the traditional double bass and and the low end trombone tremor this album delivers in spades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1914\"\u003eKing Zepha aka \u003cstrong data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eSam Thornton\u003c\/strong\u003e got his name from his trusted musical weapon of choice, the King Zephyr saxophone. He’s come some way from listening to his dad’s jazz tapes in Leeds. “My first love was the trumpet, but I couldn’t get to grips with it, and it gave me a headache, so I switched to clarinet at the age of 8.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1970\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNo headache guarantee with \u003cem data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"1969\"\u003eThe Return of King Zepha\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Property of the Lost","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":58148363796825,"sku":"SDZ-46489","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited CD","offer_id":58148363829593,"sku":"SDZ-46490","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/0044800222_101.png?v=1779883959","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/king-zepha-return-of-king-zepha","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}