"Instrumental jazz-funk tinged soul with brooding cinematic atmospheres. Recorded in 'sown home studio in Melbourne, the production approach for Daylight Savings is a big step up from their debut. Engineer Henry Jenkins created enormous-sounding space within this record, using a great deal of creative analogue recording techniques and working in an expansive recording environment. The results are a sound that emulates the massiveness of the late-60s Capitol Records. Daylight Savings was written collaboratively by the whole band and features the core Surprise Chef rhythm section. It expands upon where their debut left off with a leaning more towards 70's jazzfunk than soul and a stronger focus on the rhythm section. Theres the epic drama, ebbs and flows of a vintage or cinematic production, plus the influence of and Melbourne bands Karate Boogaloo and The Putbacks, yet it still sounds uniquely Surprise Chef. You get a sense of that rare attribute of being both a contemporary band and a band you expect it won't be too long before other producers start sampling them." -
- 2nd full-length album from Melbourne jazz-funk group
- black vinyl pressing
- full color printed inner sleeve
- music label: Mr Bongo 2020
