[2016-10-28] The Olympians "The Olympians" (Daptone)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:52 pm

Description
After repeatedly being visited by a strange messenger in his dreams while on tour in the islands of Greece, Toby Pazner became consumed with a vision to tell the stories of The Olympians through music. Chosen by the gods as a messenger for not only his musical gifts, but for his unique position at the center of the Daptone family, Toby built a home studio from scratch and employed some of the top soul musicians in the world to help him breath life into this album. The result is a dramatic and cinematic journey to the outer limits of instrumental soul music, built on a foundation laid by the same craftsmen whose bricks built the legacies of Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, Charles Bradley, The Budos Band, and Menahan Street Band, and painted with lush strings, harpsichord, harp, and horns. The Olympians is destined to be the instrumental gem of the year. Includes download card.

Tracklist
1. Sirens Of Jupiter
2. Venus
3. Apollo's Mood
4. Mars
5. Neptune
6. Saturn
7. Diana By My Side
8. Pluto's Lament
9. Mercury's Odyssey
10. Europa And The Bull
11. Sagittarius By Moonlight

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LQV36QQ/?tag=imwan-20

djej · **Joined:** 26 Mar 2008 **Posts:** 195

You can hear the opening track on YouTube.

I've heard an advance of the album, and "Neptune" and "Sagittarius By Moonlight" are lovely compositions.

As a side note, if you like this kind of music, I put together a mix for Wax Poetics featuring an earlier Olympians recording and other stuff from like-minded artists.

http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape ... z-mixtape/

[2016-10-28] The Olympians "The Olympians" (Daptone)

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