Under myriad monikers and as part of other bands since the late ‘80s, Düsseldorf-based musician Stefan Schwander has followed his nose for finest blends of Pan-African and Mid-Eastern rhythm threaded thru the lens of Ruhr region machine music minimalism.
His 9th LP proper as Harmonious Thelonious, Grumpy Pieces naturally continues his custom-built trade with no major alteration to the formula; just eight tracks of infectiously hypnotic swing, shuffle and parry for dancers who like to get right into it, either physically or in their own heads, where they’re the greatest dancer you’ve never seen (or is that just us?).
The pure pleasure of syncopated subtlety guides the groove, alliterating lop-sided loops…

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