April 17, 2020
Mother Tongue Records
Gin Tonic Orchestra, a brand new band out of St. Etienne (France), deliver the second release on Mother Tongue records. The Stefania EP – a tribute to their native city – is the band's debut recording showcasing compositions such as "Hands On The Drums", a driven yet subtle soulful track coloured with jazzy cymbals and lush harmonies and "Get A Umbaye", where afro-latin grooves are juxtaposed againts elements of funk and ethereal ute solos, reminiscent of the London and New York Acid Jazz era. UK legendary keyboard player and producer Kaidi Tatham appears on track two of side A with a stunning remix of "Hands On The Drums" mixed by none other than Eric Lau, giving the track a new life with a heavy broken beat feel, lled with syncopated riffs and intricate synth solos.