Traffic - Mr FantasyAfter Steve Winwood jumped ship from chart toppers The Spencer Davis Group and quit the bright lights in favour of the countryside and jam sessions with Jim Capaldi, Dave Mason and Chris Wood, in wake of these events Traffic were formed, it was Birmingham, April ,1967. Traffic began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed

it remained unreleased until 1994

with the fact that it’s really just a Chinese supermarket

‘Brazil 70’

and 70s Rock

The pulsing synthetics and noise textures of the more overtly technetronic “Scanner”

outtakes and new material from 2003 to the present

2LP limited edition purple vinyl edition housed in artworked inners inside a 5mm spined outer sleeve

finding voice in the allure of quietude

it featured prominently in end-of-year round-ups and pipped Anna Calvi and Blood Orange to win Best 'Difficult' Second Album at the AIM Independent Music Awards 2014

The languid

while Siadatian’s echo slapped voice bounces along on top

Take the cruelly overlooked Leah Kunkel's 'Temptation'