Post by Owen Y on Jun 25, 2019 11:45:38 GMT 12
'Rubberband', a previously unreleased album recorded in 1985 (before 'Tutu'), will be released now 34 years later, in September. As reported by Stereogum & Pitchfork & others recently, Rhino are scheduled to release 'Rubberband' on 6 Sept 2019. You can check out the story & some track samples. 
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Post by michaelw on Jun 25, 2019 14:44:28 GMT 12
i'm skeptical of these "never heard before" albums. there's usually a good reason they were unreleased. 
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Post by Citroen on Jun 25, 2019 15:17:41 GMT 12
But its Miles! His bad efforts are others good  I pre-ordered this last week for about $40 for this double LP.
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Post by michaelw on Jun 25, 2019 16:25:43 GMT 12
exactly ! if it was really good it would have been released when he was alive ? ditto the recent coltrane unreleased material
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Post by Citroen on Sept 12, 2019 16:42:45 GMT 12
Its soul funk jazz. Not brilliant but certainly its Davis. I'm not really a fan of his fusion period.
There have been attempts to "modernise" the sound but I'm not convinced. Nevertheless, its a solid sounding album 6.5/10. Well recorded, nice silent slabs of vinyl.
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Post by Owen Y on Dec 31, 2019 14:10:54 GMT 12
FWIW, Analog Planet's Malachi Lui was thoroughly umimpressed. In fact, the young chap was bold enough to nominate this release into his 2019's Top 10 Worst Albums list: " It’s a shame that his estate now exploits his name - Rubberband sadly sounds far more like a “Miles Davis’ Collaborators featuring special guest Miles Davis” album than a Miles Davis record. " ('Paradise' track sounds OK, funky enough to me.)
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Post by Citroen on Dec 31, 2019 14:33:54 GMT 12
It's not a great album, but again it's something from Miles.
For me, something from him is better than nothing. And a damn sight better than 99.5% of the dross that gets released.
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