Ronald Langestraat – Light Years Away
The followup to Dutch keyboardist Ronald Langestraat’s recently unearthed 1984 self-recorded living room gem Searching… Light Years Away is a collection of new recordings from the now 81 year old latin jazz one man band multi-instrumentalist funkster. “One afternoon a couple of years ago, an excited Ronald Langestraat could barely contain himself. ‘I’ve started dancing!’ he exclaimed. ‘I never did it before – I’d always admired it in the past, but just wasn’t able to move like that!’ The music on this album is inspired by this revelation. Although these songs were written many moons ago, their interpretation is modern, full of renewed energy, with young, yet well-worn players. While it slots neatly into the daily music practice that Ronald adheres to, it’s a new chapter in a story that is still being written – and an invitation to get in touch with your dancing self and try out some new moves.”
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Recommended – Full Listen
A1 Energy In Space
A2 Working Every Day
A3 Double Star I
A4 Double Star II
A5 Double Star III
A6 Chet Baker
B1 Mambo Magic
B2 Alpha Centauri
B3 Freedom
Design – Fabian Kretz
Liner Notes – Fizzy Veins
Mastered By – The Cologne Wizard
Mixed By – Jasper Geluk
Painting [Inner Sleeve] – Rita Lindemann (2)
Performer – Nic Mauskovic
Performer, Sequenced By – Lyckle De Jong
Recorded By – Monty Mouw (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B3)
Sequenced By – Dominik Rodemann, Monty Mouw
Written-By, Performer – Ronald Langestraat