{"product_id":"ian-carr-with-nucleus-solar-plexus","title":"Ian Carr With Nucleus – Solar Plexus","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat a record! The outstanding Solar Plexus, the much-loved third album from Ian Carr and Nucleus, was first released on Vertigo in 1971. Inevitably, original copies are now very tricky to score and, like all the Nucleus records, it’s aged ridiculously well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder bandleader Carr, Nucleus existed as a fluid line-up of inventive, skilled musicians. This constant evolution and revolution was all part of the continuous musical exploration and discovery that took jazz to new levels. And the music has kept relevant. To steal a line from a review of our re-issue of Roots, when it comes to anything Nucleus “it’s basically already hip-hop”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe'll let Ian describe this one: \"I wrote Solar Plexus' last year with the help of an Arts Council grant. It is based on two short themes which are stated at the beginning (Elements I \u0026amp; I1). The first theme is angular and has a slow, crab-like movement: the second theme is direct, simple and diatonic. CHANGING TIME and SPIRIT LEVEL explore the first theme and BEDROCK DEADLOCK and TORSO explore the second one. SNAKEHIPS DREAM tries to fuse both themes. (The title is a reference to the famous dancer 'Snakehips' Johnson).\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolar Plexus features the same lineup as Elastic Rock and We'll Talk About It Later, but they're augmented by six guests, three of which play brass. Carr himself had almost full control of the writing and it does feel very different to the previous albums. It's more of a jazz record loosely based on a rock foundation rather than jazz fusion jamming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Be With re-issue, re-mastered from the original analogue tapes, shows off just why this deserves to be back in press. - \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bewithrecords.com\/products\/ian-carr-with-nucleus-solar-plexus-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBe With Records\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6Cp9X2sBJuexsaXTbdln05?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table_1fWaB\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 58.3618%; height: 129.318px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 17.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 17.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 17.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBe With Records\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– BEWITH127LP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format_item_3SAJn\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eVinyl,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLP, Album, Reissue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2023\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eJazz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 22.3864px;\"\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 25.6112%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStyle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 74.3651%; height: 22.3864px; border-width: 1px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFusion,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJazz-Rock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Be With Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42649761874078,"sku":"4251804137935","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/products\/R-27190431-1685048987-1707.jpg?v=1688464208","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/ian-carr-with-nucleus-solar-plexus","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}