{"product_id":"ron-trent-lift-off-part-one","title":"Ron Trent – Lift Off (Part One)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter five years spent largely confined to the United States, Ron Trent is set to return to global touring in 2025. To mark the occasion, he’s partnered with Rush Hour to release \u003cem\u003eLift Off\u003c\/em\u003e, a brand-new album of music recorded at different points over the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArriving almost 35 years since he wowed the world with his game-changing debut, the Afterlife EP, \u003cem\u003eLift Off\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by Trent’s desire to ‘let the imagination speak for itself’ while exploring the diverse influences that have shaped his unique musical perspective. A departure from his previous album, 2022’s downtempo masterpiece as Warm, What Do The Stars Say To You, the 10-track set features a mixture of epic instrumentals, inspired collaborations and vocal cuts whose music was written with certain singers in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003cem\u003eLift Off\u003c\/em\u003e features music that ripples with Trent’s familiar aural trademarks –rich rhythms, warm chords, impeccable instrumentation, inspired arrangements, and lashings of heady hand percussion – it sees the long-serving producer explore a variety of sounds and tempos, in the process blurring the lines between dance music’s past, present and future. In his words, it’s a vision of what dance music can become, where nods to new wave, alternative and slow jams sit side by side with up-tempo dancefloor workouts rooted in R\u0026amp;B, jazz-funk, house and sunset-dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented on two double vinyl albums, \u003cem\u003eLift Off\u003c\/em\u003e contains some of Trent’s most magical and sonically detailed music to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor proof, check the five impeccable cuts on \u003cem\u003ePart One\u003c\/em\u003e. There’s the tactile, Wally Badarou-inspired wonder ‘Hot Ice’, the mind-soothing chords, lilting synth-strings and samba-soaked percussion of ‘Woman of Color’, the warming deep house jazziness of ‘Jazz Funk’ and the restless, far-sighted brilliance of ‘Sexstrology’, where relaxed electric piano solos dance atop an infectious, locked-in dancefloor groove. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest of all though is Leroy Burgess collaboration ‘Let Me See You Shining’ – an inspired musical meeting of minds that cannily fuses Trent’s signature deep house sound with the soulful, vocal-driven brilliance of the New Yorker’s iconic boogie-era work. Even by the two artists’ dizzyingly high standards, it’s a very special song. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rushhour.nl\/record\/vinyl\/lift-part-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRon Trent’s artistry is rooted in sounds that transcend time and space, and \u003cem\u003eLift Off\u003c\/em\u003e is a supernova all its own. Via two parts and drawing from a decade of recordings, the Chicago visionary constructs a psychedelic jazz club among the stars. To arrive, listeners must embark on sonic detours through instrumental panoramas that defy modern algorithmic norms, each fueled by Trent’s intention to “let the imagination speak for itself”. Consequently, the album’s 10 compositions embrace well-deserved room to breathe — like Pt. 1’s ‘Woman of Color’, for example, an 11-minute odyssey of lively percussion, lilting keys and expansive synths that make for a trippy ride through Trent’s musical mindscape. More soulful vocals add dimension in Pt. 2 with ‘And Fly Away’ and ‘Her’ fueling a final ascent from which, frankly, we may never come back down. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/djmag.com\/reviews\/ron-trent-lift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDJ Mag\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart One \/\/ Vinyl tracklist:\u003cbr\u003eA1 Hot Ice\u003cbr\u003eA2 Jazz Funk\u003cbr\u003eB1 Woman Of Color\u003cbr\u003eC1 Sexstrology\u003cbr\u003eD1 Let Me See You Shining feat. 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