Peter Anderson brings a trip-hop edge to the Jazz Underground this month
This month, the London-based producer and instrumentalist, Peter Anderson, takes over the playlist with ten new songs for the Jazz Underground. Topping the list is Anderson’s trippy new lo-fi single called “Phosphenes.” The new(ish) single features some wavy synths and laid-back guitar riffs, all of which is underpinned by a grooving bassline.
After sending you floating with that opener, the playlist sets about creating a jazz arrangement with a trip-hop edge. Tracks by FloFilz, Wun Two, and Rob Araujo continue to wash over you with burry psychedelic melodies that are grounded by a slapping trip-hop snare. While other selections from the likes of Kiefer, Carrtoons, and Kaelin Ellis lean more into the percussively driven hip hop side of the genre.
It all adds up to a totally new direction for the Jazz Underground that we’re really enjoying this month.
If this is your first time listening to the Jazz Underground, it’s a monthly feature where we enlist the musicians and producers who are pushing the boundaries of what jazz means to them. The idea is to change the perception of the music’s rotten public image — a genre that can sometimes be stuck in the past rather than something that is always evolving. Each month we invite a new resident artist to contribute and curate the playlist to reflect what jazz sounds like today.
Have a listen to the playlist below, and if you like what you hear, make sure to follow the Jazz Underground playlist on Spotify.
