The band’s new album is a mix of funk, jazz, soul, hip-hop and rock that still sounds like “Very Cool People”. There is no shortage of energy, joy of life, catchy riffs and melodies. Their new album consists of 12 compositions, of which only one is instrumental. That also explains the ironic title of the new album “Caution! Contains Words!\u201d.<\/p>\n
Ten out of the album tunes were written by the band members themselves, and two are cover songs – “Let the Music Take Your Mind\u201d, a tribute to the legendary R&B group “Kool & the Gang\u201d, & \u201cGoing Down Slowly\u201d, a homage to the great late music legend from New Orleans Allen Toussaint, who has inspired & influenced VCP.<\/p>\n
Very Cool People:\u00a0 Oskars Ozoli\u0146\u0161 \u2013 trumpet;\u00a0 M\u0101ris J\u0113kabsons \u2013 tenor sax;\u00a0 Laura Rozenberga \u2013 trombone.\u00a0 Kristaps Lubovs \u2013 baritone sax;\u00a0 Elvijs Grafcovs – guitar;\u00a0 M\u0101ris Vitkus – organ, rhodes piano;\u00a0 Valters Spr\u016bd\u017es – bass;\u00a0 Andris Bui\u0137is- drums, percussion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The record features many guest appearances: Krist\u012bne Prauli\u0146a – vocals, Evilena Protektore – vocals, Ralfs Eilands – vocals, Maija S\u0113j\u0101ne – vocals, MC Edav\u0101rdi – vocals, MC ansis – vocals, Hannah Horvath – vocals, Erika Sz\u00e9kely – vocals, Andris Kauli\u0146\u0161 – moog & synth.<\/p>\n
The album is produced by the leader of the band and guitarist Elvijs Grafcovs, co-produced by Valters Spr\u016bd\u017es. The album is mostly recorded at “Sound Division Studio” in Riga by Ivars Ozols, additional recordings were made in other studios in Latvia and Romania. Mixed & mastered by J\u0101nis Kalve at Labo Ierakstu Studio (Riga, Latvia), except We Should Dance mixed by Jon Evans. Design & artwork by Raitis Kalni\u0146\u0161.<\/p>\n
This is bands sixth album so far. In 2009 – self-titled debut, 2012 – Cruising In The Trolley, 2015 – Funkology, 2017 – Heya Some Kind Of Fish!\u2026, 2018 – Snowman\u2019s Express.<\/p>\n
In 2019 summer VCP will be on the tour around festivals in Baltic States & Germany: 18th of May \u201cMuseum Night\u201d (Liepaja, Latvia), 25th of May \u201cG\u00f6rlitz Jazz Festival\u201d (G\u00f6rlitz, Germany), 1st of June \u201cGaujas Sv\u0113tki\u201d (\u0100da\u017ei, Latvia), 6th of July \u201cBliuzo Naktys\u201d(Varniai, Lithuania), 13th of July \u201cTintes Sv\u0113tki\u201d (Valmiera, Latvia), 16th of July \u201cSaulkrasti Jazz\u201d (Saulkrasti, Latvia), 27th of July \u201cPositivus\u201d (Salacgr\u012bva, Latvia), 2nd of August Augustibluus (Haapsalu, Estonia), 3rd of August Summersound (Liepaja, Latvia), 24th of August \u201cSiauliai Jazz\u201d (Siauliai, Lithuania).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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