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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Los Angeles pianist and producer features elements of jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music.
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- Record Label: Stones Throw
- Genre(s): Electronic, Jazz, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Contemporary Jazz
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Jul 24, 2018His harmonic components (his solos, chord voicings, and overall soundscapes) are all improvised and worked out in the studio. Ultimately, what could sound like average contemporary jazz fluff, in Kiefer's hands sounds instead like the liquid dreams of jazz-funk aliens.
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Jul 24, 2018Highlights are hard to pick out when so much of Happysad pursues the same vibe, but overall the album is an easygoing yet expressive release, highly recommended for fans of jazz and Stones Throw’s output.
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MojoJul 24, 2018The fractured electronics of his homespun-sounding dispatches give way to freewheeling keys that smack lightly of Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock and Bill Evans. [Sep 2018, p.91]
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Q MagazineJul 24, 2018Intimate without being indulgent, the crackly production only enhances the home-baked mood. [Summer 2018, p.113]