Artist: Pursuit Grooves
Songs: Hair Raising + Principal Thrill
Recorded at Handlebar (Nite Comfort 75), January 5, 2020.
Pursuit Grooves - Hair Raising
Pursuit Grooves - Principal Thrill
A next-level set from Vanese Smith saw her offering up a full-spectrum AV experience encapsulating the themes and sounds of her new Bess album. A tribute to Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), the first Black American female pilot, the set included some well-designed immersive visuals, putting the audience right in the cockpit of Coleman's Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny". These recordings don't do a great job of relating the excitement of the whole package (Smith's music, as always was spot on) but there was a new sense of narrative/visual unity within the set, a full-on project that sees Smith soaring as joyfully as her inspiration.
[The future of Nite Comfort — and its home venue Handlebar — remain up in the air right now, so you might consider heading down there tonight (February 2nd) to celebrate the community Nite Comfort has built and hear some sounds from Annacetaminophen and New Tendencies.]
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