Name: Safe Passage
Brand: Gitkin

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WONDERCD40

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

708630008242

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Gitkin

Genre GB

Rest of World

Label GB

Wonderwheel

Wonderwheel Recordings is a Brooklyn, NYC based record label founded by producer/remixer/DJ. With a focus on global sounds and eclectic beats, Wonderwheel has been at the forefront of the music scene since its inception. The label prides itself on discovering and nurturing talented artists from around the world, bringing their unique sounds to a wider audience. From electronic to traditional, Wonderwheel's diverse roster showcases the best in contemporary music.

As an influential force in the industry, Wonderwheel has earned its reputation for releasing groundbreaking music that pushes boundaries and defies genres. With an emphasis on quality and innovation, the label consistently delivers cutting-edge releases that captivate listeners and keep them coming back for more.

With their finger firmly on the pulse of global music trends, Wonderwheel continues to evolve and adapt to changing times while staying true to their roots. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the label's sound, Wonderwheel offers an immersive musical experience that will transport you to different corners of the world without leaving your seat.

Gitkin's music exists somewhere between primal, rootsy memory and distant exotic yearning — A dusty bordertown where the familiar blends imperceptibly into the enchantingly foreign.

After a long and fruitful run as a bandleader with relentlessly touring party-rockers Pimps Of Joytime and a Grammy-nominated country blues collaboration with Cedric Burnside, multi-instrumentalist Brian J set out to "explore tonalities I'd never messed with," as he puts it. It was a release from "having to write lyrics or involve my voice," he notes, and so the (mostly) instrumental sound of Gitkin came into being.

Reviews of Gitkin's first LP grappled with descriptors, tagging it vaguely as "cinematic" and comparing it favorably with Khruangbin. True, the music is largely wordless, emotionally evocative, and guitar driven. But it possesses an alluring alchemy all its own.

Gitkin's production radiates character and warmth, leaning on soft-focus vintage mics, dubby spring reverbs and the quirks of a tape console. Further enhancing the intimate vibe are guests like veteran Chauncey Yearwood (congas) and New Orleans local "Spug" Smith, who provides a sousaphone low-end on the cumbia-not-cumbia Spug Life. Carol C lends her striking voice to three tracks, including the strutting single De La.

Safe Passage

Music GB