Big Crown Records
Surprise Chef - Education & Recreation
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Surprise
Chef’s
music
is
based
on
evoking
mood;
their
vivid
arrangements
utilize
time
and
space
to
build
soundscapes
that
invite
the
listener
into
their
world.
The
quintet’s
distinct
sound
pulls
from
70s
film
scores,
the
funkier
side
of
jazz,
and
the
samples
that
form
the
foundation
of
hip
hop.
They
push
the
boundaries
of
instrumental
soul
and
funk
with
their
own
approach
honed
by
countless
hours
in
the
studio,
studying
the
masters,
and
perhaps
most
importantly,
the
“tyranny
of
distance”
that
dictates
a
unique
perspective
to
their
music.
Hailing
from
just
outside
of
Melbourne,
Australia
their
first
two
albums,
All
News
Is
Good
News
and
Daylight
Savings
amassed
a
die-hard
fanbase
and
brought
their
sound
from
their
home
studio
to
every
corner
of
the
globe.
The
band
is
now
signed
to
Big
Crown
Records,
joining
a
lineage
of
contemporary
and
classic
sounds
that
have
influenced
Surprise
Chef’s
music
since
their
formation
in
2017.
Surprise
Chef
is
Lachlan
Stuckey
on
guitar,
Jethro
Curtin
on
keys,
Carl
Lindeberg
on
bass,
Andrew
Congues
on
drums,
and
Hudson
Whitlock—the
latest
member
who
does
it
all
from
percussion
to
composing
to
producing.
Their
self
proclaimed
"moody
shades
of
instrumental
jazz-funk"
have
a
bit
of
everything:
punchy
drums,
infectious
keys,
rhythm
guitar
you
might
hear
on
a
Studio
One
record,
and
flute
lines
that
could
be
from
a
Blue
Note
session.
But
when
you
step
back
and
take
in
the
entirety
of
their
sound
and
approach,
you'll
hear
and
see
a
group
greater
than
the
sum
of
its
parts.
In
many
ways
Surprise
Chef
embodies
the
idiom
"the
benefits
of
limits."
They
were
limited
in
that
there
weren't
many
people
making
or
talking
about
instrumental
jazz/soul/funk
in
Southeast
Australia,
let
alone
putting
out
records.
This
left
them
to
develop
their
sound
and
approach
in
a
kind
of
creative
isolation
where
a
small
circle
of
friends
and
like-minded
musicians
fed
off
each
other.
"Being
in
Australia,
being
so
far
away,
we
only
get
glimpses
and
glances
of
this
music’s
origins,"
Stuckey
says.
"But
hearing
a
label
like
Big
Crown
was
one
of
the
first
times
we
realized
you
could
make
fresh,
new
soul
music
that
wasn't
super
retro
or
just
nostalgic."
This
approach
is
on
full
display
throughout
their
new
album
Education
&
Recreation.
Tracks
like
“Velodrome”
pair
chunky
drums
with
an
earworm
synth
line
that
has
all
the
making
of
something
you
would
find
on
an
Ultimate
Breaks
&
Beats
compilation
while
numbers
like
“Iconoclasts”
show
their
knack
for
tasteful
use
of
space.
From
the
crushing
intro
of
“Suburban
Breeze”
to
the
floaty
mellow
bop
of
“Spring’s
Theme”
Surprise
Chef
has
weaved
together
an
album
that
takes
you
through
peaks
and
valleys
of
emotion
and
provides
a
vivid
soundtrack
that
will
pull
you
deeper
into
your
imagination.
There
is
a
beauty
in
the
vast
space
for
interpretation
of
instrumental
music
and
they
are
adding
a
modern
classic
to
the
canon
with
this
new
album.
Turn
on
the
record
and
enjoy
the
ride,
wherever
it
may
take
you.
Track
listing:
Side
1
1.
A1
Bakery
Pledge
of
Allegiance
2.
Grinners
Circle
3.
Velodrome
4.
Suburban
Breeze
5.
Conversation
Piece
6.
Iconoclasts
Side
2
1.
Money
Music
2.
Spring's
Theme
3.
Together
Again
4.
Winter’s
Theme
5.
Ten
&
Two
6.
Goldie’s
Lullaby
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