Jake Mehew's debut album Sage is a modern and contemporary take on spiritual jazz, a truly exceptional record from the eclectic and highly talented Leeds' artist.Whilst staying within the ethos of spontaneous, unedited performance, Mehew constantly pushes and manipulates the genre's boundaries.The recognisable and lush sound of the Fender Rhodes, layered on a bed of punchy, percussive, grooves, provides the bedrock for powerful improvisations, running alongside Meyhew's subtle analogue synth manipulation and production. Sage was workshopped over one frantic lockdown week in August 2020. It's a truly honest experience of seven days of hard work, a multi tracked record, made without using overdub to capture the true energy of the performance.True to the spirit of albums made in a pre digital era Mehew set out to capture ideas, interaction and performance at their inception rather than post production. Jake Mehew is an up and coming composer, performer and producer based in Leeds, UK. His work combines principles of free improvisation with the technological considerations of the avant-garde. Using a combination of acoustic instruments, modular synthesisers and samplers Mehew creates rich, meditative soundscapes that envelop the listener in an immersive sound field. “This is a great work”Gilles Peterson — BBC6, WorldWideFM“Fantastic Stuff! Great Album”Huey Morgan — BBC6“Completely stunning from the first track to the last taking us from the ethereal to the cinematic to the consciously beat laden. This is definitely a thing of beauty.”Tony Minvielle — Jazz fm“Excellent ****”John Osbourne — Jazz fm“contemporary spiritual jazz future classic”DJ Prestige — Fleamarket Funk“Brilliant ! ****”Massimiliano Conti — Ness Radio/Pescara Italy“Gorgeous vibing soul-jazz ****”Ex-Friendly/Justin Turfird — Radio Alhara (Palestine)/Totally Wired Radio - London based“this does it for me! ****”Bob Hill — Illicit Grooves show/Totally Wired Radio/Glasgow“nice one! ****”DJ Junior — record Breakin show/Eavesdrop Radio/Philadelphia USA
