Anyone who has a natural compulsion to run to the hills when the words 'nu jazz' are uttered may want to flee with some haste at this point. Extensions consists of delicate reworking of various tracks by 4hero, a.k.a North London drum and bass pioneers Dego McFarlane and Mark Mac, which have been recorded by a selection of artists who populate the nu jazz genre. Needless to say, the fractured rave-gone-wrong darkcore tune ‘Mr. Kirk’s Nightmare’ does not get a look in, although the concept of a slick and soulful rendition of that particular song would be an intriguing proposition. But listeners who have followed 4hero’s career since those early days won’t be surprised at the choice of tracks here—a jazz influence was creeping into their music as far back as the 1993 EP, Journey From the Light. Read full article here.
