To me it’s an update on their sound, with Lynne’s stamp on it. Why would you do that if you’re producing a Beatles record? You’d want it to be pure as possible). (I read somewhere that producer Jeff Lynne asked for his vocals to be added, but only in the background of the mix at a certain point, i don’t know why. So it does have that “Beatle-y” thing of some interesting chord progressions (which apparently Paul & George added to John’s slightly simpler ones), along with their great harmonies. & of course because they were all 20-odd years older at the time they did this (1994) & there was better technology, there was more musical ability & more possibilities re arrangements & treatments. Meaning that they couldn’t really go back to 1969, but they did their best to accompany their old mate & serve him well. Ringo said “It sounds like us, but it sounds like us now”. ![]() This idea was discarded in favour of new songs, but agreed that they could only reunite musically as The Beatles if Lennon was on the recording. In subsequent years the Anthology project slowly gathered pace, and by the early 1990s Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were considering recording some incidental music as a trio. Never completed in the studio, it was one of a number of songs he taped on cassette during his ‘househusband’ period between 19. The song was originally a simple piano demo recorded by Lennon at his home in the Dakota building, New York City. Touched By Silence rounds off the EP, as Jimi channels his inner dancing Thom Yorke for an urban hymnal complete with a haunted falsetto, on top of a driving beat inspired by the ghost town that was Zurich during the pandemic.įree Bird is an EP only Jimi Jules could make, operating at the height of his powers after over two decades of making people dance all over the world, where he rips up his own rule book and gets creative on four tracks packed with personality and character.John Lennon: vocals, piano Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards George Harrison: vocals, electric slide guitar, acoustic guitar, ukulele Ringo Starr: vocals, drums Jeff Lynne: harmony vocals, guitarīased on a 1977 demo recorded by John Lennon in New York, ‘Free As A Bird’ was completed by the other three Beatles 17 years later and released as the lead single from the Anthology project. Speed Meditation delivers a zoned-out atmosphere over a bouncy percussive groove, while poking fun at the West’s adoption of spiritual practices to deal with the stress of modern living. The euphoria of the A-side is balanced out on the flip with two deeper cuts. Then Jimi follows his own advice and hands over the controls to his Swiss latino accomplice Lil Dirty, who embraces the chaos with delay effects, scratches and saw waves, for a house grinder that's full of fun and filters. The title track is a acid-tinged floor filler, imploring dancers and the public at large to question the status quo, and “break the rules, in everything you do”. Jimi’s Free Bird EP switches seamlessly from anthemic mood and all-out party to self-reflection and brooding rave noir across 25 transformative minutes. ![]() ![]() He’s brought his free-wheeling creative spirit and masters in music to bear on collaborations with Dixon, Âme, Joy Tyson and Tugg The Drummer for labels like Defected, Innervisions, Zukunft, Watergate and many more. Jimi Jules has been turning dancefloors inside out for over 20 years, from festival stages to intimate redlight basements. The four tracks on Free Bird were written during the same sessions as Jimi’s album ‘+’ on Innervisions in 2022, and collected together they’re a summary of what Jimi’s all about - hands-in-the-air anthems, chaotic house bangers, deep burners and contemplative moments all rolled into one release. "High-flying global house and techno torch-bearer Jimi Jules returns with a new EP Free Bird on Life and Death Records.
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