Don Harper – Thoughtful Popper / Chamber Pop (7”) Hip-Hop and Elvin Jones rounding out

and Elvin Jones rounding out the quartet

and beyond are rebuilt with deep reggae and rocksteady grooves

Brenda opens up here with help from close collaborators

and for the global breakdance staple tracks he made with DJ Marrrtin as Funky Bijou

the album was tracked in a local church where Willie Joe still plays and where his father once served as a deacon

Don Harper – Thoughtful Popper / Chamber Pop (7”) Hip-Hop and Elvin Jones rounding outA small record with serious pedigree, this limited 7 pulls two standout cuts from the JW Theme Music vault, both later flipped by Danger Mouse for his cult project with MF DOOM, The Mouse & The Mask. Thoughtful Popper glides on a laid back Latin jazz funk groove. It's sleek, sultry, and effortlessly cool, with flute and violin lines that feel like theyre drifting through a smoky late night scene. Flip it over and Chamber Pop leans darker and more