Jazztronica album Sketches Of Spin released 2022.
Sketches Of Spin, the new jazztronica album from keyboardist Mike Kapitan, is an outgrowth of his love of electronic music and the influence of synth heroes Jan Hammer and Joe Zawinul. Orchestrating synths to create new textures and atmospheres for improvisation was the goal of this grooving and deeply atmospheric release recorded solo during the pandemic.
Track three, Big D, featuring bassist John Leftwich (Freddie Hubbard, Rickie Lee Jones) is a celebration of a 100 year old Morelli five-string acoustic bass with its big low D.
Track eleven, End Of Day Music, features a sampled Una Corda, a one-string per key upright piano with a very pure tone. It’s close miked so every mechanical noise inside becomes part of the overall sound.
Videos from Sketches Of Spin
Lefty – 5 (count ’em) 5(!) tracks of sampled acoustic bass in this jazztronica tune dedicated to my friend bassist John Leftwich.
Walking On Sunshine remix of a cover by the Soweto Gospel Choir of the Katrina And The Waves tune.
Army Of Love remix
My remix of Kathleen Blackwell’s track Army Of Love was one of the winners in her contest.
New stuff (2018):
Stuck In Paris – w/Steven Hexx (Kapitan remix)
Sorcerer
Selected 2017 releases:
Wanted
‘Be’ Official Music Video: