The Part Time Heroes deliver their debut release on Mums The Word, although
you may recognise their name from the PTH Projects 12" on Wah Wah
earlier this year. Drawing comparisons to St.Germain, Cinematic Orchestra,
and Zero 7 this EP is an exciting, eclectic and fresh journey over different
tempos, incorporating live instrumentation, deep jazz roots, folk and
organic soul nourishing goodness.
Stunning
opening track ´Realise´ features the sublime vocal talents
of regular heroes vocalist Jono McCleery riding a tide of widescreen
jazz. The instrumental ´Brandon Heights´ is awash with riffs,
building with piano, bass, flute and brass to a culmination of merging
melody lines. 2006 BBC ´Jazz Vocalist Of The Year´ Liane
Carroll guests on the swinging upbeat ´Shadowlands´ while
Lucy Kitchen sings the blues on the down-tempo, cinematic ´All
This Time´. No B-sides here – all the tracks stand up on
their own as singular pieces of aural art. "Highly rate
them, watch out for them." Gilles Peterson