Pimp

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions have been riding the high waves of popularity for a couple years and the quick turnaround time of their releases has been keeping them solid in the spotlight for longer than most expected. With the foreign press in Europe (like BBC Radio1's Gilles Peterson, who awarded them the John Peel Play More Jazz Award for most original musical boundary breaker at his annual Worldwide Music Awards) chomping at the bit and festivals booked all summer long throughout the continent, the pressure is on with Pimp of the Year, their third full-length in as many years. ~ Keikaku

If Pimp Master sounds like anything that came before it, it sounds like Sonny Clark's Cool Struttin'—but performed by a group of late twentysomething Tokyo musicians who attack the tunes like they've ingested enough speed to affect the outcome of the Superbowl. And they don't fucking care if you know it. ~ AllAboutJazz

A week in the life of Woody; a Soho pimp, as seen through the eyes of concealed documentary cameras: A week which spirals brutally out of control.

If anybody really needed additional proof that all of their songs are timeless, classic and independent of trends and fashions, then Fair Warning provide that proof incontestably on Pimp Your Past. The current album by the band from Northern Germany features 2016 versions of the most important tracks from their first three studio albums Fair Warning, Rainmaker and Go!, originally released between 1992 and 1997. Every single note sees Fair Warning underline the motto which they have chosen for themselves: a good song will always remain a good song…

To feel the full force of Soil & Pimp "Sessions" you really need to be at the foot of a stage, not plugged into an iPod. After all, the Japanese alt. jazz collective have built their name around a reputation for fast, frenetic live shows. While not a patch on the live experience, S&P "S"' fourth album captures much of this ferocious, feverish energy. ~ BBC