Project Collective Ska

With Christmas night on the doorstep you might be looking for that last minute gift for that hard-to-buy-for-relative, and Sydney instrumental 10-piece Project Collective Ska may have just solved that for you.

The seven fun tracks across the EP explore old school party music from the 50s and 60s. Taking influence from the “first-wave” of ska from Jamaica in that period and jazz, this is the perfect record for someone looking for some easy listening but also wanting to get up and dance.

Right throughout the seven tracks the instrumentation is extremely precise and is interspersed with wonderful solos. Each successive song is distinct from the one prior whilst still maintaining an overall flavour that is captivating throughout. (JA)

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