horatio luna: boom boom
Francisco Espregueira
From his roots as a founding member of the influential hip hop/soul collective 30/70, to his extensive collaborative work with afro-house group Teymori, the undeniably infectious bass licks of Henry Hicks (a.k.a. Horatio Luna) have been conquering a space of its own in the electronic-jazz global stage. Following his solo project, Yes Doctor, released by La Sape, Horatio Luna presents a new LP entitled Boom Boom, coming out friday via Jitwam’s The Jazz Diaries.
Boom Boom is Hick’s most dancefloor leaning offering to date. Utilizing his raw, unfiltered DIY approach to composition, Henry applies the sprawling, human energy of live jazz to the four-to-the-floor structures of early house music, capturing the spirit of Detroit greats like Moodymann, Terrence Parker or Mike Huckaby. Exploring uncharted sonic territory, Horatio Luna effortlessly expresses his limitless creation, not bound by genre or style. This record marks a new stage in the Horatio Luna sound, exploring the inner-limits of what house music is, and the outer-limits of what house music can be. Available in vinyl, this is the record of the moment.