After his beautifully mournful debut, Benedic Lamdin released ‘The Garden’ – a deeply personal exploration of his passion for 60s and 70s jazz, soul, funk and Afrobeat. Fusing live instrumentation with expert beat programming, ‘The Garden’ features guest appearances by many of the musicians who would later join the Nostalgia 77 Octet. The album also includes Nostalgia 77’s first ever vocal track – an incendiary cover version of ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes, starring none other than the über-talented Ms Alice Russell on vocals. “An impressive follow up” Straight No Chaser “Expertly played and programmed – this is essential music” Soul Generation “I’d like to hear this music played live on stage now” Echoes Magazine “Startlingly good second album – another one for the treasure chest” The List “A wonderful jazz fusion LP. Big up the Tru Thoughts crew!’’ Kev Beadle, Solar Radio User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.