Melbourne’s Surprise Chef is all about creating moods. Their vivid arrangements use time and space to build soundscapes that suck you into their world. The quintet uses sounds from seventies film scores, jazz in its most funky iteration, and hiphop’s most groundbreaking grooves to seduce you, as you can already find out on debut album ‘All News is Good News’ and its follow-up ‘Daylight Savings’. Both album saw the band collect a die-hard fan base, as well as support from high-brow labels like Mr Bongo and Big Crown, and media like Worldwide FM, Bandcamp Daily, Clash, and Brooklyn Vegan.
Their newest album ‘Education & Recreation’ is another successful take of their well-known recipe of ‘moody shades of instrumental jazz funk’, featuring ingredients like punchy drums, funky keys, guitar riffs straight from a Studio One record, and flute reminiscent of Blue Note Sessions. If you enjoy Khruangbin, El Michels Affair or Cymande, you don’t want to miss out on Surprise Chef. Breaking Waves!
