Greens Keepers - Greens Keepers Present The Ziggy Franklen Radio Show

Greens Keepers (James Curd and Nick Maurer) are a Chicago based collective who have been causing quite a stir on scene lately. With debut releases on Basenotic, Moody and their most excellent “What’s Your Man Got To Do With Gan? (On Derrick Carter + Luke Solomon’s Classic label), their unique blend of jazz, ragtime and swing has gained acclaim from performers as diverse as Pete Tong, DJ Sneak and Laurent Garnier.

Fashioned like a radio broadcast hosted by the fictitious Ziggy Franklen, the tracks on this CD are linked with commercial snippets, stock market updates and hilarious phone in requests. Expanding on their “swing house” sound, James and Nick show us their ability to produce diverse flavors, from laid back grooves (Dark Sky and Smoke Daddy) to jazz fusion (Daughter of the Sun.) But it is their unique treatment of old school samples and new school beats where their brilliance truly shines. Idiosyncratic in all the best ways, this is extraordinary stuff.