Superfly STRUT198LP blinding curiosity

blinding curiosity

but the story of a quick moment with a stranger can sometimes be the most illuminating

repeated phrases – mirrored between clarinet and bass clarinet – shape the track with an alluring hue

to his final public performance of the '70s in 1975

sometimes coalescing in a heavenly triad

Superfly STRUT198LP blinding curiosityIn one of those instances where the soundtrack eclipses the film, Curtis Mayfield's Superfly stands tall as a career highlight from one of soul's all time greatest. The blaxploitation film itself was solid, but the songs Mayfield wrote for it are pure perfection an acerbic portrayal of street life in urban America that views its players with heart and understanding, a truly wise rumination on cause and effect set to some of the most transcendent funk