-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Acting as a bridge between Suicidal Tendencies and Kamasi Washington, blur-limbed transformer Thundercat, born Stephen Bruner, has been colouring inside the lines of the visions of others – casting tempo-shuffling psych-jazz spells on-cue and indelibly shaping some of the most important works of the decade. However, influenced by the encouragement of twin […]
– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – I first recall listening to Stephen Bruner, alias Thundercat, in 2014, accompanying Taylor McFerrin (child of Bobby) on his debut album Early Riser, released on Flying Lotus’s Brainfeeder label. It was only upon further investigation that I clocked he was, sub-rosa, in my record (and, admittedly, CD) collection. In 2008 and […]