Product details
- Label Nodlew Music
- Artist Weldon Irvine
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2017
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Time Capsule by Weldon Irvine.
There are records that simply play, and then there are records that feel like documents, sealed and buried for a future listener to dig up. Weldon Irvine's "Time Capsule" belongs firmly in the latter category. From the moment the needle drops on the title track, the album announces itself as something meant to outlast its era, a message pressed into wax and left waiting to be rediscovered.
The A-side moves through a range of moods that show just how wide Irvine's reach could be. "Time Capsule" opens the set, followed by the easy warmth of "Feelin' Mellow," the deep groove of "Soul Sisters," and the reflective turn of "Deja Vu." Together they form a first half that never sits still, drifting from cool relaxation into something more searching and soulful.
Flip it over and the tone sharpens. "Watergate---Don't Bug Me!" opens the B-side with a wink and a bite, a title that plants the record squarely in its cultural moment and speaks to Irvine's willingness to let the world outside the studio into his music. From there the album stretches out through "Spontaneous Interaction," a piece whose very name suggests the loose, in-the-room energy Irvine prized, before arriving at the affirming "I Am" and closing with the playful bounce of "Bananas."
Irvine has long been one of jazz and soul's great connectors, a keyboardist, composer, and bandleader whose work sits comfortably between genres. "Time Capsule" captures that restless spirit across its eight tracks, balancing groove and introspection, humor and heart. It is the kind of album that rewards repeated listening, each spin surfacing another detail in the arrangements.
This copy is a Rhino/Scorpio reissue, identified by the 3972 prefix in the runout, and the Rainbo catalog number places it as a 2017 pressing. Look closely and you will also spot Nodlew, Weldon spelled backwards, a small signature touch that ties the pressing back to the man himself and rewards the collector who reads the fine print.
For anyone building a shelf around soul-jazz, spiritual grooves, or the deeper corners of the 1970s catalog, this reissue is a natural addition. It brings "Time Capsule" back into circulation for a new generation of listeners, faithful to the original sequence and ready to be played loud. Dig it up, drop the needle, and let Weldon Irvine's message from another time land right here in yours.
Pressing Details:
-3972 prefix in runout indicates this is a Rhino/Scoprio reissue
-Rainbo catalog number indicates that this is a 2017 reissue
-Nodlew is Weldon spelled backwards
Track Listing:
A1. Time Capsule
A2. Feelin' Mellow
A3. Soul Sisters
A4. Deja Vu
B1. Watergate---Don't Bug Me!
B2. Spontaneous Interaction
B3. I Am
B4. Bananas
Artist: Weldon Irvine
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Nodlew Music
Catalog Number: NM-1002
Release Year: 2017
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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