Description
Paul Coleman was a legendary bandleader who led Chicago's music scene from the 1960s to the 1970s. He led the funk group Rasputin's Stash and Crystal Winds, which left behind a masterpiece of soul music. An unusual recording he had been quietly producing in the 1990s has been unearthed.
There is an amazing story behind the creation of this recording. At the time, he was asked by an executive of the nationally broadcast weather information program "The Weather Channel" to produce original music in exchange for a large sum of money. He immediately entered "Superman mode" and immersed himself in composing and programming at an incredible pace of one song per day. He worked day and night on the production, but the plan fell through when the broadcasting station was acquired just after completion. The songs were broadcast only a few times before being shelved, and they were buried in the darkness of history without even being paid.
The sound features a dreamy and somewhat nostalgic texture that could now be called "90s Vaporwave Jazz." The pleasant beats and sophisticated jazz essence blend together, giving a mysterious sense of immersion, as if you are watching the changing sky through a cathode-ray tube of that era.
Pressed in Scotland, this vinyl features a "Cloud Color" specification inspired by the sky. Once the needle drops, the disc with colors like pale clouds spins, transforming the atmosphere of the room with smooth melodies. Limited to 500 copies worldwide, it is a miraculous reissue.
A1. Lost & Found
A2. Nightflower
A3. Approach Her
A4. Holy Moly
A5. Rich Friends
A6. Sad Soldier
B1. From The Heart
B2. Search
B3. Diamonds In A Dream
B4. Happy Thoughts
B5. One For Mike
B6. Cidney
B7. Siesta Del Moiste
Insane authentic 90s Vaporware Jazz created for The Weather Channel by Paul Coleman , a Chicago band leader in the 60s & 70s, and bands, Fabulous Epics, Rasputin's Stash & Crystal Winds.
"A Weather Channel exec was going with Corky Brown's daughter and promised a very large sum of money if I could write and submit original material to The Weather Channel. I immediately went into Superman mode and started writing and programming a song per day. I worked day into night creating these songs as quickly as I could
possibly do. They got played a few time before The Weather Channel got bought over. but we never got paid." - Paul Coleman 2025
500 Copies Only - Cloud coloured vinyl LP pressed in Scotland.
