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Happy Today turns Jeff Parker ETA IVtet's improvisation into hypnotic gold

By Janne OinonenThelineofbestfit.com

Happy Today’s defining drive to blur the genre divide entirely live, unedited and untweaked – with joyous, vibrant results – belongs to Jeff Parker and The ETAIVtet alone.

Theres perhaps a less of an established tradition of live improvisation being steered by the ethos of hip hop-orientated groove construction. Based on the hypnotic, slow-burning workouts of Happy T…