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Rising UK jazzers MATTERS UNKNOWN preview new EP with the sweeping ‘I Am The Birds’. – Backseat Mafia
Brass player, multi-instrumentalist and composer, Jonathan Enser’s most recent project MATTERS UNKNOWN highlights the irrepressible fluidity of contemporary UK Jazz. Well known as a key member of pioneering global beat collective that is Nubiyan Twist, his own music travels along a similar afrobeat, soul, funk orbit of that band but also diverts elsewhere. The rated debut MATTERS UNKNOWN album from 2022, ‘We Aren’t Just’ infused that familiar potent mix with shots of cosmic jazz and blues, echoing the influence of Enser’s time in Chicago and New Orleans. It also introduced more of us to Enser as a composer and band leader, a musician tuned into a distinctive sound and shaping…
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Beauty-Product Packaging Matters Outside of Sustainability
We know that how beauty products are packaged matters greatly from a sustainability perspective with recycling but the jars, tubes, and bottles that they’re housed in are also important for protecting the integrity of the ingredients and making sure they’re most efficacious. Luckily for us consumers, product manufacturers handle all of those logistics, but knowing what to look for can also help you make more informed decisions. For example, if you’ve ever taken inventory of the vitamin C serums in your vanity, you may notice they all have something in common: an opaque bottle. Some may be amber, others white, and others black, but the important thing is they don’t…
