Kiefer

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Between Days New - LP - STH2456 Sealed 2021 12" 45rpm EP. Standard Black Vinyl Original. more
	Happysad New - LP - STH2398 Sealed 2019 Original. JT's Favorite Album Of 2019 (So Far)! "Imagine That You Left Your Old '80s Casio Keyboard Sitting In Your Parent's Basement For 30 Years, And One Day It Hums To Life And Starts Pumping Out Hypnotic, Half-Decayed Melodies That Sound Like Old-School George Duke Jams Filtered Through A Casio From Outer Space Via Funky Ancient Alien Technology, And You'll Get A Sense Of The Kind Of Familiar Yet Otherworldly Vibe Captured On Kiefer's Sophomore Album, 2018's Happysad. A Follow-Up To His Compelling Debut, 2017's Kickinit Alone, Happysad Once Again Finds Keyboardist And Multi-Instrumentalist Kiefer Shackelford (Aka Kiefer), Working Out A Series Of Emotive, Groove-Based Instrumentals That Balance His Love Of Jazz, Hip-Hop, And Fractured Electronic Production. A Graduate Of UCLA's Jazz Studies Program, Kiefer Was Mentored By Legendary Guitarist Kenny Burrell, And Gigged Throughout Southern California While Developing His Own Bedroom, Electronic, Hip-Hop-Jazz Sound. Here, He Produces And Plays All The Instruments Save For Several Guest Spots From Associates Like Trombonist Jonah Levine On The Woozy Opening Track "Dope Nerd," And Guitarist Paul Castelluzzo And Drummer Kaytranada On The Grin-Inducing, '90s R&B Groover "Temper." There's A Similarly Fun Throwback Aura To "Magnetic," Which Plays Like The Intro To A Hot, '90s Janet Jackson Ballad You Never Heard. Conversely, "Socially Awkward" Displays His Herbie Hancock-Esque Jazz Chops; His Fingers Spiraling Across The Keys As A Blown-Out Hip-Hop Beat Pulses Beneath Him..….Yet Even More Evocative Is "Agoraphobia," Which Sounds Like An '80s Infomercial Theme, Captured On Video Tape And Played 30 Years Later With All The Requisite Tape Drag And Distortion Artfully Orchestrated Into The Melody By Kiefer. ….Ultimately, What Could Sound Like Average Contemporary Jazz Fluff, In Kiefer's Hands Sounds Instead Like The Liquid Dreams Of Jazz-Funk Aliens." Matt Collar, AMG. more
	Kickinit Alone New - LP - 71426 Sealed 2017 Original. “Los Angeles Musician Kiefer Shackelford May Be A New Name To Most, But The Young Keyboardist And Producer Has A Small Cult Following. From Instagram Videos Of Him Playing Along To His Favorite Records, Dilla Tributes, Local Appearances At Local Jazz Fests, And Time In The Studio With Mndsgn, Shackelford Has Naturally Carved Out His Own Corner Of Soulful Beat Music. The Title Track From Kiefer’s Debut Album, Kickinit Alone, Is A Striking Entry To This Lineage Of Hip-Hop Inextricably Tethered To Jazz. “Kickinit Alone” Moves With A Patient Step, Its Short Piano Phrase Looping Like It Was Ripped From A Dusty Vinyl And Brought To Life. The Warm Hiss Of Tape Noise And Subtle Effects Give The Track A Smokey Vibe. But Then The Piano Suddenly Flips To A Rhodes-Y Sound, And The Melody Moves From Its Blues Center Towards More Muted Hues. Even In Brief Divergences, Kiefer Is A Subtle Showman, Bringing Depth To Quiet Flourishes.” Pitchfork. more
	Kickinit Alone Used - LP - LR 118 2017 Original Still In Shrink. Appears Virtually Unplayed. “Los Angeles Musician Kiefer Shackelford May Be A New Name To Most, But The Young Keyboardist And Producer Has A Small Cult Following. From Instagram Videos Of Him Playing Along To His Favorite Records, Dilla Tributes, Local Appearances At Local Jazz Fests, And Time In The Studio With Mndsgn, Shackelford Has Naturally Carved Out His Own Corner Of Soulful Beat Music. The Title Track From Kiefer’s Debut Album, Kickinit Alone, Is A Striking Entry To This Lineage Of Hip-Hop Inextricably Tethered To Jazz. “Kickinit Alone” Moves With A Patient Step, Its Short Piano Phrase Looping Like It Was Ripped From A Dusty Vinyl And Brought To Life. The Warm Hiss Of Tape Noise And Subtle Effects Give The Track A Smokey Vibe. But Then The Piano Suddenly Flips To A Rhodes-Y Sound, And The Melody Moves From Its Blues Center Towards More Muted Hues. Even In Brief Divergences, Kiefer Is A Subtle Showman, Bringing Depth To Quiet Flourishes.” Pitchfork. more