If you're looking for a vocal album with some oomph, I'd recommend "Waiting
by the Gates of Eden" by Children of Judah. Seriously funky, live
musicians, great singer.
peace,
ek
>hello Eric,
>
>I'm almost ready to buy Loungin' except for one concern. I tried an Izit album
>on recommendation from the list (don't remember the title, on the cover
>there's
>a guy with a smirk, a woman and a flower) but didn't like it because the
>vocals
>had no passion (smooth and hit the notes but didn't stir me) and the mood
>hardly
>changed throughout the album. So ... I don't want to buy a CD with
>polished but
>soulless vocals and songs that are one-dimensional emotionally. With that in
>mind, can you tell me anything more about Loungin'?
>
>
>thanks,
>Mark
>
>
> Loungin' is a collection of down-tempo smooved-out jazzy grooves
> collected by DJ Smash. The style is consistent throughout - fairly
> simple backbeats (with bossa-like grooves on some tracks), excellent
> live jazzy trumpet and horn playing on many grooves ( I especially
> like Alex Brozsky's french horn on the Beat Daemons tracks). The
> record, while smoov and buttery, is also consistantly danceable due to
> the solid rhythm tracks. Its definately my fave of the recent New
> Breed offerings.
>
> peace,
> ek
>
>
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