Re: Outside - The Rough and the Smooth

Alistair Law (Alistair.Law@dem.csiro.au)
Fri, 23 May 1997 12:04:00 +1000

At 08:23 PM 22/5/97 EDT, you wrote:
>Does anybody have the track listing and/or mini-review of Outside's "The
>Rough and the Smooth" (Dorado)? I really like their track "To forgive
>but not forget" on "Rebirth of Cool 6" but I'm hesitant to buy
>blindly/deafly on the 'net. Any comments?

If you like the track on TROC 6 then i think you'll like the whole album. In
fact I think the album is better than the sum of it's parts - it's a really
nice journey from beginning to end. Outside is centered around keyboard
player Matt Cooper. I hear influences such as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder
and Curtis Mayfield. I should add that it's not all jungle like the track
you mention. it's a mixture of jazz, funk, acid jazz, dub and soul.

Al.