Beautifully percolated grooves from Basic Soul Unit – spare and electronic, yet still surprisingly soulful too – almost like some of the gentler sounds that came around in the second generation of Chicago house, but informed by a 21st Century soul vibe as well! Most numbers have keyboards moving around beats in a really great way – and there's some acid electric touches that are subtle, but which bring a nice sort of retro energy to the set – some moogy brilliance that only gets better and better as the record moves on – almost with a Larry Heard feel in some of the best moments! Titles include "Let Go", "Backseat Lover", "Mind Forest", "Intersection", "All Over Me", "This", "Across The Room", and "Clouds". ~ Dusty Groove
Here's a pair of unreleased tracks, available only for hundreds on the ultra hard to find library promo LP ”Gut Gestimmt”, exclusive and limited Sonorama 45 vinyl only, remastered in 2007! Both recordings got rave reviews among the Jazz & Funk DJs when being discovered on the promotional only sound library LP entitled “Gut Gestimmmt” featuring various artists from the fields of Jazz and Chanson, that was only sent out to the friends of tv station employees in scarce amounts as a thanksgiving for their musical interest. And didn`t we hear the beginning of “Love To Love You Baby” already as a sample on some recently pressed white labels? Here come the previously unreleased originals for the soulful dancefloor. Thanks to Ute Kuhn, Paul Kuhn and Dieter Finnern! ~ sonorama.de
A wicked wicked set of tracks from Japan – one that blends together jazzy riffing and Brazilian rhythms, all played with a surprisingly soulful bent! Suzuki's on bass and piccolo bass, and Yamamoto plays not only electric piano but also a bit of electric harpsichord – which adds a cool feel to the album, and one that's almost like some lost European soundtrack. Rhythms are mostly in a breezy sort of style that mixes samba with bossa jazz – and Donald Bailey is in the group on drums, providing some very nice bottom to the set. The whole thing's great, with a really unique style – one that's so great it even transforms older numbers like "Night & Day", "Sweet Georgia Brown", "Greensleeves", and "La Vie En Rose". Also features an especially great take on Michel Colombier's "Overture"! ~ Dusty Groove