'High on Love (Cant’ Get Too)' is a buff and nastily tight song. The funky melody writhes with chill, fresh dynamics, as the rhythmic pulsations flex with muscularity. With this tune, Karen Atkins delivers music rife with enormous frisson.
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Music Preview: Vapeism – ‘Vaped Out Vol. 1’ Spins Out Delicious Fusion Jazz Tones
Vapeism has it going on! The fusion melodies shimmer with persuasive colors, while the musicianship balances between tender intimacy and erupting atomic explosions. If you’re into stylish fusion jazz, don’t miss 'Vaped Out Vol. 1.'
Read More »Music Review: Demir Demirkan – ‘Awakening’ EP (War III) Encompasses Power and Elegance
'Awakening' delivers wildly muscular music with subtle, effective elegance rarely associated with metal. The result is contagious, textured melodies and weighty rhythmic components buffed to a sophisticated polish. In short, 'Awakening' is skillfully wrought music.
Read More »Music Review: Jackie Allen – ‘Rose Fingered Dawn’
Rose Fingered Dawn, concentrates on telling the stories behind the lyrics, desiring to touch listeners emotions.
Read More »Retro Modern: Jamiroquai’s ‘Automaton’
'Automaton' gives voice to the fact that Jamiroquai was, and still is, a prominent fixture in classic and contemporary dance and funk music.
Read More »Retro Modern: Omar Lye-Fook – ‘Love in Beats’
'Love in Beats' (2017) is another solid effort from Omar Lye-Fook, affirming his position as one of the U.K.'s finest exports to espouse the sensuality and heart of R&B music.
Read More »Music Review: New Funk From Groove Legacy and Chuck Loeb/Everette Harp/Jeff Lorber
Funk is alive and well - inside the world of jazz fusion - with these two new releases.
Read More »Music Review: Jim Wellman – ‘Dawn to Dusk’
Engaging from its very first note, 'Dawn to Dusk' will delight more than only fans of modern jazz, blues, and funk.
Read More »Music Review: Earth, Wind and Fire – ‘The Classic Christmas Album’
This CD is a bit uneven, but it is an entertaining way to put some funk in your Christmas listening.
Read More »Music Review: Chelsey Green and the Green Project – ‘The Green Room’
A collection of appealing original compositions and arrangements that showcase Green’s unique twist on violin, viola and contemporary jazz.
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