STYLE: Jazz RATING OUR PRODUCT CODE: 5874-5750 LABEL: Independent FORMAT: CD EP ITEMS: 1
Reviewed by Jonathan Bellamy
Five very good and nicely varied tracks make up a well balanced first CD from the West London quartet featured in CR14. Blending some great dance synths with a whole computer load of percussion, making this a good little disc of honey. The production is tight and Queen Bee Kaz Lewis has a fine pure voice, although you feel she's holding back a bit and would maybe like to let rip a bit more (vocally I mean!). Perhaps too there could be a little more of an edge, a little more punch. Despite that, I could play It's Not Usually This Quiet' to suit many of my more mellow moods. My funky favourites would have to be the catchy "Hallelujah Times" with it's perceptive glance at today's confused society (check out the soulful reprise too), and an excellent reworking of the classic hymn "Praise My Soul The King 0 Heaven" done to their own "Gimme Summin' To Dance To!" boogie. As for influences I'd say the only one they'd be surprised to hear me suggest would be that guy who did the Starsky And Hutch tune. Now where DID he go?
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Posted by Al@n in Bedford UK @ 14:02 on Feb 21 2007
I love this EP. Awesome. Unfortunately I bought it on tape
and not CD. My tape is stretched so if anyone fancies
selling a CD version I would be mightily blessed.
I love this EP. Awesome. Unfortunately I bought it on tape and not CD. My tape is stretched so if anyone fancies selling a CD version I would be mightily blessed.