25 January 2010
By Lyov
In Pop
Travelling Without Moving
Adding pop savvy to their soul-disco mix, Jamiroquai grabbed the attention of MTV and Top 40 radio and won a Grammy with this platinum-selling album, their third. It’s a fine record, with warm keyboards, sweet strings, and irrepressible grooves grounding Jay Kay’s sublime vocals and fueling the hits (“Virtual Insanity,” “Cosmic Girl,” the title track). That voice–elastic, jazzy–is the fire of the band, but immaculate guitar sounds, snappy backup vocals, and clever old-school soul samples (Eddie Harris on “Alright,” Esther Phillips on “High Times”) are the details that create perfection. Balancing the dance-ready, radio-friendly tracks are the ballads “Everyday” and “Spend a Lifetime,” the reggae-styled “Drifting Along,” and a couple of didjeridoo instrumentals....
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Acid Jazz, dance, Electronic, Funk, Jamiroquai, Pop, Travelling Without Moving
04 January 2010
By Lyov
In Jazz
Storybook
Nekta are vocalist Nathalie Schaefer and producer Gyso Hilger. They have been friends since the days of their early childhood, affiliated by their love for beautiful music. After having recorded a CD with American Christmas songs as a nice present for family and friends, in 2001 the idea came up to write and produce own songs. After having experimented in the studio for the next couple of months loads of ideas and preferences emerged and became more precise. They work successfully, resulting in the first songs like “Wild Girls” and “Granted” soon the first demo is ready. The electro club jazz duo Nekta is born....
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Acid Jazz, dancing when no one is looking, Jazz, Nekta, Nu Jazz, Storybook, swing
03 November 2009
By Lyov
In Jazz, Lounge
Koop Islands
“Koop Islands” is the third album from Stockholm duo Koop and is a journey through reminiscent jazz styling with an exotic twist.
Where “altz For Koop” was steeped in a modern – and modernist – take on 60s jazz and swedish songstressess from the time (Monica Zetterlunds name was mentioned more times than the group thought was fair), “Koop Islands” has – despite its name – very little to do with romanticising the Stockholm archipelago. Rather, it goes much, much further south west, all the way down the caribbean for inspiration. That’s where you’ll find “Koop Islands” on their imaginary world map.
Oscar Simonsson and Magnus Zingmark bring experiences from their travels in the Caribbean to create this unique blend. The guest vocalists on the album are a gift adding graceful tones to the album.
The first track “Koop island blues” features the vocals of Norwegian singer songwriter Ane Brun, who also co wrote the song. Her breathy vocals add to the swing drum rhythm and clarinet glissandos to create a cool ambience....
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Acid Jazz, Chillout, downtempo, Electronic, Jazz, Koop, Koop Islands
31 October 2009
By Lyov
In Lounge
Is You Is
German electronic/jazz band: Boris Meinhold (guitar, synth), Tim Kroker (drums), Sebastian “Hagen” Demmin (keyboards; worked as a live keyboarder with Daft Punk), Lisa Bassenge (vocals), Stefan Rogall (programming), and Paul Kleber (kontrabass)....
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Acid Jazz, Chillout, downtempo, Is You Is, Lounge, Micatone, Nu Jazz
09 October 2009
By Lyov
In Jazz, Lounge
Illusion
Soulstice: Gina Rene (vocals); Gabriel Rene (guitar, keyboards, bass, programming); Andy Caldwell (keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, programming); Mei-lwun Yee (turntables)....
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Acid Jazz, Illusion, Jazz, Soulstice
01 October 2009
By Lyov
In Jazz
PG Major 7
Alessia is an italian songwriter, she loves soul, nu soul, jazz and all around black afro-american music. She is the leader and the singer of the project N.S.EX. (Nu soul Experience). The group is formed by different musicians coming from different style of music experiences: but they’re all walking on the same pad, the pad of GROOVE! A mix of jazz, hip hop, funk and whatever influences them, that’s what their music is all about! She’s been recording her new and first solo album “PG Major 7″, with 13 original tunes (written in both english and italian) and only a cover: I need love, by the famous rapper LL Cool J.PG Major 7, it’s the sound I’ve been hearing in my ears for years. All the music I’ve been listening to, jazz, soul, hip hop. This is what the N.S.EX.(Nu Soul Experience) project sounds like. It’s clear I love Fender Rhodes, and I love rimshot and I love groovy bass melodies.N.S.EX. is made by incredible and gifted musicians, who are: Giulia Lenti on backvocals, Giuseppe Chiesa on Fender Rhodes, Stefano Malatesta on guitar and backvocals, Gabriele D’Agata (who plays live) and Guerino Rondolone (who played in the album) on bass, Marco Capano on drums....
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Acid Jazz, Alessia Piermarin, Jazz, PG Major 7
25 July 2009
By Lyov
In Jazz
Sex ‘n’ Jazz
Gare du Nord is a Dutch/Belgian lounge-duo formed by Doc (Ferdy Lancee) and Inca (Barend Fransen). Ferdy Lancee and the Belgian saxofonist Barend Fransen started their cooperation in 2001, as a result of a soundtrack for one-off lounge in Belgium....
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Acid Jazz, Gare Du Nord, Sex n Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald
Lizz Wright
Djivan Gasparyan & Ensemble
Lisa Ekdahl
