Quasimode are definitely cooking on this sweet little set – picking up a
rich array of influences they've never had before – including bits of
Latin rhythms, and some soul music as well! A few of the cuts feature
vocals – but in ways that are more straight soul than the group's
previous experiments with jazz singers – yet the backings are still
tightly jazzy, and played mostly live, in a bold flurry of trumpet,
tenor, trombone, piano, bass, and drums – plus some occasional Fender
Rhodes as well! The Latin elements really help expand the sound, and
flesh out the positive vibe of the record – a soaring, sunny vision that
reminds us of the jazzy joy we first found in the music of Monday Michiru.
Most of the album's still instrumental, and titles include
"Febre Samba", "Summer Madness", "Another Sky", "Leaving Town", "Soul
Cookin", "Let's Get Down Together", "El Paso Twist", and "Still In The
Night". Also features a bonus DVD – with the video for "Summer
Madness", and concert footage of the tracks "Relight My Fire", "No More
Sadness", and "The Man From Nagpur" – plus bonus footage as well! (HQ –
Hi Quality CD pressing. Please note that the DVD doesn't list a Region
so you may need a multiregion player to view it.)
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