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Highly anticipated debut album from the six-man DJ/producer collective known as Jazzanova. In Between features Philly neo-soul artist Vikter Duplaix, poet Ursula Rucker, MC 900 Ft. Jesus rapper Hawkeye Fanatic, Detroit jazz legend Doug Hammond and a host of others. Digipak. 2002.
Berlin's Jazzanova are world-champion programmers, turning extreme technical skills into astonishing electro funk Muzak. Why it takes six grown men to make this music is a mystery, but in classic German style, the results are sleek, efficient, and intelligent. With tripped-up funk beats as their base, Jazzanova adorn detailed, shi
Album Description
Highly anticipated debut album from the six-man DJ/producer collective known as Jazzanova. In Between features Philly neo-soul artist Vikter Duplaix, poet Ursula Rucker, MC 900 Ft. Jesus rapper Hawkeye Fanatic, Detroit jazz legend Doug Hammond and a host of others. Digipak. 2002.
Berlin's Jazzanova are world-champion programmers, turning extreme technical skills into astonishing electro funk Muzak. Why it takes six grown men to make this music is a mystery, but in classic German style, the results are sleek, efficient, and intelligent. With tripped-up funk beats as their base, Jazzanova adorn detailed, shifting arrangements on In Between with various vocalists (Ursula Rucker, Capitol A) to intimate styles as diverse as Sergio Mendes's Brazilian sophistication, nu-electro, breakbeat hip-hop, and retro jazz fusion. Jazzanova's attempt at smooth soul music falls flat, but by and large, their fertile songs and staggering studio skills make In Between a landmark of the nu-jazz genre (along with recent albums by Koop and Cinematic Orchestra). Highlights include the Daft Punk-meets-Earth, Wind & Fire collision of "Mwela, Mwela"; the simmering street funk of "Another New Day"; and the oozing synthesizer color-forms of "Soon." Sampling and spinning nu-jazz dreams for dancers and listeners alike, Jazzanova educate while they entertain. --Ken Micallef
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Manufacturer: Rope a Dope
Release date: 2 July 2002
EAN: 0075679312129 UPC: 075679312129
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