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The unique collaboration between Groove Armada's Andy Cato and left-field jazz/dance singer Rachel Foster first premiered in the summer of 2001, gets an extended airing on the Pursuit of Happiness. The album is a decidedly laid-back affair, which never breaks above the "at rest" pulse of "Into the Sun". It's also clear to see why so many have been so keen to compare the Foster and Catto collaboration with Watt/Thorn, as most of the tracks are strongly reminiscent of the Everything But the Girl Temperamental phase. "Best Days of Our Lives" and "Angel" also follow the pleasurable "space
The unique collaboration between Groove Armada's Andy Cato and left-field jazz/dance singer Rachel Foster first premiered in the summer of 2001, gets an extended airing on the Pursuit of Happiness. The album is a decidedly laid-back affair, which never breaks above the "at rest" pulse of "Into the Sun". It's also clear to see why so many have been so keen to compare the Foster and Catto collaboration with Watt/Thorn, as most of the tracks are strongly reminiscent of the Everything But the Girl Temperamental phase. "Best Days of Our Lives" and "Angel" also follow the pleasurable "spaced" style developed on Sade's Lovers Rock album. Echoes of Groove Armada's infamous "At the River" feature heavily on "Jericho" and on the windswept album closer "Higher Ground". While all the stereotypical chill-out clichés can be used to describe the album ("lazy summer afternoon music", "4am post-clubbing soundtrack"), Pursuit of Happiness is perhaps three years too late, and although pleasant enough, serves as a quaint reminder of the summer of 99. --John Galilee
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Manufacturer: Multiply
Release date: 10 August 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 5033222500602
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