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Fair play ought to dictate that being a Radio 1 DJ should rather disqualify you from the process of being a popular recording artist, but little on this earth, it appears, is cut out to stop Zane Lowe. The Sound Inside marks Lowe's return to Breaks Co-Op, the mid-90s breaks outfit he fronted alongside fellow New Zealander Hamish Clark. Those expecting the adrenaline-pumping delivery Lowe brings to the airwaves, however, will be comprehensively wrong-footed by this low-key, roots-flavoured offering. Inspired more by the honeyed soul of Marvin Gaye and the sun-baked Americana of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young than the more synthet
Fair play ought to dictate that being a Radio 1 DJ should rather disqualify you from the process of being a popular recording artist, but little on this earth, it appears, is cut out to stop Zane Lowe. The Sound Inside marks Lowe's return to Breaks Co-Op, the mid-90s breaks outfit he fronted alongside fellow New Zealander Hamish Clark. Those expecting the adrenaline-pumping delivery Lowe brings to the airwaves, however, will be comprehensively wrong-footed by this low-key, roots-flavoured offering. Inspired more by the honeyed soul of Marvin Gaye and the sun-baked Americana of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young than the more synthetic end of downtempo beat-making, much of The Sound Inside hinges on the timeless, soulful vocal of new collaborator Andy Lovegrove, whose dusty croon invigorates "The Otherside" and the swooning "Too Easily"--a homage to jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. There's the occasional bland moment like "A Place For You", something you'd never expect from a motormouth like Lowe. Taken as an attempt to reconcile the gentle aural landscaping of trip-hop with a more organic, real-time feel, however, it's a pleasant listen and a qualified success. --Louis Pattison
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Manufacturer: Parlophone
Release date: 27 March 2006
EAN: 0094633514225 UPC: 094633514225
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