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01 - Hae 02 - Emerald no Hougeki 03 - Sick 04 - Motor School 05 - Fellows 06 - Wakai Taii ha Shinanakereba Naranai 07 - Nikki 08 - Crazy Davis |
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It has been a long 20 months…too long. Since the release of their last album The End of the Beauty in September 2003 I had been waiting patiently, hoping for another Losalios album. When it was announced, I began to wonder what it would be like. Could they possibly keep the same level of quality? Had they gotten rusty in the interim period? Well the wait is over and I can definitely say the time off hasn't done them a bit of harm, if anything it has done them good; they sound better than ever. This has rarely left my playlist since I first got my hands on it. Weighing in at eight tracks and only 48 minutes it is a little on the short side but I don't think this detracts from it too much. After all, the sooner you finish listening to it once, the sooner you can start listening to it again. The album is, with a few exceptions a fairly coherent piece. The weakest tracks are the first and the last, they are by no means bad but all the ones in-between are solid gold. As the album goes on, you start to wonder if the next track could get any better and discover that yes, infact it does. I find it refreshing once in a while to listen to something instrumental like this, where the music itself speaks to you without the need for lyrics. There is no language barrier; the music is universal and as cool as you are ever likely to hear. In comparison to earlier albums it feels a lot more polished; a little less experimental than the earlier albums perhaps but you are left with the impression that they have become more accomplished in terms of composition and they have really gotten used to playing together - becoming an even tighter unit. It's quite hard to pick favourites when the overall standard is so high but out of them all, "Motor School" and "Fellows" shine especially bright. "Motor School" is a fast paced song that just builds and builds picking up more speed as it goes. As usual it is all pulled together by Nakamura's ice cold drumming. "Fellows" is one of the funkiest pieces of music I have ever had the pleasure to hear; everything about it exudes cool. You can't sit still and listen to it, this song demands movement and you must obey. My only gripe with it is that at only 3:38 long, it should go on for longer, but that's what the repeat button is for, right? This is easily the best new album I have heard yet this year. For jazz fans it is a must and for people who don't listen to jazz I would say you should still give it a try, it might well surprise you. I can only hope they continue making music like this in the future. They seem to be one band you can count on to consistently produce albums of the highest quality which is rare these days. |
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