Review:
Norwegian producer Mathias Stubo is both a blue-eyed soul boy as well as a fan atmospheric, fusion jazz of the Chick Corea/Stanley Clarke variety. Such influences announce themselves instantly on his latest, self-titled album for BBE. The skittering snares of "Elevating" give way to the maximal digi-soul of "Soon A Brighter Day" and the chilled robo funk of "Let Time Pass". Unique and produced with a depth rarely heard on most new material, Stubo really takes nu-jazz forward here.