A Two & Afro - (4:11)
108 BPM I Want You - (4:08) 102 BPM
Raskins Shank - (3:40) 138 BPM
Beauty & The Beat - (3:26) 142 BPM
Loose Bullet - (4:22) 83 BPM
Out For The Count - (3:48) 89 BPM
Need It Now - (4:22) 95 BPM
Get Together - (4:30) 128 BPM
Review: There's something pleasingly loose and baggy about this mini album from new Brit funkateers Phase 5 Stereo, aka producers/instrumentalists Simon Ham and Jo Brooks. Joined by a string of vocalists, hired players and a scratch DJ, they lay down a comfortingly hazy collection of '60s and '70s inspired grooves. It's a musically expansive set, but one that retains a consistent sound thanks to Ham and Brooks' consciously sunny production. Opening with a dash of Afrobeat ("Two and Afro"), 8 Track moves through Hammond-laden psychedelic grooves ("I Want You"), Latin-tinged hip-hop funk ("Raskins Skank"), baggy blue-eyed soul ("Out For The Count") and dubwise reggae-soul ("Get Together").
from $1.89JTPCD 11
24 Apr 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz