Philta - "How Far" (feat Fleur) - (4:18) 90 BPM
Philta & Makula - "Fire From The Sky" (feat J-Todd) - (4:19)
93 BPM Philta & Roman Rauch - "Dry Your Eyes" (feat Anya Stuart - Josip Klobucar remix) - (3:38) 108 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Don't Waste" (feat Fleur) - (7:31) 120 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Dry Your Eyes" (feat Anya Stuart) - (5:42) 83 BPM
Philta & Makula - "Fire From The Sky" (feat J-Todd - Unofficial War Of The Planets version) - (4:20) 93 BPM
Philta - "How Far" (instrumental) - (4:18) 90 BPM
Philta & Makula - "Fire From The Sky" (instrumental) - (4:18) 93 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Dry Your Eyes" (Josip Klobucar instrumental) - (3:37) 108 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Don't Waste" (instrumental) - (7:31) 120 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Dry Your Eyes" (instrumental) - (5:41) 83 BPM
Philta & Makula - "Fire From The Sky" (feat J-Todd - acappella) - (3:19) 94 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Don't Waste" (feat Fleur - acappella) - (6:22) 104 BPM
Philta & Roman Rauch - "Dry Your Eyes" (feat Anya Stuart - acappella) - (5:01) 124 BPM
Review: Vienna-based Nu-jazzers Philta have really pulled something special out of the bag on their latest release "Fire From The Sky". Similar to Herbert or very early Moloko, they ooze freshness and creativity and aren't afraid to do things a little different ? which pays off when the tunes are of this calibre. Opener "How Far" sets the bar high, with broken beats and wah-wah'd synths creating a soundbed for vocalist Fleur to lay down a seriously soulful vocal. Rapper and singer J-Todd joins in on title track Fire From The Sky, which is a thumping yet slick new-school Hip-Hop tune that makes Outkast seem like a distant memory.
Elsewhere, the Josip Klobucar mix of Dry Your Eyes is a berserk bit of mid-tempo fun, with the vocal struggling through a sea of strings and synths, as well as some punchy studio drums. The original is also included here too and sounds equally awesome with some chopped up Amen-soundalike drums crashing away throughout. On a different vibe, Don't Waste uses a simple two-chord pattern and Electro beat to devastating effect, again with Fleur working wonders over the top of it all.
With instrumentals available of all the big tunes, this could be an album that will stay with you for a long time and demand repeat listening
from $1.894 LUX010WDX
25 Feb 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz