What a treat to the ears! Menahan Street Band are adept musicians that know how to make a statement with their suberb musical expertize.Each song on this disc titled," Make The Road By Walking " is like a masterful mini- composition" in an on- going screenplay that captures very distinct and suburban moods. The group's mastery of their instruments and the outstanding arrangements are to be applauded.
I have heard this group categorized as 'soul' but there are a lot of influences here: film soundtracks, afro-beat, funk, etc. That's not to say it is just a mish-mash - they have come up with a very unique sound. Anyways, you can't go wrong with this!
Ok, recently i have been playing Persona 5 and because of that now i'm a fan of the Acid Jazz. So the last mounth i searched a lot about this genre and i think is fantastic.
This is a great disc with really good music ¿my favorite tune? Impossible to decide...
Nuspirit Helsinki is a collection of Finnish musicans, producers and DJ's, spearheaded by Tuomas Kallio and Hannu Nieminen. I've been a fan of theirs ever since I heard "Seis por Ocho" on an old Brazilectro album. Then when I found the album stateside quite some time ago, I had to take a chance and pick it up.
How to describe their sound? They go in and out of styles - sometimes they'll have some pretty smooth soul as is the case of the opening track "Honest" or the third track, "Trying". "Trying" stands out a bit as it features Lisa Shaw on vocals - she's put out some good smooth house 12" with Naked Music. "Subzero" is another good song that shows what happens with the collection of musical talents and producers. You've got nu-jazz and electronica beautifully melded together. And that's only the first three songs. When you hear "Seis Por Ocho", you're taken to a pretty live and festive sounding track that's got an amazing level of... cool energy. Other tracks I liked were "Circular", Montana Roja and "Skydive". Meanwhile "Orson" is a stand-out that sort of tricks you in the beginning before pulling you in. Good stuff.
I recommend this. I've enjoyed it and it fits in perfectly in the collection. I guess the natural recommendation if you like this is to check out works by fellow Scandinavians "Koop"; if you like this you'll definitley like Koop's "Waltz for Koop". In fact you may like works by Jazzanova and other Compost artists like Beanfield, Kyoto Jazz Massive or Rainer Truby too. At any rate, it's an album I enjoyed.
An amazing assortment of musical pieces that are unique, well composed and memorable. The jazzy influence makes for a new sound in the Persona franchise, and it fits the theme of the game very well.
With over 100 tracks there is some variation in style, which is to be expected of a soundtrack that covers so many moods. It has moody pieces, exciting ones and quirky 8bit tracks all in one package.
I really love the jazzy vocal bits, even if the singer's English isn't so strong at times. I can't understand some of the words without a lot of thought, but it doesn't distract from the overall tone or direction. There are several tracks in this collection I will be listening to for years.
Genre : Acid Jazz, Game Soundtrack, Rock, Electronic.
