Jazzanova - In Between (2002)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 488 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 174 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Compost Records/Sony Music (AICP 257)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 488 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 174 MB | Covers - 21 MB
Genre: Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, Electronic | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Compost Records/Sony Music (AICP 257)
Though Jazzanova's underground credibility and respect among fellow artists never wavered during the late '90s, the German six-piece waited a long time to release a proper full-length (reportedly, it required five years of recording). In Between certainly proves the wait was worth it; the collective has not only a Teutonic efficiency for creating complex, precise, detailed beat tracks - recalling the earthier side of house, hip-hop, and jazz fusion - but also the wisdom to focus away from music that sounds like it came out of a laboratory. On the surface, "No Use" is just another smooth acid jazz number with a sensuous female vocal and a depth-plumbing bassline; in the hands of Jazzanova, though, it's transformed into a work of real beauty, an impeccable production with countless touches embellishing the percussion in a way that few acts have been able to do (Nuyorican Soul and 4hero are really the only others in the same league)…