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 V.A. The Soul of Science 1xCD 3xLP Obsessive
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Ian
O'Brien, this time together with Kirk Degiorgio, has been working
again to bring us a fascinating selection with Soul Of Science. And when Ian O'Brien is involved, we already know this selection is
going to be up to the highest standards. His own music as well as his selections are one for one proof of the deepness of Ian O'Brien. We should mention by all means this important extract from the CD booklet : " Chronologically speaking, this record covers music from the humble beginnings of the synthesizer through it's explosion and right up to it's current domination of the dance music scene. You hold in your hand a mini-celebration of this now everyday musical instrument - pause for a moment and try to imagine how pop or dance music would sound without this device ? Inconceivable! " As such, the compilations consists almost half of seventies releases, half of todays new music. Ian O'Brien starts showcasing his talent with the opening track Eden, produced by himself, being a sort of modern synth/jazz ambient soundscape. From the seventies, there is Lonnie Liston Smith, David Axelrod, Dunn Pearson, Syreeta , Tamba Trio, Shuggie Otis, Herbie Hancock, George Duke and The Players Association. From this year is Elegy, Super-a-loof, Be Bop Dawg, Seji and of course Ian O'Brien. For his selection of seventies music, Ian O'Brien clearly went one step further than the middle of the road compilations. There is the incredible David Axelrod and "Mucho chupar" , Dunn Pearson and the space disco arranged "Groove on down" for which we can immediately see a place like Loft go down for in the seventies. There is George Duke with one of his more experimental spaced out outlets North Beach. There is Herbie Hancock with an unreleased track as it appears "The spook who sat by the door", that except for a not to good recording, it is amazing Herbie-like jazzfunk! And finally, not to forget the funkin', drivin' disco-groover "Ride the groove" by The Players Association. Of todays music, there is Elegy and "Kaleidoscope", Super-a-loof and "Paitience", Be Bop Dawg and "Les enfants" and Seji's "Into the Now" exploring from trip hop, bossa, funky and nu-jazz sounds. Whether you have huge collection of music or just do occasional buying, this compilation offers enough unique quality material that it will deserve a nice place into any collection. In any case, it has already got an important place in my collection! ez nov/2000 |
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