Cro-Magnon - Mellow Out & Acoustic
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Cro-Magnon - Mellow Out & Acoustic
(CD) Lastrum Japan LACD-0137, 2008-06-04
(2x12" EP1 & EP2) Jazzy Sport JSV055/JSV056, 2008-10-04
Info :
3-piece dance/jam band from Jazzy Sport, Cro-Magnon, with their first session EPs called 'Mellow Out & Acoustic' , with versions from tracks by the likes of Moodymann, Jackson 5, Roy Ayers, Blackbyrds etc.
Cro-Magnon - Mellow Out & Acoustic
(CD) Lastrum Japan LACD-0137, 2008-06-04
(2x12" EP1 & EP2) Jazzy Sport JSV055/JSV056, 2008-10-04
Tracklisting EP one :
A1. Black Mahogani (Moodymann cover)
A2. Silent Wave
A3. Love Bite
B1. Mysterious Vibes (The Blackbyrds cover)
B2. Beyond The Summer
Tracklisting EP two :
A1. Technologystolemyvinyl (Moodymann cover)
A2. Muscle Car (Mylo cover)
B1. Never Can Say Goodbye (Jackson 5 cover)
B2. Mystic Voyage (Roy Ayers cover)
B3. After All That
Tracklisting CD :
01 Black Mahogani 05:01
02 Muscle Car 03:48
03 Silent Wave 02:00
04 Beyond the Summer 06:08
05 Never Can Say Goodbye 04:05
06 Mysterious Vibes 04:36
07 Love Bite 01:06
08 Technologystolemyvinyle 03:31
09 Mystic Voyage 02:42
10 After All that 00:57
Links :
cro-magnon.jp
myspace.com/cromagnonmusic
myspace.com/jazzysport
Biography :
In 1996, Shigekazu Otake(Drums), Tsuyoshi Kosuga(Guitar&Bass), and Takumi Kaneko (keys) met in Boston. After returning to Japan in 1999, they formed a hip hop band, Loop Junktion & released one EP and two albums.
In 2004, they stop performing under the name of Loop Junktion and formed Cro-Magnon. They are also members of the critically acclaimed production team Jazzy Sport Productions. They have been touring all over Japan, establishing a solid reputation for their unique performance.
Takumi Kaneko : Keyboard
Tsuyoshi Kosuga : Guitar & Bass
Shigekazu Ohtake : Drums
As the Cro-Magnon sound gets progressively more heavily textured and atmospheric on their successive and still stellar LPs, the trio scales it back a bit for the Mellow Out & Acoustic -- a groovy batch of jazz funk covers and originals! The vibe is actually often electric, cut from cloth of the cosmos, with tight rhythms -- the mellowness is more in the easygoing mood. And speaking of mood, the Cro-Magnon crew covers two tracks by Moodymann -- "Black Mahogani" and "Technologystolemyvinyle" -- plus a keyboard lounge take on the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye", a similarly easy grooving take on the Roy Ayers classic "Mystic Voyage", the originals "Silent Wave", "Beyond The Summer" and "After All That" -- plus "Mysterious Vibes" and "Love Bite". 10 tracks in all.
Source : dustygroove.com where the CD is available - go get it!
