Blue Eyed Soul Update

The former hip hop producer who may include, among others Snoop Dogg to his fans, has indeed solved on his third album by hip-hop, however, would some of the tracks of this album very well as a base for classic old-school hip- Hop offer. The catchy melodies, Hawthorne's velvety voice and the successful (tw. Almost old-fashioned) Arrangements back this disk but much more in the blue-eyed soul corner. You can tell that the man Motown knows just as well as the West Coast Pop 70s.

Already, Backseat Lover` is a good successful modern twist to the white Silk-Soul of the late-70s and Boz Scaggs, Innocent` is moored in its appearance at this time. That he is also understood to insinuating Reagge beats he shows in Allie Jones, here too the pop melody in the foreground. That one, The Only One`nicht can only musically situate in Hall & Oates or the McDonald Doobie, is mainly due to the melody and even a bit of Hawthorne's vocals. This fits so well that you almost wishes he would produce an album for the duo. Also, Wine Glass Woman` follows this formula and how a modern funk groove with a melody that you can assign good Earth, Wind & Fire with, Her Favorite Song`, combines, testifies to great skill.

On, then Crime` a guest rapper of the moment - Kendrick Lamar - but despite rapped middle part is a sparkling, grooving and - yes - chilliger midtempo track. , Reach Out Richard` is then almost as poppy disco song and therefore is a perfect - the song bearing - Hook equipped. With, Corsican rose` he goes arrangement as standard then most likely in the GNTB. So hip electro-pop corner, but grooves thereby significantly smoother than that in the case of the hip at the moment hits.

The other 5 songs fit seamlessly into this sound as described above, and comes out of it a modern and somehow old-fashioned-feeling album that is a hot tip for all those is that an update on the US blue-eyed soul of the late 70s Search.

The tracklist for the vinyl version is here on Amazon, incidentally incomplete - the DoLP contains 15 songs and added to the single CD edition still the - also very good - track, Physicality`.