The Voodoo Trombone Quartet

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Written by TK

The Voodoo Trombone Quartet have produced an interesting collection of tunes on "Again". Featuring baritone sax, French horn, trombone and trumpet, there is certainly no shortage of brass on offer here.

"South Westerly" is the most commercial tune on the album, and with a funky beat and catchy lyrics, it is easy to see this as being the most popular of the songs on offer. "(Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew" is also a cool little number. "Do It Your Way" is also a sassy little tune. "So Innocent" is the most musically creative song on the album.

The remainder of the tunes start grating a little bit, and suggests the band is good in small doses. Unless you absolutely love your brass that is. But there is enough on "Again" to keep you interested, especially if you need perking up half way through a ten hour drive.

7/10

Label: Freshly Squeezed

Website: http://www.myspace.com/voodootrombonequartet

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This latest collection from label Record Kicks is easy on the ear.

If it doesn’t have you dreaming of better days in the snap of a second, there is something wrong with you. This record is an aphrodisiac for the modern workplace.

From "The Young Patter" by the Baker Brothers and "Prophets Bound to Christ" by William Joseph Fowler & the Disciples, DJ Smoove mixes up a storm on record Act II. With the types of sounds that would be at home at a funk club in the funkiest of cities in the funkiest of countries, there is no denying that DJ Smoove is, for want of a better description, a cool cat.

A particularly favourite track of this reviewer is "Rags to Riches" by the Liberators, a fresh afro-funk act hailing from Sydney, Australia. The track is so rich with the sounds of Africa, it is a wonder it was not produced in, ummm, Africa.

The Diplomats of Solid Sound have been on my radar for a while, and so have Lack of Afro. So it does not surprise me that the Lack of Afro remix of the Diplomat’s tune "Give Me One More Chance", is an outright classic.

Similarly to a lot of the new releases from the team at label Record Kicks, this is highly recommended!

Label: Record Kicks

8/10