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The Underwolves | UNDER YOUR SKY

CD, JCR/Lowlands

Tekst: da volgaBabe

Publicatiedatum: 26 november 2001

The Underwolves are undoubtedly blessed with what we, at volgaTowers, like to call 'da groove'. But like most nu-jazzers they have a strong tendency to leave their beautifully cultivated gardens in need of weeding. There are sometimes just too much ingredients that they want to include in their post-millennium cake. 'Stay a while' and 'Unexpected days' are prime examples: too much of the boring sides of acid jazz, so-so lyrics, acoustic guitars versus drum'n'bass, a little bit too lazily produced. But patience is ever rewarding because next we have the almost mystical piece 'Prema Redentor', a more achieved and balanced-out merging of folk, chanting, d'n'b and Jolly Mukherjee's Cinematic orchestral manoeuvres setting an early standard. But the line is from there easily continued with the sweaty sunset moves of 'Thin' and the dramatic disco d'n'b of 'Shaken', where the vocals -in both cases Madeleine Edgehill's- are put to much better use. Next are the epic and meditative jazz of 'Lay Down' and the absolute killer title track. And '68 Moves', with its wandering, introspective keys is just plain beautiful. 'Comin Home' then is a little bit of a miss, but 'Birdsong' is another soulful vocal duet topped off with blazing strings neatly catching 'Prema Redentor' in the nick of time. And last but not least are the subdued harmonies of 'In Between', another classy crossover between breaks, percussion work-outs, vocals and more conventional instrumentation. It al fittingly ends with some fierce violins striking that last dramatic chord. Honey for your ears.

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