Search - B-Tribe (Ft. Deborah Blando) :: Suave Suave

Addicting...

A. Ort | Youngstown, Ohio | 10/13/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled across this one in a pawn shop and it has moved up the ranks to be one of my favorite albums. I'm not quite sure how to describe it (often the sign of a great album). Take a little Spanish guitar, some cool ambient grooves, some sparse vocals and other sounds floating about and you've got a great album. I hate to compare it to other artists because this only reveals the uniqueness of this particular album.The highlight of the album is the eight minute Hablando with a great drum track and ambient soundscape with some very lush and soothing vocal work. If you're looking for a break from the overtaxed techno and/or pop scene, this one will engage you and set you free."

Well worth it!

A. Ort | 06/27/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard B-tribe for the first time at a party my brother had at his house about five years ago and I have been hooked ever since. I could not belive what a great collection of music is included. I usually listen to this while I am working on the computer, it is extremely relaxing. If you like soft music with a new age beat I highly recommend this cd. I own both Suave Suave and Fiesta Fatal and I can tell you they are both great cd's. I am looking forward to purchasing Sensual Sensual."

Lush, refreshing, haunting sounds

s-v-e-n | Washington, DC | 11/30/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Here's a question: it's 4am, you're in a DB7 Vantage, and you're driving somewhere in the Pacific Northwest of the US with your windows down at 90mph in mid-Autumn, what are you listening to on your CD player? I'm sure everyone has different choices but one of mine is this album. I'll try to give you a little idea of my favourite tracks on this wonderful CD and please take the time to listen to the samples even though they are just not quite enough. The title track, Suave Suave (track #1) is both energetic and mellow and evokes this feeling that just clears your mind and you are instantly relaxed. Not bad eh? But it gets better with the darker and more mysterious sound of Que Mala Vida or in English That Bad Life (track #2), after one or two listens you find yourself nodding along with the beat and singing. Onward, Sensual (track #3) is interesting, sort of cinematic actually. Now one of my personal favourite tracks on any of the few hundred CDs I own, Hablando (track #5), is just incredible. It starts off and you are immediately drawn in because it sounds complex and haunting and then exactly one minute and twenty-one seconds into the track, Deborah Blando comes in with her incredibly sensual voice and then about twenty-five seconds later an Enigma-like flute comes in and that's all it takes... you know at that point that when this track ends you will be playing it again without going forward. Next on our list is Te Siento (track #8) and this one evokes a similar feeling to Suave Suave (track #1) but stays more energetic and wonderful Spanish guitar intro just lures your senses and suddenly you are a big fan of the instrument and what can be done with it. Nanita (track #9) is a lullaby put to wonderful music by B-Tribe. It is a beautiful track that evokes a wonderful and sad feeling all at once, again with the sensuous voice that already has you hooked. Track #9 is the English version while track #11 is in Spanish. Well, ok, take a deep breath, come back down, and order it."