A seductive new sound in rhythm & soul. Features Vocalists/MCs Nomvula Malinger, UK hip-hop superstar Roots Manuva, Cleo Bartlett, Soulstice's Gina Rene and Nu Found Funk's Melissa Heathcote. Om Records. 2002.
A seductive new sound in rhythm & soul. Features Vocalists/MCs Nomvula Malinger, UK hip-hop superstar Roots Manuva, Cleo Bartlett, Soulstice's Gina Rene and Nu Found Funk's Melissa Heathcote. Om Records. 2002.
"This wasn't the King Kooba I've loved especially since my introduction to him from the Om label. I wasn't very impressed with this particular album at all. For the hip-hop lovers, drum-n-bass fiends of old, this won't be your type of hype. I'd say this album was too "house"/disco-nouveau diva if anything. I miss the old Kooba. I have to say "Man Like Andre", "Blue Mosque" and "Salutation" were the only stand-outs for me; the other songs just got too long and boring...Well, I guess they're alright; just gotta pay attention. Just keep and make it plain ol' instrumentally jazzed-hip-hop funky for me! I hope he (Charlie Tate) will produce an album under his other pseudonym "Colossus". A taste of what that is like can be heard on Om Lounge, Vol. 7.So, three stars for three songs--"
"INDIAN SUMMER" JAMS!!!
Darrell L. Lee | Jackson, MS | 03/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Charlie Tate and Matt Harris of King Kooba have done a masterful job of producing some exceptionally beautiful, original, soulful and jazzy selections sure to appeal to all. There's truly something for everyone on "Indian Summer"...The carefree opener "Honey Locust", the cool-urbane "A Man Like Andre" and the sassy "You Don't Know" offer futuristic basslines, haunting vocals and stellar scratching and mixing for the consummate jazz/lounge-lizzard. Neo-soul connoiseurs will find tracks like "Losing You", "Barefoot", and "If I Could" a real delight, while your more discerning music listeners will dig other cuts like "Indian Summer", "Blue Mosque" and "Dreaming of You". This one comes highly recommended!"
Indian Summer
John Dark | Walnut Creek, CA USA | 02/07/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If this were the first album by King Kooba, the other reviews here would be different. This is a marvellously rich album that explores downtempo music in all its complexity without getting too edgy or dark. I didn't like the first King Kooba album NuFound Funk except for Koobesq and California Suite. If you like Air, Stereolab, or some of the softer downtempo artists like Zero 7, you'll probably like this as well."
WOW!
John Dark | 05/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Absolutely amazing. What else can you say? King Kooba is another all-star on the OM records line up. This cd is filled with some of the best and laid back beats ever. Absolute must have. Especially for OM Records followers."
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
