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Connecting the Dots

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I was given this CD today and popped it into the player...next thing I knew it was over and I pressed Play again.

"Rich" is the perfect word for Rich Medina's voice, as it vibrates deep and purposeful, like the upright bass opening track one a spoken word piece called Delirium.

This artist shares the stage with several guest vocalists,who really round out the offerings, ranging from political spoken word to very danceable and groovy tracks reminiscent of true soul yet with an added 21st century cosmic flip.

Rich Medina is on the map.
NjOy,
Bead

I bought the album after hearing "Out of Nothing" and "Cant Hold Back". I believed that the rest of the album would be more of the same chilled type of lounging music. Later on, I found out that there are tracks where Rich Medina monotonously talks ...and talks entirely too much. It's a real moodkiller. Then you have a couple of useless filler tracks to bypass. There are a few "Richless" R&B tracks that were okay and a sprinkle of interludes with nice grooves. "Blues Baby" is a hip hop track that starts off with Rich droaning. I only knew that Blues Baby gets better when I didn't bother to advance to the next song one day and left it playing. Connecting the Dots is not a bad CD, but can't help but to think that I got ahold to a DJ's experimental throwaway.

a varied "project" that is soulful, seductive, searching with intelligence, relaxing, and tastefully sprinkled with verbal tidbits of humour throughout. this creative, yet not overcooked/produced cd will keep you going back for more...(:
really!