Beats and Bobs [IMPORT]

Aqua Bassino

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: September 4, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: F Communications
• ASIN: B00005KG0Z
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #313,837 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
2001 full length recording for the world-famous French house label F Communications from the Scottish multi-intrumentalist / producer born Jason Robertson.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS is a cd to buy, September 16, 2003

By	M. Gugliotta "marcguly" (Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For all nu jazz fans.... simply buy it. It's a a great cd it has some dance moments and some very cool slow jazzy tracks (check out "love is here to stay" and "time"), "Spirits with jiwe" is a track I had listened 'till I consumend the cd, it's a african sounding like track with a jazzy-house feel ...it has to be listen... the last track is inspired to eric satie gymnopedie, it's a slow piano solo with subtile synth arrangements and a sax outro .... simply marvellous
Don't think about saint germain des pres compilation or to the various nu jazz composers, this is really different from the others it deserves to be listened to jason robertson is a great toughtfull musician .... put it in an hour around midnight...it'll creates an atmosphear that is unique.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars deep end, January 31, 2002

By	Marc Goldstein (West Hollywood, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beats and Bobs (Audio CD)

Heralding from Glasgow, Scotland, Aqua Bassino delivers a pitch perfect album under a startling array of influences, ranging from Jazz and African rhythms, to Nu-Soul and House. "Beats and Bobs" unfolds each track with a deep and intimate layering of textures, a lot of which is provided by live instrumentation and vocal performances. Avoiding over sampling and the generic feel of drum machines, it favors quiet rhythms with an organic feel. At times, the piano delivers such emotionally rich melodies, a strange melancholy creeps in, and seems to resuscitate the spirits of Eric Satie and Claude Debussy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Undiscovered Gem, October 23, 2001

By	R. Scott "Scottsman" (Lisbon. Portugal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Beats and Bobs (Audio CD)

I first listened to this CD in a record store in Tokyo and I suppose word hasn't made it across the ocean yet. This is one of the best albums I have purchased in a long time. Great mix of jazz and downtempo with a little house thrown in on a few of the tracks. If you like St Germain you should definately get this.