LP Victor Rice - Smoke

There is not a single weak note in "Smoke". It is perhaps the best fusion of reggae and jazz of the more recent era. To be more precise, it is actually ska and "samba rock", a very jazzy form of Brazilian pop music from the 1960s. This dictates the structure: Ska-Offbeats lay the steady basis for jazz groves that float freely over it, for swearing-in wind melodies and funky organ playing. The contrast between the stiff beat on the one hand and the free play of the melody instruments on the other hand makes the incomparable appeal. Everything is of course crystal clear produced and virtuosically mixed. (Source: review dubblog.de).