Jamiroquai keyboardist Matt Johnson drops his debut solo album in the form of ‘With The Music’ and from the off the vibe is very much in the slick, boogie fuelled soul that JK and band laid down. The infectious title-track is a free flowing dancer with Johnson’s vocoder laced vocals floating easily above the groove, the summery instrumental ‘The Return’ looks back further to late 70s jazz fusion ala George Duke while the lush, laid back ‘Venus Rising’ shows a more relaxed side o the set that allows the keys to go cosmic and mellow. The pacier ‘Freedom’ is a punchy dancer with a ‘West London’ B-line (touches of Kaidi there), the super piano lead ‘Luluna’ is another blissed out mid tempo gem while the slinky ‘Goddess’ has a sultry charm. This superb album is one to dig out and discover – one of the hidden gems of 2020!
Track listings:
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01 With The Music by Matt Johnson
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02 The Return by Matt Johnson
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03 Sunshine by Matt Johnson
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04 Venus Rising by Matt Johnson
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05 The Freedom by Matt Johnson
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06 Laluna by Matt Johnson
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07 Goddess by Matt Johnson
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08 New Terrain by Matt Johnson
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