But it's not for me. This style of electronica isn't something that naturally appeals to me, so it was always going to be an uphill battle for this album.
The reason I bought it was Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby, thanks to it's quirky twist using drum'n'bass'n'horn (is it trombone or French horn? I'm not sure). Even without the jazz reference, I really enjoy this as an instrumental song in its own right. And the classic lyrics on top fit nicely and are the icing on the cake.
On the other hand, Feelin' Good is just the awkward shoehorning of sampled lyrics onto a generic electronica template. It's tacky feels like nothing more than a blatant name-dropping of the brilliant original.
See-line Woman features jazz flute! Yes!! It's also nicely different to the rest of the album, thanks to the combination of the gypsy-jazz beat with work-song influence. While it all works together very nicely, unfortunately I couldn't maintain 10 minutes worth of attention to it.
To prevent any more of my whingeing, I'll end the review here. Overall, the style is ok as "end of the night" background music for a swanky bar, but it's never something I'd actively listen to.
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