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Clazziquai

Clazziquai #3: Love child of the century

by Philip Gowman on 3 November, 2007

in CD reviews, Clazziquai, VoDs

(Fluxus Music, June 2007)

Clazziquai’s third album revisits much of the material from their previous efforts, but somehow fails to repeat the freshness. In an attempt to do something new, they have come up with a bigger, poppier sound, with the emphasis on a wall of synthesised support for their previously more transparent style.
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Clazziquai #2: Color your Soul

18 October 2007 CD reviews
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(Fluxus / Seoul Records, October 2005)

Clazziquai’s second main album has some of the same formulae as their first, the blend of lounge, electronica and Latin, but includes an additional influence: a slight funk element. There’s a slightly greater emphasis on the bass, and the horns in the background of some of the tracks – for [...]

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Clazziquai Project #1: Instant Pig

3 November 2006 CD reviews
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(May 2004)

A combination of Acid Jazz, electronica and chill-out lounge, with sometimes a flavour of Latin (the fifth track, novabossa, could almost come from an Astrud Gilberto album). The instrumental emphasis is very much on electronic sounds, though some tracks benefit from acoustic guitar. The vocals are always pleasant and relaxed. There’s nothing terribly profound [...]

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