i discovered this one though soundcloud while doing a search on bob james' classic "nautilus". i had the bassline of "nautilus" stuck in my head and given the iconic status of the track and how people tend to find new ways of chop it up or recut the track, i wanted to see if there was something interesting.
i was quite disappointed sans a couple of versions; one that used reverb and effects to a decent effects, one that re-sequenced the tracks and chopped it up a nice manner, and then this version. a cover of "nautilus" and i actually know that their is a few of them around, like nuyorican soul (aka masters at work)'s version but i don't like that one.
this one came from a band i've never heard of but it was the fact that blundetto labeled it "jazz / reggae / deep soul" that got my interest. the sounds were like bob james' original but more swing and dub influenced. it did have it's weaker sides and one has to do with that the piano click with me like when james' plays the blues-y section (which if you read my post about mary j. blige's "sincerity", is my favourite part).
however it compensates that with some improvisation and a few new ideas that fits really well to the song. after a listen or three i had to see if it was available for purchasing. after looking on google, discogs and juno i found it and saw that there was also a dub which is also really good. well recommended.
buy here (junodownload)
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