Greece's own musical culture — the Arabic-European melodic lines of ancient traditional music rooted in Greek mythology, fused with Byzantine chant — meets Greg Foat's talent to superb effect, yielding a supple modern sensibility and jazz-funk approach that wraps you in a strangely addictive, wondrous ease, odd scales and shifting meters and all. A Greek Balearic chill-out ambient modern jazz title worth watching. Nine captivating tracks that faintly evoke the Penguin Cafe Orchestra and post-rock-tinged modern jazz. Alongside the plaintive tones of the duduk, which somewhat recall the late Djivan Gasparyan, the nostalgic, homesick Greek ambient pieces are deeply flavorful.
The long-awaited new album from maverick keyboardist Greg Foat, whose energetic run of releases explores a rich musical sensibility beyond the confines of jazz and pushes UK jazz into new territory. Limited-edition black vinyl LP. Highly recommended. (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)