Kuba Cichocki - rhodes, keyboards, vocals
Dylan Kaminkow - bass, vocals
Allen Branch - drums, vocals
Francis Benitez - percussion, vocals
Bogna Kicińska - vocals
Audubon Lab Experiment
PRIVATE EDOTION
By Adam Baruch
This is the debut album by Polish (resident in NY) Jazz keyboardist/composer Kuba Cichocki, recorded with his ensemble called Audubon Lab Experiment, which also includes bassist Dylan Kaminkow, drummer Allen Branch and percussionist Francis Benitez. Vocalist Bogna Kicińska (another Polish NY resident) guests on one track. The album presents five original compositions, all by Cichocki.
The music is a typical
Jazz-Rock Fusion, which was popular in the early 1970s and closely follows the
pattern of Chick Corea's early albums with Return To Forever or Herbie
Hancock's albums of that period. The music is very melodic and offers a Funk
groove, which makes it a very pleasant listening experience, although at the
same time invoking a strong déjà vu feeling.
The fact that there is only one
instrument capable of soloing makes the overall experience a bit trying, but on
the other hand the sound of the Rhodes is irresistible and people who have
profound nostalgia to that kind of music will definitely enjoy it. The rhythm section does a great
job; the bass keeps the Funky feeling up quite brilliantly, and performs a few
nice solo parts, and the two percussionists add a polyrhythmic background,
which also keeps the music bubbling.
Overall this is a superb Funky/Fusion album, which is a great fun to listen to and perhaps even to dance to.
Nothing innovative, au contraire, a strong nostalgic trip to the time when
music was based on the "no bullshit" approach. Funky/Fusion fans
will have a field day with this, as nobody makes music like this today.
Unadulterated Fun(k)!
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