Groove Razors - Spacetime (2020)

Groove Razors

Tomasz Zyrmont - piano, synth
Alan Short - alto saxophone, flute
Nik Svarc - guitar
Chris Webb - bass
Laurie Lowe - drums
Matt Hodge - percussion

Spacetime

PRIVATE EDITION 2020

By Adam Baruch

This is the second album by British Fusion quintet Groove Razors, founded in 2009 by Polish (resident in London) keyboardist / composer Tomasz Zyrmont and drummer Laurie Lowe. The other members of the quintet are saxophonist / flautist Alan Short, guitarist Nik Svarc and bassist Chris Webb. Two additional musicians play on selected tracks. The album presents nine original compositions, all by Zyrmont except one track co-credited to all members of the band.

The music is classic electric Fusion, based on nice, well structured and put together melodic themes, which serve mainly as basis for the extended soloing. There is a well balanced mixture or ballads and up tempo numbers and the album is overall a very nice listening experience.

All members of the quintet perform well and are able to deliver solidly structured soli, supported amicably by the rhythm section. There is really absolutely nothing wrong with this music, except for the fact that is sounds like something that was conceived and recorded in the early 1970s, when Fusion was fresh and exciting, but sadly soon after got stuck in the same patterns for the 50 years following.

Overall this is a nice Funky, Groovy Fusion album, excellently performed but hardy innovative or challenging, with countless similar albums recorded over the years. For Fusion fans this does not get much better than this, so it is definitely worth checking out!