Saturday, November 22, 2008

Erik Sumo - My Rocky Mountain


Review:
The debut long-player from Budapest beat juggler Ambrus Tovishazi. Life as a ' Crate Soul Brother' has seen Erik Sumo immersed in rare Eastern European jazz, library soundtracks, twisted funk, and cutting edge Baltic break beats for some time. It may come as some surprise then, that on his debut LP the Hungarian singer/songwriter has mixed up a heady concoction of Western inspired, acid tinged, future blues music that'll challenge the listener as much as it's guaranteed to entertain them. 'My Rocky Mountain': a genre defying and surreal collection of songs that are sure to turn so-called 'dance' music on its head. An album inspired as much by Ennio Morricone and Clint Eastwood as it is by post-punk, Portishead and the cosmic sounds of seminal outfits like the RTB Big Band. Tovishazi, with a little help from vocalists Julie Fabian and Erzsi Kiss, is due to confound, confuse and amaze with his debut LP. He reaches the summit of his ‘Rocky Mountain’ as has a hell of a lot of fun along the way…now ‘get on your horse, and drink your milk’…. - Soul Seduction



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