TUOMO - My Own Private Sunday (2010)

New album from Tuomo, the 3rd one titled My Own Private Sunday!! The album is a bit more personal than the previous ones as it's filled with songs he was too embarrased to include on My Thing or Reaches Out For You. Tuomo also streches his multi-intrumentalist's abilities on this one. Apart from a few songs, he's played most of the instruments himself. He also takes one step away from his funkiest outfit and digs deeper into singer-songwriter world with some Beatles flavours. Great return!!

Tracklisting:

1. Back To Day One
2. Help Me Thru These Difficult Times
3. Where It Counts
4. The Torturee's Mantra
5. Hold Me (Till The Morning)
6. Prepare To Die
7. Future History
8. Mutually Assured
9. The Perfect Day
10. The Circus
11. Make Me
12. My Own Private Sunday

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HUBA - Arriving (2009)

Blue-Eyed Soul from Huba, a sweet Scandinavian act with a classic sort of groove!! Huba's headed by vocalist Tuomas Kaila, a singer with the sort of charm we love in Georgie Fame, particularly during his early 70s years, a style that's steeped in influences from older Blues and Soul, and is never too afraid to show them, but also doesn't ever go for a strict sort of copy either. Kaila's balance here is great, confident and charming, yet never over the top, and always with an easygoing groove that fits in perfectly with the live Funk instrumentation of the group, which has some especially great organ lines that warm up the sound nicely. Production is great too, with some older Memphis touches, mixed in with a slight dose of UK mod too, but never in a rocking way!!

Tracklisting:

1. Vagabond Jive
2. The Kind Of Music
3. The Raven
4. No Need No Ornaments
5. Refugee
6. Ain’t Got / I Got Life
7. Duplicate This Sunday
8. My Lair
9. Dust My Broom
10. Absalom
11. Arriving

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MELO - Off My Chest (2008)

Beautiful Blue-Eyed Soul from Melo, one of the hippest albums we've heard on the Raw Fusion label in a while, and a set that really sparkles all the way through!! There's a compellingly classic feel to the record, in a space between 70´s Marvin and Isleys, with some of the occasional cosmic crispness we might usually hear from Raw Fusion, but always refined to a warmer side of the spectrum, which fits wonderfully with Melo's vocals. The tunes move along at a very slow step, overflowing with Fender Rhodes next to the vocals, and the set's co-produced by Rasmus Faber, who brings in some of his own sweet touches!!

Tracklisting:

1. What Have We Got To Lose
2. What's New
3. Baby's Gotta Go
4. Caroline
5. Too Good
6. Real Slow
7. Forever
8. Off My Chest
9. Anything Like Me
10. Moodymelo
11. What Is On Your Mind
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