Group Therapy - Atlantis (1998)
BAND/ARTIST: Group Therapy
- Title: Atlantis
- Year Of Release: 1998
- Label: Mellow Records [MMP 356]
- Genre: Jazz Rock, Fusion
- Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
- Total Time: 43:50
- Total Size: 307 MB(+3%) | 103 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. New Song No 2 (1.06)
02. Queens of Ansett (7.00)
03. Return of Dojo Wide Gekiyo (7.16)
04. The Hope (6.31)
05. Visions in the Mirror Parts 1 and 2 (7.35)
06. Atlantis Parts 1 2 3 4 and 5 (14.20)
personnel :
Hiroyuki KITADA - Composer, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
Hidetoshi INOUE - Soprano Sax
Keido IGARASHI - Trombone
Takashi KAWASAKI,Shingo TSUJI - Electric Guitar
Yasunori YOSHIDA - Electric Bass
Atsushi MUKAI - Drums
Matthew OSBORNE - 6-string Electric Bass
Group Therapy were formed in 1989 in Osaka and were known for their free and improvised jazzy performances in Kansai area.In 1992 they disbanded, but three years later original members guitarist/composer Hiroyuki Kitada (R.I.P.), sax player Hidetoshi Inoue and trombone player Keido Igarashi set the band back together with a new guitarist and drummer.However the band had always problems with the bass player position, until Englishman Matthew Osborne arrived through an ad.Group Therapy recorded their debut ''Atlantis'' in 1998, released in 1999 and drawing interest by Mellow Records, which re-released the album the same year.
The days Group Therapy played atonal improvised Free Jazz were long gone and what the band offers in this debut is slick Jazz/Fusion with plenty of Lounge Jazz and Funk elements.Their sound is based on hypnotic rhythms with a solid rhythm section, which gives the chance to Kitada, Inoue and Igarashi to deliver plenty of solos.The album even includes some strong brass instrumental themes mixed with Inada's jazzy guitar parts.Some tracks are closer to Jazz with loose arrangements and massive soloing, others seem more tightly structured with a certain core like the two-part ''Visions in the Mirror'', which is closer to Fusion.The main problem of ''Atlantis'' though is the strong similarity between the tracks, which make it quite monotonous throughout the listening, as every track is based on the same specific elements like a guitar solo, a brass section, a sax solo and a calm, almost ambient groove.
Mediocre Jazz/Fusion with a certain style, that hardly changes on each track.Pretty nice for fans of the style, but also pretty difficult to satisfy any listener beyond this genre.
01. New Song No 2 (1.06)
02. Queens of Ansett (7.00)
03. Return of Dojo Wide Gekiyo (7.16)
04. The Hope (6.31)
05. Visions in the Mirror Parts 1 and 2 (7.35)
06. Atlantis Parts 1 2 3 4 and 5 (14.20)
personnel :
Hiroyuki KITADA - Composer, Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
Hidetoshi INOUE - Soprano Sax
Keido IGARASHI - Trombone
Takashi KAWASAKI,Shingo TSUJI - Electric Guitar
Yasunori YOSHIDA - Electric Bass
Atsushi MUKAI - Drums
Matthew OSBORNE - 6-string Electric Bass
Group Therapy were formed in 1989 in Osaka and were known for their free and improvised jazzy performances in Kansai area.In 1992 they disbanded, but three years later original members guitarist/composer Hiroyuki Kitada (R.I.P.), sax player Hidetoshi Inoue and trombone player Keido Igarashi set the band back together with a new guitarist and drummer.However the band had always problems with the bass player position, until Englishman Matthew Osborne arrived through an ad.Group Therapy recorded their debut ''Atlantis'' in 1998, released in 1999 and drawing interest by Mellow Records, which re-released the album the same year.
The days Group Therapy played atonal improvised Free Jazz were long gone and what the band offers in this debut is slick Jazz/Fusion with plenty of Lounge Jazz and Funk elements.Their sound is based on hypnotic rhythms with a solid rhythm section, which gives the chance to Kitada, Inoue and Igarashi to deliver plenty of solos.The album even includes some strong brass instrumental themes mixed with Inada's jazzy guitar parts.Some tracks are closer to Jazz with loose arrangements and massive soloing, others seem more tightly structured with a certain core like the two-part ''Visions in the Mirror'', which is closer to Fusion.The main problem of ''Atlantis'' though is the strong similarity between the tracks, which make it quite monotonous throughout the listening, as every track is based on the same specific elements like a guitar solo, a brass section, a sax solo and a calm, almost ambient groove.
Mediocre Jazz/Fusion with a certain style, that hardly changes on each track.Pretty nice for fans of the style, but also pretty difficult to satisfy any listener beyond this genre.
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