Product Description

Description by Nicky Trax (Phuture PR/Blues and Soul magazine)

Where Northern soul collides with electronica in a funked up stylee, theres even more amazing soundscapes on Kava Kavas hotly anticipated new album "Maui". With diverse fans such as Mary Anne Hobbs, Freddy Fresh, Capoeira Twins, Rob Da Bank (Sunday Best) through to Simon Mu (Back To Basics), Kava Kava are exploding as a kick ass band with more festival credentials under their belt than even Pete Tong!

The new album sampler contains the big dancefloor number, "Dont Stop The Music" and the Cienna Remix of "Maui", and Kava Kava are hotting floors up with their heady mix of French -styled funked up disco, electro sounds, raw live acoustic soulful ensemble playing and some greats beats.

Impossible to pin down musically...they combine souped-up baggy beats and 80s atmospherics with richly melodic grooves, led by Fulgonis crisp and uplifting Northen Soul vocals.

Kicking off the album is the unashamed feelgood "Dont Stop The Music" already getting the San Fran thumbs up, and set to be remixed for even wider appeal.

"Space People" unleashes an upbeat breaks excursion with trumpets and strings, and another album highlight. Squelchy skanking Ram Jam Band sounds rocks as Pat Fulgonis strong vocal presence runs through.

The title track "Maui" unfolds in soft vocal n strings style as the breaks push this soundscape out into trippy terrain.

Its funky with guitars, soulful and squelchy, and you can dance to Kava Kavas music which mixes it all up with live musicianship, electronica, samples and beats. A bit Polyphonic, nu Talking Heads. Its one of this years more out there album sets and all the better for it!

Review

"...should be on every funk and disco playlist, period! LOVE IT! 4.5 out of 5 -- DJ Magazine

"Hear why they are an essential live experience...... the future of dance...." -- Future Music

"essential summer listening" -- M8 Magazine

"one of the more distinctive and funky albums of the year" -- Blues And Soul magazine