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Solarized

Solarized

The album opens with 'Hawaiian Silky' and 'Mr. Shakes', concoctions of funky drumming, tremolo keyboard lines and horn riffs that really satisfy. All the while, the chiselled bass tones and wah guitar patterns hold the ingredients firmly in the mix. Bubbling 'found sounds' are stirred in for extra spice as the heady brew begins to work its charms. The low-slung and slinky strutting of 'Don't Leave Home' follows this - if you ever glided down a busy footpath with a sly grin on your face, this could have been the spooky anti-soundtrack...

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Format: CD
NZ $16.95

Format: MP3s
NZ $15.95
320 Kbps

Tracks

Track 1. Hawaiian Silky 5:48 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 2. Mr. Shakes 4:59 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 3. Don't Leave Home 6:11 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 4. King Of Hush 6:21 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 5. Me In Your Shadow 5:39 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 6. Mal Mono 7:37 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 7. Sunset Over 6:16 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 8. Dual 35 6:04 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy
Track 9. Twilight Baby 5:44 MP3 NZ $1.99 Play Buy

Genres

Easy Listening, Electronic, Urban/R&B, Film Music, Ambient, Breaks, Funk, Dub/Reggae

Discuss Sola Rosa

Current Discussion:

  • This is fabulous, can't get enough of Iva - such a voice, The vibe of this album really grabs ya and pulls you in to it, bloody marvellous stuff, :-)

    Posted by jojothemonkey 10.44PM, 13 Feb 2010
  • What a great preview 'Del Ray'is. Pity the album wasn't released before Xmas, then we would of had it for the whole summer. Looking forward to Feb 09 for this release. Good Stuff 'Sola Rosa'

    Posted by Sinbin 4.36PM, 15 Jan 2009

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