Excellent 2007 release from one of Robin Taylor's many interesting projects, Taylor's Universe. Taylor is heard on bass, guitars, various keyboards and percussions, and around him we find a band concisting of Karsten Vogel on saxophones, Rasmus Grosell on drums, the former heavy metal guitarist and founder of Danish band Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner, Louise Nipper on voice and Victoria Bjerre on 'little' voice. 6 marvellous tracks is what you get, when you put this little gem of a cd in your player. All the tracks are truly excellent, and if I was forced to choose a couple of favourites, they would be "Step Aside", "Totally Greek" and the closing track "Aspx". The music on this album is a mixture of many different styles such as jazz, fusion and progressive music - with a very mature and improvised sound. It really sounds like the players sat down together in the studio and the music just came flowing out of their instruments, with great creativity and talent. This cd should be in the collection of every music lover, who take interest in contemporary instrumental music. There are lots of musical suprises everywhere, and it is a real treat listening to the soundscapes with their very high amount of details. This cd is highly recommended and a good place to start, if you are new to the captivating world of music from Robin Taylor.
Taylor's Universe : Soundwall (Marvel of Beauty MOBCD 018).
Excellent 2007 release from one of Robin Taylor's many interesting projects, Taylor's Universe. Taylor is heard on bass, guitars, various keyboards and percussions, and around him we find a band concisting of Karsten Vogel on saxophones, Rasmus Grosell on drums, the former heavy metal guitarist and founder of Danish band Mercyful Fate, Michael Denner, Louise Nipper on voice and Victoria Bjerre on 'little' voice. 6 marvellous tracks is what you get, when you put this little gem of a cd in your player. All the tracks are truly excellent, and if I was forced to choose a couple of favourites, they would be "Step Aside", "Totally Greek" and the closing track "Aspx". The music on this album is a mixture of many different styles such as jazz, fusion and progressive music - with a very mature and improvised sound. It really sounds like the players sat down together in the studio and the music just came flowing out of their instruments, with great creativity and talent. This cd should be in the collection of every music lover, who take interest in contemporary instrumental music. There are lots of musical suprises everywhere, and it is a real treat listening to the soundscapes with their very high amount of details. This cd is highly recommended and a good place to start, if you are new to the captivating world of music from Robin Taylor.
