Loungey, the sort of ''nu jazz'' that Gilles Peterson often plays on his shows, United Future Organization's Raphael Sebbag guests laconically although fairly inconsequentially on the opening track. The album gets going in earnest on 'Msemo' with an appealing if naive sax solo from Osamu Inoue. Compositions are by the pianist Yasushi Karasawa who uses Rhodes electric piano a lot.

Pretty likeable I must say and no torture to listen to apart from the hideous vocalising. Skate over this aspect of the record at least it does not intrude too much. The execution especially the sax player's is fairly rudimental and his limited facility may get on your nerves a bit (although the vocals are worse). As inoffensive chill-out music the record above all does what it needs to. SG

Released by Ropeadope