Synkronized

by Jamiroquai

Overview

Three years after their breakout Travelling Without Moving, Jamiroquai returned with another album that charts Jay Kay's continuing fascination with club-bound music of the 1970s -- from disco to jazz-funk to rare groove to later Motown -- but also shows signs of maturity. Produced by Kay with Al Stone, who also collaborated on Travelling Without Moving, the album includes several tracks (like the single "Canned Heat") that work infectious acid jazz grooves, and Kay's hipster vocals give out feel-good vibes through a set of ambiguously good-time lyrics. Though other tracks show a bit of an electronica update to the affairs, each still spotlights how strong and tight the band is. It may not be a leap ahead in sound, but Synkronized is another solid Jamiroquai record. [The 1999 U.K. edition included one bonus track.] ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2010
Label:	Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	5099749451728
Rank:	76001

Tracks

1. Canned Heat
2. Planet Home
3. Black Capricorn Day
4. Soul Education
5. Falling
6. Destitute Illusions
7. Supersonic
8. Butterfly
9. Where Do We Go from Here?
10. King for a Day
11. Deeper Underground

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jamiroquai   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sola Akingbola   Percussion
Wallis Buchanan   Didjeridu
Toby Smith   Keyboards
DJ Zire   Turntables
Simon Katz   Guitar
Nick Fyffe   Bass
Katie Kissoon   Vocals (Background)
Derrick McKenzie   Drums
Beverley Skeete   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Al Stone   Engineer,Producer,Mixing
Sola Akingbola   Composer
Wallis Buchanan   Composer
David Malone   Concept
Toby Smith   Composer,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Paul Stoney   Assistant Engineer
Midori Tsukagoshi   Photography
Simon Katz   Composer
Mike Marsh   Mastering
Derrick McKenzie   Composer
Jason Kay   Composer
Jamiroquai   Arranger,Composer
The Kick Horns   Horn Arrangements
Simon Hale   String Arrangements,Composer,Arranger