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Audio Recording in Solon was the site for the 1999-2000 recording of Perspectives. The man at the helm, Bruce Gigax, was a tremendous asset throughout the recording process. Making the CD possible, though, was one of the band's former members. After recording the basic tracks in August, Osmosis was without a guitarist to finish the project. Warren Henry came into the studio and did a tremendous job for the band. The disc was officially available on May 4, 2000.
Download mp3s at www.soundclick.com/osmosisoh.
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Te Tigo Lo Que Digo, by Kibler
Devotion, by Stephens
Los Mosis, by Kibler and Henry
Beck St., by Caynon
Pressure Waltz, by Caynon
Transformation, by Culley
Hangin' with Lucie, by Kibler and Henry
Evening Rain, by Stephens
One Plus One, by Henry
Jacinta, by Stephens
Kaleidoscope, by Stephens and Henry
unreleased track from the session:
Prometheus, by Stephens
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Osmosis, Perspectives
Free Times. Cleveland, Ohio. June 28, 2000.
by John C. Bruening. www.freetimes.com
Instrumental jazz fusion is dangerous country. Take a wrong turn anywhere and you're headed down the dead-end road to bloodless elevator pop. Fortunately, Osmosis steers clear of this fatal detour by keeping a full complement of Latin, jazz and funk in their palette. This five-man team from Kent brings enough chops and depth to Perspectives to keep the ears engaged from start to finish.
Saxophonist Michael Stephens and keyboardist Will Caynon establish themselves as the frontrunners in the opener, "Te Digo Lo Que Digo," a track that spreads rock and pop idioms over a Latin backbeat. Stephens later gets off to an uneven start in "Beck Street," but eventually finds a solid melodic groove with the help of Caynon's solid underpinning. This track is actually divided into three seperate movements. All of it is engaging.
What starts out as a generally solid album only improves with each successive track. Perspectives is a satisfying set that runs no risk of disintegrating into smooth, mindless ear candy. That's a market niche best left to Kenny G and Yanni. GRADE: A MINUS - John C. Bruening
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