(Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, Neo-Soul) [LP] [24/192] Jazzanova - In Between (3 LP) - 2002, FLAC (tracks)

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foobar2000 1.6.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-04-19 23:05:07
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Analyzed: Jazzanova / In Between
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -14.58 dB 7:49 01-L.O.V.E. and You & I
DR10 -1.44 dB -12.32 dB 4:10 02-No Use
DR10 -0.99 dB -12.60 dB 3:51 03-The One-Tet
DR13 -1.34 dB -18.41 dB 0:40 04-Fade Out
DR11 0.00 dB -12.79 dB 8:10 05-Hanazono
DR11 0.00 dB -12.83 dB 7:15 06-Mwela, Mwela (Here I Am)
DR9 -0.96 dB -12.59 dB 5:19 07-Keep Falling
DR14 -1.14 dB -19.59 dB 0:49 08-Cyclic
DR10 -1.16 dB -13.76 dB 5:19 09-Another New Day
DR13 0.00 dB -16.99 dB 1:23 10-Place in Between
DR10 0.00 dB -12.51 dB 4:31 11-Soon
DR11 -7.70 dB -22.97 dB 0:45 12-Sub-Atlantic
DR10 0.00 dB -12.35 dB 5:53 13-Glow and Glare
DR10 -0.02 dB -12.65 dB 5:33 14-Takes You Back (Unexpected Dub)
DR11 0.00 dB -14.07 dB 8:21 15-Dance the Dance
DR11 -2.25 dB -15.79 dB 3:45 16-Wasted Time
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4811 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Though Jazzanova's underground credibility and respect among fellow artists never wavered during the late '90s, the German six-piece waited a long time to release a proper full-length (reportedly, it required five years of recording). In Between certainly proves the wait was worth it; the collective has not only a Teutonic efficiency for creating complex, precise, detailed beat tracks -- recalling the earthier side of house, hip-hop, and jazz fusion -- but also the wisdom to focus away from music that sounds like it came out of a laboratory. On the surface, "No Use" is just another smooth acid jazz number with a sensuous female vocal and a depth-plumbing bassline; in the hands of Jazzanova, though, it's transformed into a work of real beauty, an impeccable production with countless touches embellishing the percussion in a way that few acts have been able to do (Nuyorican Soul and 4hero are really the only others in the same league). "The One-Tet," a rap track, features a pair of battling drum breaks and glorious stuttered effects over the awed rapping of Capitol A (unsurprisingly, the production overwhelms the vocal). Beside providing the house and acid jazz equivalent of Kruder & Dorfmeister's sublime deconstructions of dub and hip-hop, the Jazzanova revolution focuses squarely on the drum. Piano, Rhodes keyboards, and acoustic guitar are mostly untouched, along with the songwriting and structure; the percussion and programming, however, are forward-thinking to the point of incomprehension. The only problem here is the length: as usually befalls an ambitious dance record (to say nothing of one that was years in the making), In Between is easily twice as long as it should be. (One hint: program out tracks seven through 13, but leave in nine and 11.)