Soul Vibrations

About two years ago I found a compilation disc with a song titled Soul Vibration as the opening track. It was by a group I'd never heard of called J-Walk. I searched for the album that might include this single, but it was no good. I couldn't find anyone or anything that yet knew about this group. Then I started to read about how this was one of the hottest dance tracks around and I couldn't help but be annoyed by the fact that I still couldn't find more about them. Finally in 2002 I found the album at CDNOW/Amazon and was able to order what I had searched for.

The album is worth getting in my opinion simply based on Soul Vibration (slightly altered on the album), but after listening to it you'll find that another single, French Letter is equally as good. These two songs are two of the best I've heard in the ever-growing downtempo or chillout genre. My only reason for not giving this album five stars is that some of the tracks tend to have a more produced sound as opposed to some of the other tracks with rough mixes (that I generally prefer more). Soul Vibration bounces off the 70's groove tip while French Letter has a more 60's psychedelic feel. The rest of the tracks include guest artists, in which case some are better than others, but if you're into the budding downtempo chillout genre, I strongly recommend this album.
- Stuart