ARTIST: The Nick Luca Trio
TITLE: Slow Motion
LABEL: In The Sticks Records
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 47:22 min
SIZE: 63,4 MB
RIP DATE: Jun-13-2005
RELEASE DATE: May-03-2005
WEBSITE: www.inthesticks-records.co.uk
Track List:
01. Slow Motion 04:15
02. You Are You 03:50
03. That Said It All 03:51
04. Wrong Turn 04:48
05. Pain 04:41
06. Nothing Coming Down 04:16
07. What's Your Excuse 04:54
08. Song To Sing 04:19
09. Recovery 03:54
10. All At Once 03:34
11. Elect-X 03:22
12. Untitled 01:38
Release Notes:
Nick Luca has been involved in engineering and
playing on records by Giant Sand, Calexico and many
others at Wavelab in Tucson for a decade or so. This
debut recording of the Nick Luca Trio is a mostly
low-key collection of songs that run the gamut from
jazzy soul to slow rockers to Latin-influenced
folk-rock and jazz fusion dance music. With the
exception of a couple of instrumentals, they're all
built around Luca's whispery vocals and his lightly
played keyboard and guitars. Rounding out the trio
are drummer Jim Kober and bassist Chris Giambelluca.
This is an album that tends to grow on you with
repeated listens. There's a lot to like in the
Stevie Wonder-like synth burbles and anthemic chorus
of "You Are You," the Beatles-influenced "What's
Your Excuse," and the bossa-beat of "Recovery." Most
coherent lyrically is the folky "Song to Sing,"
which also features friendly strummed guitars and
soulful organ. The instrumental "Wrong Turn"
reflects on Herbie Hancock's '70s work, while the
other instrumental, "Elect-X," has a powerful dance
beat and jazz-fusion keys and guitar. The title
track is all California road-trip groove, '80s
style, with cool muted trumpet setting the mood.
All in all, SlowMotion is an eclectic album with a
little something for many tastes.