LARS BARTKUHN & HIS PASSION DANCE ORCHESTRA

Dreamland

Needs Music

(Almost) everything seems like said as to what to be expected here, from the references of this release themselves to the artwork of its sleeve as shown here above. One third of respected Frankfurt A/Main bad production team Needs along with a first solo effort made of transporting vibes to some… dreamy/introspective territory. Expect nothing but subtle arrangements and silky melodies whatever the tempo may be on a vein reminding much of those developped by Chris Brann or (rhythmically speaking) Ron Trent Stateside. Hard to dissociate those works from the Needs'ones, Lars B being, as he recently said on those pages what we may consider as the musical director inside the German threesome. Needless to specify the fact that we get ourselves dived into the very deep of latin, (nu) jazz, funk and house influences whereas contrasts are for much in the brilliance of the atmospheres on display. From contemplative moods tinged with a bit of melancholy to stirring warm grooves as "Discover The Word", "Treasure Everywhere" and "Dreamland" most notoriously. MFSB