Downtempo, Lounge, Easy Listening
Muzyka dla fanów Sade, Les Nubians i Bebel Gilberto.
Fall in love with the voice of LornaLee... As she takes you on a musical journey into the
sensual world of lounge driven songs accomanied by French lyrics and smooth jazzy
grooves. With songs that deal with lovers and mystics, romance and yearning, this
elegant enchantress masters the art of capturing the Parisian spirit. travel along with
LornaLee and experience her charm as she creates a masterpiece on Rendezvous...
Singer Lorna Lee has mapped out an interesting niche for herself on her debut album,
Rendez-vous. Singing mostly in French and in a sultry, velvety voice, she evokes
images of smoky cabarets, sidewalk cafes and softly lit lounges. But her accompaniment
is a modern amalgam of jazz and electronica, a strange combination of sounds that ends
up occupying a sort of borderland territory that incorporates elements of lounge music,
techno, jazz, and Europop. This is romantic music, but romantic in a way that will appeal
to adults more than to youngsters (the accompanying materials suggest that the album
be filed under "Lifestyle"), but all ages will appreciate the often subtle elegance of
the arrangements and what are sometimes surprisingly funky beats. For the
latter, check out "Can't Get Over You" with its dark electro flavor, or notice the
gentle hint of junglism lurking in the drum machine on "Jalousie," or shake your hips
to the stuttering funk drums and wispy electric piano on "Je Rêve Que Je Rêve." For
elegance, there's the jazzy "At Last" as well as the softly pleading "Es-Tu Sincère?."
Feel free to skip over "Get Up Get Started," with its unpleasantly
wanky wah-wah guitar and clunky beat. Very nice overall.
