By: John W. Patterson
ack in, tune up, and get yourself lost in smokin' fusion ecstasy. Here's jazz rock violin comin' at
you in electrified, preorgasmic shudders, Chapman Stick in exotic overdrive mode, kickin'drums
sounding like '70's era, Billy Cobham and guitars in that Ray Gomez fusiony-rock, blues whirl and
punch. This is tight but loose, serious yet fun, noir-inspired grooves that no one else but the
Ozone Quartet can deliver. This approaches world fusion with funky backbeat yet Middle Eastern
flair, and at times you may want to dance. The soul of the mad dervish dancer weaves among the
swaying shadows of hypnotic percussion. This is a music of enchantment, a tapestry of colors and
hues of sound woven intricately by fingers charged with the need to break the boundaried curse of
the mundane -- reaching for the hidden chords, the occultic strains of notes, drifting up from long
lost kingdoms of forgotten peoples.
This is an unusual mix of complex rhythms, fiddle flourishes, Stick magic, and guitar
pleasures. If you like rock in your fusion, they satisfy. If you prefer more jazzy violin leaning in
that soulful Urbaniak, mellow Goodman, or Tesseract mode -- it is here. If you need a bit of that
world percussive, tribal thing with a bit of funked groove too, you'll find it. But most of all if you
need something a bit different in your fusion that both soothes and excites, Ozone Quartet can
cover a wide range of territory. A certain passion to deliver their best comes through. Listen for
all the things you like about fusion and I guarantee you won't come away unimpressed nor
unmoved by this second release from the OQ gang. Strongly recommended.
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