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December 2012
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SOLA ROSA: Get It Together

By Robecca Leyden
Aucklander Andrew Spraggon, in the guise of Sola Rosa, has been bringing his unique dub/funk/soul style of music to keen ears for a good 10 years now. Sola Rosa are well known for their smooth melodies and funky cuts and the five-piece’s latest enhances his creative rep. Release number five, the follow up to 2005’s ‘Moves On’, this album combines fresh instrumental tracks with others featuring vocalists from around the world. I absolutely love Del Ray which has this straight-out-of-Latin-America feel to it. The beats are smooth, and the re-working and cuts are impressive. Turn Around, the second single from the album, features the sophisticated and soulful vocals of starbound Wellington singer/songwriter Iva Lamkum and is accompanied by an amazing video directed by Tim Van Dammen. The album has great production (thanks to Spraggon’s home studio set up) and an impressively smooth flow, with great collaborations, and some really, really good match ups. It’s a shame ‘Get It Together’ hit stands at the end of summer rather than the beginning, because this would be perfect company for those sizzling days at the beach. •
 

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