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CHANGO ~ CHANGO BIG FLOW 03 (Barcode: 5904730520027) ~ POLAND ~ Pop & Rock Recorded: 2015 Released: 2016 This is the debut album by Polish group ChangoFind albums by this artist, which consists of keyboardist Borys SawaszkiewiczFind albums by this artist, guitarist Szymon DrabkowskiFind albums by this artist, bassist Maciej KalkaFind albums by this artist and drummer Kuba FiszerFind albums by this artist. The album presents nine instrumental pieces, the last of which is a bonus track recorded live, all co-composed by the group members. The album also includes a bonus CD (subtitled "Mono"), which presents a live jam. Although the group´s music involves improvisation, it is not directly related to Jazz or even Jazz-Rock Fusion. The music is decisively based on Rock and belongs to the Jam Band subgenre, which goes back to the mid-1960s with bands such as the Allman Brothers BandFind albums by this artist. Chango also includes some Funk, Grove and other elements in their music. The music is based on simple catchy melodic themes and repeated riffs, which are then expanded into lengthy improvised passages, with the guitar carrying most of the solo duties. All four members of Chango are obviously well trained and the group has a great groove and sound, as good as anything that happens in that field elsewhere in Europe and surely in the US. However this music has serious limitations. It does sound great live when it makes your butt move about, but recorded in the studio on later heard from an album it loses most of it´s charm after a while everything starts to sound the same and the music honestly goes nowhere. Overall this is a well played instrumental Rock album, with has its nice moments, but does not move beyond entertainment. Nevertheless many people will surely enjoy this music, as it is accessible and very entertaining.

Updated: 09/04/2016Posted: 09/04/2016

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