Sharon Revoal - Reaching For Our Star
Track 3 of the upcoming FIRE vol. II picks up where track 2, Timothy McNealy's Sagittarius Black, left off. The song kicks off with a bass driven, laid back groove, with a nice dallop of mystery to spice things up a bit. Revoal's vocals though are the highlight of the piece, soulful yet never hitting any soaring highs, they keep with the overall warmness of the song. Add in some rhodes-y shrills and smooth sax and you're well on your way on a beautiful cosmic journey.
Lonnie Smith - Move Your Hand
Turning up the heat on the next one is Lonnie Smith with a lounge funk number sure to go down a treat. Still a mid-tempo groover, Move Your Hand builds a state of mantra from which you'll never want to leave. Raspy vocals, punchy sax, tight percussion and even telephone rings, jeers and the clank of glass in the background (this is a live recording), all make for a brilliant jazz funk tune. Just try to keep still for this one, I dare ya.