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Seit nunmehr 13 Jahren erfreut uns die Formation um Peter Legat und Kelli Sae mit Songs von wahrlich internationaler Qualität, denen man ihre österreichische Herkunft keinen Augenblick lang anhört. Damit demonstrieren Count Basic etwas, was man schon lange geahnt hat: Nicht nostalgieverliebter Ethno- Sound ist die neue Weltmusik, sondern Groove.

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Count Basic: Trust Your Instincts

Read "Trust Your Instincts" reviewed by Robert Spencer


As you might expect from the Count at this point, Trust Your Instincts is funky, glossy, shimmery, soulful, wailing, smooth, and incredibly booty-shaking. The Count (is he this slick-headed gentleman accompanied by the amply-endowed woman in the liners?) delivers up, amid deft shifts of personnel, a nonstop funkfest enlivened by vocals as strong as those of any diva wailing and whispering and cajoling nowadays.

Underneath the vocals is popping synthesizer and drum work, laying down a foundation as smooth as ...

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