LUKISAN

3.5 stars. An interesting debut from this Indonesian band as we get Jazz Fusion without the strong ethnic vibe that will be featured on their next album and continued throughout their careers so far. So this just doesn't sound like them and there's a reason this has only ever been released on cassette. They could have re-issued it but I think their happy with this being obscure. This is really good by the way but falls short of being memorable. Released in 1995 it clocks in around 48 minutes over nine tracks. This is mostly the piano soloing over the bass and drums while sometimes the guitar has that role. Synths solo too but that's rarer than the guitar. A four piece with the traditional drums, guitar, keyboards and bass setup which they would ditch after this album bringing in multiple sudanese percussionists and other ethnic sounds. A classy little album that sounds like it could have come from England. No horns but jazzy is the word.