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Here we have some middle-of-the-road jazz-rock instrumentals. The playing is respectable but nothing jaw-dropping to be sure. You mind will drift in places as it becomes background music for a while, then you'll hit some great patches that will pull you back in. Frankly I've been more blown away by some of the jamming on Steely Dan albums than what I've heard here, although with Isotope you don't have to deal with vocals which is preferable to many of us. I guess I would call this smooth jazz/rock perfect for chilling without having to think about it too much.

Hard for me to recommend enthusiastically with so much other great music out there, but I don't want to rip it either because it is good in spots. If you are a jazz rock fan you may want to sample this. The mini-lp CD gives you some bonus tracks which are nice.