Play 90 second soundbite of 'Santiago' @ 'CD quality'
Phatt and juicy bass vies with seismic percussion, that sounds like its been set by an atomic clock, as incessant 'twiddly' guitar refrains run and flow unerringly across the vibrant rhythmic backdrop but still leave plenty of room for the heartfelt and very effective vocals to shine and get their messages across. Well crafted and beautifully produced, Esteban's warm and uplifting style gets nicely under yer skin and quickly gets the feet tappin' along. Esteban keep the pressure on by cramming quite a lot into what space there is but amazingly they never sound cluttered or even remotely over-busy. Generally, the songs here have plenty of light and shade, numerous time signatures and several 'world' influences which help to keep the Esteban sound fresh and 'alive'.
'Santiago' features just four tasty, summery tracks; 'Santiago', 'Say It Loud', 'Mass Aura' and 'Paperboy'. The Esteban way is simply great at sensible volume levels but becomes a real 'beast' when its maxed out and throbbin'! Fantastic music for those balmy BBQ nights but with their mucho singalongability this stuff's equally fitting for the club or pub scene - Esteban's music seems to be pretty all-encompassing actually - take it whichever way you like or whenever or wherever you like and its gonna do its job good and proper!
Esteban's funky pop stylee is massively up-lifting and extremely likeable - Esteban do funked-up better than most and the pseudo-'world' undercurrent lifts the Esteban funk to higher levels than many similarly ilked outfits. Tasty work from a very impressive bunch of funksters - radio friendly, commercial and, overall, a damn good vibe!
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