Search - S-Tone Inc. :: Free Spirit

Good CD

bordersj2 | Boston | 12/17/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"FIrst, let me say this CD is very very very difficult to find. THe record label is out of Milan, ITaly, and even if you look in the European sites, you're still hard pressed to find them. I found both of S-Tone Inc's releases, Free Spirit and "Love Unlimited" on Amazon.fr and Amazon.de. For those new to S-Tone Inc., most of their music can be heard in Chillout CD's, new Bossa Nova compilations and cafe/lounge compilations like Break N' Bossa and Brazilectro. Their most popular songs were Saudade... not on either of their cd's, Arejar, and Ainda Sonhar. Their style is similar to Mo Horizon's first album however this, their last release, is pretty unique and more latin feeling. This one, Free SPirit, is the better of their two releases in my opinion. It features Arejar, Rio Angeles, and etc. Love Unlimited was a bit disappointing to me because I expected to hear more songs like "Ainda Sonhar". FOrtunately in Free SPirit, S-Tone Inc. features more of that sound in Rio Angeles and Arejar to name a few. I enjoyed this album - more so than their last release and recommend it. However if you have heard their music from compilations and expect to find purely teh same as sound through and through as was on those various comps, you may want to be wary.Also... if this helps consumers. S-Tone Inc., Nicola Conte, Soulstance... all the "Bossa Italia"/Nova Bossa Nova sounds. Similar music which I also enjoyed that is similar to S-Tone Inc.: Mo' Horizons' and Truby Trio/Glucklich compilations/Break N' Bossa compilations. Enjoy!"