Although he has to travel the world for it, guitarist / producer Will 'Quantic' Holland is always looking for music. After exploring every nook and cranny of soul and funk with his Quantic Soul Orchestra, he then, inspired by his sunny travel destinations, looked for more tropical atmospheres. Unfortunately, he always relied on the help of his faithful sampler, so that the result never got the
… natural swing of organically played music. He must have experienced that himself, because with Tradition In Transition this is about to change. Holland gathered a number of pedigree musicians around them, including the Peruvian pianist Alfredo Linares, the Brazilian arranger Arthur Verocai and the English drummer Malcolm Catto (The Heliocentrics). With a mix of music from the Caribbean, Quantic has never sounded so lively in South America and Africa and Holland must have realized that too, because the CD is full of fun. (AD)more