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Amazon.com Fronted by Reggie Watts, whose expressive baritone has been a pillar of the Seattle music scene since the early '90s, the talented quintet Maktub (say it, "mocktube") blaze a righteous road of psychedelic soul-pop on Khronos, the follow-up to their 1999 debut Subtle Ways. Equally rooted in '70s soul and West Coast hipster rock, Maktub's skillful layers of groovy keyboards, drums, bass, and guitars result in tasty concoctions that are at once wholly original and appealingly familiar. Imaginative embellishments from a modified 1950s telephone mic (a.k.a. the "Regg-a-phone"), a guitar talkbox, synthesizers, and samples give the multifarious 11-song playlist novelty, although you'll hear everyone from Al Green and Robert Plant to Jamiroquai and Chris Cornell throughout. The uplifting opener, "You Can't Hide," is a superfly morsel of funk that's likely to be one of the album's biggest hits; the third track, "Give Me Some Time," is a very cool rocker evocative of what might occur were Steely Dan and Faith No More to meet in the studio; and "Just Like Murder" is a gorgeously dark medley of Hammond organ and guitars that escalate and recede as Watts reflects on heartbreak. Their inspired cover (perhaps explaining the slightly off lyrics) of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" is followed by the album's most leaden entry, "Motherf**ker," but the chilled-out "Then We'll Know" is a gentle wind down. In all, the excellent Khronos ensures that if you don't yet know and love Maktub, you should and will. --Rebecca Robinson Review ... how much longer will Maktub be Seattle's secret? If you do something right this year, buy this record. -- Ear Pollution (Mark Teppo), April 29, 2002 About the Artist Since the release of their first album "Subtle Ways", Maktub has become deeply rooted in the west coast music scene. Dan the Automator (Gorillaz), Saul Williams, Brad (side project of Stone Gossard & Shawn Smith), Pigeonhed and Wayne Horowitz have all recently benefited from the talent of Maktub members. Band members have lent their instrumental talents to Sub Pop's Give the People What We Want - Songs Of The Kinks with the entire band offering up a new Maktub track "Uptown Feeling" for the follow-up Home Alive compilation, Flying Side Kick. Impressive, considering this all occurred in 2001, the same year in which Maktub wrote and recorded the album "Khronos". Reggie Watts, known within music circles as an agile improviser and powerful soul singer, commandingly fronts the band with a soulful baritone most often compared with Marvin Gaye and Al Green, but noticeably influenced by the likes of Chris Cornell and Robert Plant.ASIN: B000063K7R
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