Exodus Quartet - Way Out There


Formed in 1991 by Eric Hilton and Fari Ali, Exodus Quartet sought to recreate the sound of Washington, DC's Exodus acid jazz club. Their only album, 1996's Way Out There, featured many guest musicians and was released following a plethora of compilation appearances. Hilton went on to co-found Thievery Corporation.

01 Introduction
02 What's That
03 Gatos
04 Perfect Vibe
05 Red
06 18th Street
07 Summer Soulstice
08 Trance Jazz
09 Orbit
10 Corcovado
11 Groove Gumbo
12 Taxi Ride
13 Our Man in Havana
14 Tribute to Mr. Cool

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Anonymous said...

Fantastic album, TYVM! Unfortunately track five is a bit damaged between 1:02-1:06.

freddydwight said...

there is nothing wrong with this at all. the Prof is a fan. but we need to know more about the musicians b'cause that's where it's at. it's not only the music. tyvm.

Anonymous said...

Hey " Professor" freddydw, you better check twice before babble b-sh*t.
There is a problem on track 5 (red), its not between 1:02-1:06, but 1:08-1:015.
Here's a clean version http://lix.in/586872

What is Acid Jazz?

Acid jazz (also known as club jazz) is a musical genre that combines elements of soul music, funk, disco, particularly looping beats and modal harmony. It developed over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance/pop music.

The compositions of groups such as The Brand New Heavies and Incognito often feature chord structures usually associated with Jazz music. The Heavies in particular were known in their early years for beginning their songs as catchy pop and rapidly steering them into jazz territory before "resolving" the composition and thus not losing any pop listeners but successfully "exposing" them to jazz elements in "baby steps".

The acid jazz "movement" is also seen as a "revival" of jazz-funk or jazz fusion or soul jazz by leading DJs such as Norman Jay or Gilles Peterson or Patrick Forge, also known as "rare groove crate diggers".