A Funk Odyssey Jamiroquai Artist

After the jarring reception of 1999's {|Synkronized|}, {|Jamiroquai|} constructed {|A Funk Odyssey|}, something more polished and slick inside the band's own brand of funky {|disco|}-{|rock|}. {|Jason Kay|} and keyboardist/songwriter {|Toby Smith|} perfected a maturation that was left keyed in {|Travelling Without Moving|} but left open-ended on {|Synkronized|} for a wide scope of musical delight. {|A Funk Odyssey|} taps into various illustrious grooves of the {|Latin|} world, classic {|rock|}, and mainstream {|club|} culture, and {|Jamiroquai|} is tight and eager to make everyone shake their groove thing in their own light. The first single, {|Little L,|} beams with {|Kajagoogoo|}-like synths while warping into a {|funk|}-driven hue of {|orchestral|} whirlpools, but {|Jamiroquai|} allows the band's extroverted and unattached personality to shine on the {|worldbeat|}-tinged {|Corner of the Earth.|} {|Kay|} strips aside all {|disco|} humor and grandeur for something personally inviting, something that's heartfelt, too. {|A Funk Odyssey|} sparks classic enthusiasm, and it feels good. Dance music is not just a design, it's something far more tangible, and {|Jamiroquai|} surely captures a fierce desire to make it more emotional on the band's own level. ~ MacKenzie Wilson