A Funk Odyssey＜完全生産限定盤＞

デビュー30周年記念! 2001年発売 ジャミロクワイ5作目のオリジナル・アルバム『ファンク・オデッセイ』の2枚組アナログ盤

2001年9月に発売されたジャミロクワイ5作目のオリジナル・アルバム『ファンク・オデッセイ』。全世界で300万枚を超えるヒットを記録し、UKアルバムチャート1位を獲得。
今回デビュー30周年を記念し、2枚組140gアナログ盤(ブラック・ヴァイナル)に見開き型ジャケットと、ライナー・ノーツを記載した内袋入りという仕様で再発される。

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