A Funk Odyssey＜限定盤/Blue Green Earth Splatter Vinyl＞

ジャミロクワイが2001年9月3日にリリースした5枚目のスタジオ・アルバム。
ファンク、ディスコ、エレクトロニカの要素を組み合わせ高い評価を得たこのアルバムは、「Little L」と「You Give Me Something」の大ヒットにより、ジャミロクワイの国際的な商業的成功のピークとなり、多くの国でジャミロクワイの知名度を確固たるものにした。
このレコード・ストア・デイ特別盤の2LPは、「Corner Of The Earth Blue Green splatter vinyl 」となっている。

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