Track Listing

1. Beyond Jupiter
2. First Protocol
3. See No Evil
4. Other Side Of Me
5. Where Did You Go
6. Only Child
7. Box
8. Transceiver
9. Dans La Mancha
10. Between My Finger And My Thumb

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103490 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

Album Description
A stunning side project First Protocol from Incognito leader Bluey and guitarist Tony Remy, continuing the Incognito tradition of seamlessly blending jazz and house.

Ten cool instrumental tracks featuring guests including Amp Fiddler on keyboards, one-time Incognito keyboard player Graham Harvey, the band's regular bass player Francis Hylton, and Bluey's long-time collaborator Ski Oakenfull handling drum and percussion programming on several of the tracks.

Album opener "Beyond Jupiter" features the jazz funk duelling guitars of Bluey and Tony Remy, several Ski Oakenfull tracks have electronica stylings, and another highlight is the breakbeat cut "The Box" with Remy using his trademark vocoder. "Dans La Mancha" has a Latin/salsa feel with Kevin Robinson on trumpet and flugel horn.

About the Artist
North London-based Tony is one of the world's most exciting guitar players, with a hard-edged, rhythmically driven approach enriched with jazz intuition and bluesy soul. He began his music career over two decades ago. His 1985 band Desperately Seeking Fusion featured Patrick Clahar, Jason Rebello and Julian Crampton. His first solo album was released by US label GRP in 1993.

He has toured with a wide range of musicians and artists, including Courtney Pine, Freddy Hubbard, Lonnie Liston Smith, Lenny White, Omar, Simply Red, Ronnie Laws, Down To The Bone, Nelson Rangell, Maysa and, of course, Incognito.

Jean-Paul `Bluey' Maunick formed Incognito in 1979. 2008 sees the band release their 12th studio album, recorded in London and mixed in Indonesia.

Customer Reviews

I can't stop playing this album!
I somehow managed to miss this gem of an album when it was first released. As soon as I saw it advertised, I pretty much knew I'd end up owning it, and listening to the previews removed any remaining doubt.

If you're considering buying this, you probably already know that Bluey has been writing, playing and producing with Incognito for 30 years. Tony Remy is the band's current guitarist, and the two of them together have hit a very sweet spot with these ten tracks.

In some ways, the music here is a bit of a throwback to the early days of Incognito, when most of the tracks on an album would be instrumental. Here there's a very up-to-date feel to the drum loops, basslines and keyboards. Add to that Tony Remy's stellar jazz guitar and you've got an unmissable treat!

I'm not enough of an expert on dance genres to be able to put a label on all the styles they cover with this album. The one common thread is that everything works beautifully. If you're a fan of Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive or Saint Germain, you're going to love this.

The magic starts right at the first track, "Beyond Jupiter". As soon as the bass comes in after a minute or so, you know you're in safe hands. Other stand-out tracks are "First Protocol", "The Other Side of Me", "Where Did You Go?" and "Only Child", but there's really not a weak tune here.

Enjoy!