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Amazon.co.uk There's something about Will 'Quantic' Holland's canny blend of live musicianship and studio trickery that leaves a very desirable taste in the mouth. The textures, sounds and contours that make up this latest project by the leader of the Quantic Soul Orchestra - his eighth to date - ooze from the speakers with a satisfying fluidity, like melted chocolate squeezed slowly through a piping bag. Like most of his musical cakes to date, the songs on An Announcement…are baked from a range of elements: afro-beat, hip hop and Latino, to funk, house and jazz – even drum & bass and techno, albeit diluted to fit the mix. Many tunes were written and recorded during travels in Puerto Rico, Nigeria, Ghana and Ethiopia, lending the album an authentic 'world music' quality' compounded by additional layers of liquid bass and toughened beats, plus vocals from Noelle Scaggs and rapper Ohmega Watts. Knowing, global and undeniably slick, it's this kind of effort that puts Quantic on a par with leading worldbeat luminaries like the Thievery Corporation and Boozoo Bajou. --Paul Sullivan Product description Quantic - An Announcement to Answer