R&B

'Just For Tonight' is rich and affluent with delightful harmonics.

'Way Down Deep' delivers rough and ready funk-flavored music that hits home with a wallop.

'Sky Falling' is a good album. For the most part, the melodies are tantalizing.

'State of Health' is a tasty album. The melodies are strong, dipped in delicious retro harmonics.

'Philosophies' is a strong album, full of infectious grooves and captivating vocal harmonies.

'The One I Feed' presents the sonic reverence usually associated with Gregorian chants. Its harmonic attributes are relevant and emotionally inspiring.

'Revisited' is betwixt and between, a mish-mash of good tunes with mediocre tunes. The melodies would be better served with reduced flamboyance and grandiosity, especially the vocal harmonies, which too often reach levels of overcompensation.

'High on Love (Cant’ Get Too)' is a buff and nastily tight song. The funky melody writhes with chill, fresh dynamics, as the rhythmic pulsations flex with muscularity. With this tune, Karen Atkins delivers music rife with enormous frisson.

Gould applies the principles of R&B, funk, and jazz to his arrangements.

There’s a tasty stylish energy to 'Fire & Brew,' a combination of modern production, mature esthetics and the residual dynamism of polished R&B. The melody is suavely charming and Kai Exos’ voice glows with silky sultry quixotic colors. 'Fire & Brew' definitely deserves your attention.