CRO MAGNON & (BUB): BROSELLA SUITE

3,5 stars really. This third album is a colaboration between Cro Magnon and Bub in honor of the free & open air Brosella festival (one day for folk and the second for jazz) organized each year in the park nearby Brussels's Atomium. We go back taowards the first album as this is very acoustic and has many World music influence (mainly Gypsy or eastern European) and well within the RIO realm but also veering towards classical music at times. All of the tracks are written about the atmospheres opne can find in Brussels streets with its incredibly multi-cultural aspects. All titles are named after neighborhoods , streets, buildings or even a streetcar. The finale is a pun on a brawl that would take place in Cental Station. However , if you were happy with the energy developped with their second album Bull, you might be in for a small disappointment, as this is much quieter and contemplative.