Ubiquity is a label that’s established a reputation for releasing music from the finest of the young jazzbos – artists who take free jazz riffs and embellish them with elements of soul, hip-hop, rock and experimental sounds to come up with cool-out music for the hipster set. On Boomshadow, Nino Moschella takes a few cues from His Royal Purpleness as “Time of Day,” “Something Like” and “Continue to Call” all settle into funky Prince-like grooves, while “Running” sounds more like it was inspired by Curtis Mayfield.
Moschella keeps the listener guessing as he trips into a psychedelic realm with the manic instrumental “New Orleans” one minute and sends the ethereal “Stella” floating on a subdued but extremely soulful vocal (with harp accompaniment) the next; artists as disparate as Leon Redbone (“What U Do 2 Me”) and Little Feat (“We Fight”) also are referenced. A quick listen to Boomshadow proves to be satisfying, but repeat listens reveal what a real gem Moschella has created.
Music: CD Reviews
Nino Moschella: Boomshadow
(Ubiquity)
By Kevin Wierzbicki

Grade: A
Boomshadow is currently available.
Article posted on 7/21/2009
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