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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 09/11/2001

After the jarring reception of 1999's Synkronized, Jamiroquai constructed A Funk Odyssey, something more polished and slick inside the band's own brand of funky disco-rock. Jason Kay and keyboardist/songwriter Toby Smith perfected a maturation that was left keyed in Travelling Without Moving but left open-ended on Synkronized for a wide scope of musical delight. A Funk Odyssey taps into various illustrious grooves of the Latin world, classic rock, and mainstream club culture, and Jamiroquai is tight and eager to make everyone shake their groove thing in their own light. The first single, "Little L," beams with Kajagoogoo-like synths while warping into a funk-driven hue of orchestral whirlpools, but Jamiroquai allows the band's extroverted and unattached personality to shine on the worldbeat-tinged "Corner of the Earth." Kay strips aside all disco humor and grandeur for something personally inviting, something that's heartfelt too. A Funk Odyssey sparks classic enthusiasm, and it feels good. Dance music is not just a design, it's something far more tangible, and Jamiroquai surely captures a fierce desire to make it more emotional on the band's own level.

~MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide

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Jamiroquai - Main Performer
Beverley Knight - Vocals
Beverley Knight - Guest Appearance
Rick Guest - Photography
Pope - Producer
Pope - Mixing
Paul Stoney - Programming

Born to Do It
    Craig David / CD / 2001
Now
    Maxwell / CD / 2001
Discern/Define
    The Poets of Rhythm / CD / 2001

Release Date: 09/11/2001
Genre: rock