Joel Sarakula "Island Time" CD

★Supervision and commentary: Kanazawa Toshikazu (Light Mellow)
★Bonus tracks will be included

A new album from Sydney-born singer-songwriter Joel Salakula, who advocates 70s-flavored soft rock, soul and disco! A superb blue-eyed soul album with a mellow, sophisticated sound and gentle singing voice!

"A Sydney-born singer-songwriter/multi-creator based in the UK who is gradually gaining attention. This is his first new album in two years since his previous album, Companionship, and his first release in Japan using domestic pressings. He has deepened his collaboration with Phil Martin (Martin & Garp, Dawn Patrol), who participated in his previous album, and the production is exquisite, with a nod to labelmates Young Gun Silver Fox. This is his defining work, 20 years after his first self-produced album." -- Kanazawa Toshikazu

The latest album from singer-songwriter Joel Salakula, who is often compared to Mayer Hawthorne, Young Gun Silver Fox, and Jamiroquai. This is his first album since moving to the Canary Islands in Spain, and is a collection of songs about island life and city life, solitude and romantic love, and the relationship with nature. It is a superb blue-eyed soul work that stylishly incorporates soft rock, soul, disco, AOR, and even reggae.

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