The latest exotica from Rasa Music, d-genre’s Leisure Play combines an eclectic mix of French soul and European dance grooves. Wicked percussion drives etheric voices singing in French, and wild acid-jazz riffs romp with chilled reggae. Heavy club influences abound, from house and drum ‘n’ bass to funk and soul. On “Latino Love”, first heard on the Rasa Music compilation Rasa:Exotica, genres melt together as salsa dances with techno in a groovalicious tour de force.


The sound of d-genre came trip-hopping out of the Paris club scene. All the tracks were written, arranged, produced, and programmed by E. Pannozzo. Wildly evocative voices, synthesizers, bass and guitars, and thoroughly insane drums and percussion rock on Leisure Play. Intensely upbeat, sunny rhythms reflect roots in the Mediterranean while functionally turning hapless listeners into dancing fools. For those customers seeking the sharpest of cutting edges, Leisure Play is one of the freshest releases of the year.
-Steve Ryals