Van Helden forayed even further out of convention in devoting the second mix in the series a sound equated with backyard BBQs, the late 1970s, and your balding uncle Ted the slick brand of soft grooves native to Southern California known as Yacht Rock.
A soft Latin groove gets quietly ecstatic on I Concentrate on You, Charlie Parker's Cheryl is fascinatingly formal and deliberate (as if the band are fascinated by its intricate bebop latticework), the Beatles' And I Love Her is a flood of inexhaustibly fresh melody.
But Mr. Rouse's new disc treads lightly, using gentle grooves (some inspired by old soul and soft-rock) to propel airy, hummable songs that are almost -- but not quite -- as slight as they first seem.
In recent times, Bley has sounded more like a straightahead jazz composer than the quirkily Nino Rota-like impressionist of earlier years, and there are plenty of gently unfolding mid-tempo swingers, soft Latin grooves and riffy finales here.
And the gorgeous "What a Feeling" mines a soft-rock groove that probably doesn't mean a thing to pre-teen One Direction fans born a quarter-century after Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" came out.
"Soldier" was produced by Karriem Riggins and features a pulsing groove, soft flute, rugged drums, and a deftly chopped sample.
Then the originals morose riff begins to grow into being, before settling into a soft, dubby, churning groove to the end.
Latitude, Beacons, Reading & Leeds, End Of The Road LA resident Jillian Banks' hipster R&B is feline and sensual, dark and minimal, perfect for those moments when you need a softer, smoother tent groove.
She might sing a Maya Angelou-inspired ballad in a whisper, rocket through an uptempo swinger as if mimicking a saxophone, or accelerate a Cole Porter evergreen from soft confession to salsa groove.
In the pure type" the appearance can range from ill-defined fat stranding and inflammatory changes to frank soft tissue in the groove (Fig. 15).
