Freestyle Records are proud to reissue Ambiance II Fusion's mid-80s
fusion rarity "Come Touch Tomorrow" - originally recorded in Hollywood
CA October/November 1984 and released in 1985.
Following a yearly run of 4 albums self-released between 1979 and 1982,
Nigerian-born saxophonist, flutist, and clarinettist Daoud Abubakar
Balewa then took a few years off before returning with 1985's "Come
Touch Tomorrow", the first of two albums issued under the updated name
of Ambiance II Fusion. Combining the afro-spiritual jazz & be-bop
inflected fusion of his earlier work as Ambiance, this record took the
project into more modern & distinctly cosmic planes with the
introduction of spacey pads and drum machines working alongside somewhat
tighter arrangements and solid rhythm sections. Of particular note here
is the B1 track "Boy What a Joy" on which a sublimely funky synth &
drum machine throwdown is presented in prophetically lo-fi fashion -
recalling recent stylistic approaches from the likes of Dâm-Funk among
others.
Tracklist:
1. I Dream Too Much
2. Come Touch Tomorrow
3. Don't You Ever Take Your Love
4. Samba Para Mi
5. Boy What a Joy
6. The Camouflage
7. Naima