Domenique Dumont - Deux Paradis the circling sun The Spice of Life captures

The Spice of Life captures Marlena Shaw at her most expressive

Originally released in a Brazil caught between the tropicalia boom and a tightening political regime

part late-night groove

and a deeply locked rhythm section

barely out of high school and already a veteran of the raw funk outfit The Mighty Imperials

Domenique Dumont - Deux Paradis the circling sun The Spice of Life capturesDomenique Dumonts fourth album, Deux Paradis, unfolds like a daydream made danceable. Across ten tracks, the duo traces a subtle arc from morning to night: the candy striped dub of Enchantia wakes the senses, while pixelated reggae grooves on La Vie Va and the sensuous rush of Amants Ennemis carry the suns slow descent. Twilight falls across shimmering pop in The Order of Invisible Things and the seductive pulse of Visages Visages, while the baroque