MALIK ALSTON PRESENTS PAINTED PICTURES: AIR (LP)

A1. Painted Pictures - "Air" (6:43)
A2. Painted Pictures - "Almost On The One" (8:45)
A3. Malik Alston & Painted Pictures - "Butterfly" (5:46)
B1. Painted Pictures - "Where Do We Go" (7:22)
B2. Malik Alston - "Linwood (It's The Groove)" (8:01)
B3. Painted Pictures - "Rise Up (Savannah)" (8:16)



Malik Alston presents Painted Pictures: Air is a collection of long lost tracks. They were all crafted by Malik and his band Painted Pictures and take in jazz, soul and gospel as well as classic Motor City house sounds. There are tunes that dance on nimble keys, are accented with funky sax playing, riddled with lush keys and topped off with jazz vocalists that ooze style. Malik himself describes the album as "a combination of freedom, self awareness, and doing something different and new." He's not wrong, because these tunes are thrilling inventive and rewarding. To hear something as special as 'Almost On The One' on a dance floor can only be an unforgettable experience.