Lovely deep house with some tribal touches on the Ananda Project’s debut, RELEASE. Chris Brann has really outdone himself this time—“Breaking Down” has a delicate beauty to it, and “Falling For You” keeps the romance quotient strong. “Cascades of Colour” was a minor club hit, and no wonder, it offers a tropical landscape with its layered vocals and tough beats. The tracks range from the concrete (“Glory, Glory”) to more spacey (“Expand Your Mind”) or the blissful and dreamy (“Bahia”). “Straight Magic” is more of a tribal workout, but with the same attention to melody as elsewhere. “Release” is a long groove, but one that never loses the listener’s interest. A great album for deep house heads everywhere.