Building Better Worlds CD

A couple of years back, London Elektricity's Tony Colman put together a "big band" to play soaring versions of cuts from his back catalogue at Hospitality In The Park. Two years on, he's gone further, delivering a new studio album - his first in three years - that offers up a particularly sumptuous, orchestrated take on drum and bass. There's barely a drum machine or sample in sight, while what electronic sounds are included have been used sparingly. It's impressive stuff, all told, with the assembled collective's warm and soulful sound providing enjoyable listening throughout the album's ten tracks. Is this the moment drum and bass grew up and became an established part of the musical order? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, "Building Better Worlds" is a very fine album.