Acumen - Acumen mp3 album

I'm an avid collector of everything from the very fine UK label, Benbecula. Their releases cross the spectrum of musical genres, and it's mostly very good at the very least, and at times, exceptional. This is one of the great ones. Acumen is from what I can tell a new outfit and I hope there's more to come from them. Starting with Intro, Kinetic and People Of The Delta, it percolates with furious, though slightly understated exuberance. On the fourth track, otherworldliness rules with primitive percussion, and ethereal saxophone from Steve Kelly. From the fourth track, Vermiculite, a steady groove prevails but there's almost a feel of the logical progression of progressive world sounds from the 80's updated with the latest programming. I highly recommend this CD.