Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon

Rock · 2016 · 7 tracks · 46m

Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon

A fluid, atmospheric bridge between eras. Focus trades their usual explosive yodeling for liquid jazz fusion, shimmering flutes, and deep Brazilian rhythms.

It's the legendary Focus, but they've traded the yodeling for a really smooth, late-night Brazilian jazz vibe.

A sophisticated and serene exploration of jazz-fusion textures with a distinct South American rhythmic pulse.

Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon · vs · Focus

Hi Fi+1.7σ

The production is pushed notably harder into hi fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 46m

01

Focus Zero

10:22

02

Hola, cómo estás?

4:56

03

Rock 5

7:12

04

Millennium

7:22

05

Înaltă

5:35

06

Talking Rhythms

5:25

07

Surrexit Christus

5:35

Moments Worth Waiting For

The ten-minute sprawl of Focus Zero where the flute eventually dissolves into a shimmering synth wash.

The unexpected transition into Latin-inflected rhythms on Hola, cómo estás? that shifts the album's gravity.

The final choral-inflected synth layers of Surrexit Christus that provide a spiritual, ambient resolution.

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