Steve Khan and Rob Mounsey seem interested in putting us in a sort of trance on You Are Here, but often that's more the result of our vain search for a clear-cut melody than by perfect design.
The guitarist and keyboardist make an intriguing tandem as they play with different world rhythms (the cover art suggests a global unity theme at work) and draw their percussive keyboard meets acoustic string experimentations out to seven, eight, and ten minutes.
But only the sharply composed, fiery Latin jam "Platanos Maduros" (with synth steel pans and horns) and the Brazilian flavored shuffle "Viajar y Viajar" (on which Mounsey's synth harmonica approximates Toots Thielemans on the legendary Brazilian's projects) offer a memorable melody to go along with the bouncing percussive textures of Marc Quinones.
Most of the other tunes have swaying beats, occasionally inspired soundscaping fills, and synth riffs, but take a bit too long to develop.
Glum pieces like "Pallbearers" come across like atmospheric noodling.
Mounsey is a whiz with electronics, and he seems to have fun finding pockets for Khan to toss in a melodic line here and there.
But his greatest contribution is his soaring voice, which adds desperately needed focus and humanity to "Fazendeiro" and the Latin pieces.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClafoutiSteve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 10:18 | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| 2 | FazendeiroSteve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Platanos MadurosSteve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 09:32 | 21 MB | 58 MB |
| 4 | Still Life with MockingbirdRob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Viajar y ViajarManolo Badrena | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | AnhelanteSteve Khan | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 07:09 | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| 7 | ClafoutiSteve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 10:18 | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| 8 | Platanos MadurosSteve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 09:32 | 21 MB | 58 MB |
| 9 | Viajar y ViajarManolo Badrena | Steve Khan, Rob Mounsey | Play | 05:51 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | Clafouti [radio edit] | Steve Khan | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Viajar y Viajar [radio edit] | Steve Khan | Play | 04:56 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 79 mins | 182 MB | |||||
| 79 mins | 487 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Alderson | Engineer |
| 2 | Manolo Badrena | Composer |
| 3 | Chris Day | Stylist |
| 4 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 5 | Steve Khan | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Producer |
| 6 | Richard Laird | Photography |
| 7 | Mike Landy | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Rob Mounsey | Composer, Computers, Engineer, Keyboards, Orchestration, Percussion, Performer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 9 | Malcolm Pollack | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Marc Quiñones | Bongos, Congas, Guest Artist, Timbales |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |