Reviews

This track is just beautiful! Old skool sound but with a new contemporary adult flavor. The vocalist is classy & obviously trained. His smooth & soulful delivery fit the beautiful instrumentation & arrangement of the track perfectly. I love the bassline. I also like the percussion work in the verses. Beautiful harmonies. Top-notch production also. Everything is well mixed & the vocals glide nicely over the track. This song sounds like it's already on radio. One of the best listens for me on GB. Had to play it twice! Keep up the good work.

Onyx1 ft Terrence Forsythe - Right Now
NL2 Records
Rating: 4 out of 5
Onyx 1 hail from Oakland, California and began life as Temptations-style vocal group but soon graduated to funk. They recorded sporadically, and a couple of years back one of their old funk cuts, ‘Break It Loose’ was featured on a very well received Bay Area funk compilation. Encouraged by the good press and decent sales, the group (brothers Wendell and Aaron Basey and Malvin Scott) decided to reform but to beef up their sound they enlisted Detroit’s Terence Forsythe as lead – and what a great choice. Forsyth possess a silky smooth soul voice – a voice good enough to impress Richard Street who enlisted him into his touring incarnation of the Temptations… and I guess that’s the best comparison to draw. Onyx 1, have ditched the funk, and gone back to their harmony group roots. Their aim is to make real grown up soul music – and they’ve clearly succeeded. Hear their timeless sound to best effect on the harmony ballad that is ‘Mine All Mine’ – sweet, yet with a real soul edge. It’s so good in its original incarnation that the R&B–ish remix towards the end is redundant. Other goodies include the opener ‘Its Time For Love’, the melodic ‘When You Weren’t Looking, and the jazzy title cut which features great piano from "Tex" Richardson. All are gentle and mid-paced – but though outwardly sedate they have a real soul undertow and should please sophisticated soul people and smooth jazz fans alike.
Bill Buckley

Right Now

Onyx1 feat. Terrence Forsythe

Older gentlemen celebrate the Soul - the true old School class in very best tradition that of temp action, CONTROLLER, Dramatics.... Actually the Trio had itself before long time of the dream of a show-biz-karriere discharged - nevertheless as it "BREAK It Loose" only recently to be around exact (anno 2003) for a compilation named "Bay AREA radio" again was already discovered, in this connection for some sensation ensured, decided to 3 again to the start to go. Once Soul - always Soul, the internal fire glowed evenly still and began to flicker, when one raised the common voices for the first clocks. The direction should be however another, no 60ziger radio, but the eternally valid harmonies of the Vocal Groups of the 70ziger became as basis auserkoren - which in elegant manners refurbished and in addition with Terrence Forsythe a formidabler front singer with relevant experiences engages sound up-to-date. The reformed quartet offers matured Midtempo magic, wonderful melody lines full romance and warmth, finest vowel harmonies and cleared up arrangements (gladly also verziert with very reserved jazz-added), which besides by material equipment are converted. Each Take a rear-Lite - timeless Soul sounds for adults.

Following revised success of their 1984 Nia recording, 'Break It Loose', Onyx founding members, Wendell and Aaron Basey and Malvin Scott have reformed and added Detroiter, Terrence Forsythe to make up the group, Onyx1. Excellent harmonies prove to be the trademark here, as the original trio form a delightful vocal bed for Forsythe's vocals, particularly on the ballad, 'Mine All Mine' and the mid-paced, toe-tapper, 'You Never Fail to Amaze Me', although even vocal dexterity at its best cannot rescue 'Spellbound', the poorest song here. Ed Judd's sax features on the contemporary opener, 'It's Time For Love' and on the spoken-intro'd rippler, 'Thatz Enough', a reprised version allowing Judd the spotlight. 'But I Do' is another downtempo item with a contemporary feel, while 'Right Now' is set to a jerky, clip-clop beat. If you're not yet sold on this cd, let me recommend three sparkling ballad tracks, tripping over each other for the 'best track' nomination 'When You Weren't Looking', 'One Day At A Time' and 'Give a Little Bit'. Make your purchases from www.cdbaby.com.

Hey Guys,

CONGRATULATIONS! on Number 1 position in the Solar Radio Sweet Rhythm Chart.

Di - Lee
Soulchoonz Records

Every track is a winner for me and it is great to see these guys back on the scene. A combination of great memorable songs and a quality contemporary production which is a rare combination these days. What's more these guys really can SING. Paul Phillips www.soulfulgrooves.com

Great Music! Great History behind the Music! Couldn't pick a favorite song...they were all favorites. "Right Now" "It's time for Love."

Cool, sometimes funky, real emotional, romantic, strong lyrics, solid lead vocals, a sexy sax that is warm and tasty. Polished, professional, and skillful musicianship and singing. This is adult stuff, having most appeal for the grown and sexy over 35 crowd. All my significant others in Spain, Europe, and around the globe dig this CD. This is a talented group. This CD is an Obvious Standout. What is next...I will fly in from Pairee to see and celebrate with them. Guess we are fans.