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| | Ocean - creates wild and bitchin sound from diverse elements like hard funk, Turco-Arabic rhythms and melodies, ... |
 | | The songs on the self-titled cd are luxurious, melodic numbers, often with romantic themes- but some run toward the darker realms of mythic realms, and toward the exotic in structure, rhythm, and style. |
 | | From echoes of Astrid Gilberto’s sandy island sound to Nina Simone’s gravelly soul, Ocean’s new vehicle, Ocean, puts her in the league of some of our preeminent female vocalists. |
 | | Throughout her debut CD, Ocean's primordial themes of otherworldliness and myth drift mysteriously over undercurrents of primitive beats and Middle-Eastern-styled melodies, with the solid foundation of the elements of basic funk, blues, and rock,- Ocean's mercurial and hypnotic vocals floating overall. |
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