Reviews:

"... As a rule, blues records are kept in the convention of Chicago blues, blues rock or West-Coast. It's not difficult to get an acoustic record, but it's hard to find an artist who would be tempted to reinvent the wheel and want to change something in this already fossilized formula of the genre (However, art does not have an expiration date, right?) In fact, apart from the latest Krzak release, it is hard to find musicians or an album on our market that shook the blues world (I am not talking about bands from abroad, here for example Black Keys do an amazing job and kudos to them.) And here you are, what a surprise!

Anna Marucha's second album with The Taxi Blues Band can be recommended to everyone. And I write these words with full conviction. Blues fans will find here their favorite music served in an unusual, delicate, even airy way. The album is maintained in a subdued chillout and soul style, and the whole thing is served in a tasty jazz-blues form. The minimum number of sounds, space in the compositions and "playing with silence" give an extremely atmospheric, almost sensual effect. The perfect CD for a "date night"...

"Love & Soul" will not disappoint lovers of more accessible and hit sounds, while those who are looking for something new, Anna Marucha's second album will certainly open their ears to other music genres and encourage further exploration. A great album, which I can only blame for the fact that there are no songs in Polish on it. It's a pity that blues artists so rarely write lyrics in our native language. But that's just my opinion. Well done!"

Karol Duda (Guitarist Magazine)

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"...Love & Soul" is another album by Anna Marucha created as part of the singer's original studio project, cooperating with fellow musicians since 2009. Recorded at AM Studio Music in 2014, but the songs on the album were written by the artist in their original form in years 2009 - 2013. The result is a musical product carefully refined and thought out in every detail. Not without significance for the final effect is the fact that the vocalist who is the author of the music and lyrics also supervised the sound and production of the album. In each of these roles, she proved her talent and knowledge of the matter in which she moves.

The album contains thirteen tracks that freely break boundaries and stylistic barriers and intriguingly combine the trends of soul, jazz, chillout, also subtly touching reggae in one of the tracks. The reference to the sounds from the 90s resulted in a unique aura and a specific atmosphere, taking the listeners to the space of musically transposed emotions and nature untainted by the industrial hustle and bustle. This is clearly emphasized by the last track on the album.

The dominant personality of this project is of course Anna Marucha with a perfect, strong and characteristic warm timbre of her voice. It draws attention to itself with the precision of the accents laid out in each phrase. At the same time, with a free, intuitive and genuinely sincere interpretation of the musical message, it reaches the hearts...

JM. (events24.pl)

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"...Anna Marucha is an experienced vocalist who started her professional musical career in the first half of the 1990s, recording the excellent album "Justice" under the name of Lips. She has three albums to her credit, cooperation with such artists as: Zanderhaus, Marek Kościkiewicz and Artur Gadowski has performed at the pier in Sopot, in Spodek in Katowice, at the festival in Jarocin, and is a lecturer at the Krzysztof Komeda Author's School of Popular Music and Jazz in Warsaw.

After a nearly fourteen-year break in solo activity (Anna's last album entitled "Chociaż Raz" was released in 1998), the artist prepared and released the excellent album "Taxi Blue" without any media publicity. The album was created with the accompaniment of The Taxi Blues Band, which includes several excellent instrumentalists.

"Taxi Blue" is a neat combination of several music genres. A delicious music cocktail full of heat and eroticism, jazz feeling, chillout calm, club beat and a pinch of blues passion was created - here's applause for the great guitarist Leszek Jakubczak.

Anna Marucha's singing fits perfectly into this convention. The artist easily maneuvers between soul, blues and jazz sounds. In addition, he sings softly and brings the listener into a state of bliss, a good mood.

This album is the perfect soundtrack for meeting for a drink at 2 am from Friday to Saturday, or for waking up on a sunny summer Sunday morning. And undoubtedly the greatest value of this album is that it may finally help such a great singer as Anna Marucha to achieve the fame she deserves for years..."

Author: Grzegorz Szklarek (cantaramusic.pl)

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Anna Marucha "Taxi Blue"

I particularly appreciate Anna Marucha's music, because she successfully combines a variety of sounds on her albums.

Her music surprises and delights. 

Marucha is a vocalist endowed with great musical intuition, it is very pleasant to listen to the performances from "Taxi Blue"...

(EMPIK)

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Anna marucha "Love & Soul"

Anna Marucha is a unique and versatile artist. 

You can see that this album is a picture of what plays in her soul and how she perceives music. 

From this fascinating personality, open to many sounds and climates fascinating music emerges. I highly recommend listening... 

(empik.com)

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Anna Marucha & The Taxi Blues Band -Taxi Blue

"...Ingredients of the drug: chillout, soul, blues, jazz, pop, also contains trace amounts of club music and an extract from modern sounds Manufactured using natural, highly vitaminized components: bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, violin and guest minerals and elements.

The essential ingredient: a high-quality voice with an intriguing timbre and extraordinary depth Application of the drug: in moments of chronic tension, fatigue, stress, the need for relaxation and entertainment, lack of good mood, in combating psychosomatic pains of various origins.

Dosage: it is recommended to take at least one dose per day, the whole thing can be freely repeated until the desired symptoms occur. 

The drug was found to be highly effective in weekend evenings or at night.

Action of the drug: significant improvement of mood up to euphoric states, relaxation, calming down, sedation, an extremely positive effect on the senses and an antidepressant effect have also been found 

Undesirable effects: long-term use of the drug can cause an addictive effect Age recommendation: no age or gender restrictions.

Additional information: A highly effective and valuable drug, thanks to long-term production, many years of experience and professionalism of the manufacturer, and high-quality ingredients..."

Krzysztof Stachowiak (FZ)