Album Notes

‘The Neo Lounge Affair’ is a story about industrial espionage and the irreversible high stakes that inevitably reveal those who are employed and enticed by the allure of greed, sex and power. The players in this twisted, dangerous, cloudy, suspense driven drama have no clue of how their deeds will unfold. The collateral damage alert has long surpassed the red warning area on the thermometer.

On an evening at the theatre, Blane unknowingly becomes entangled in a web so smooth that it appeared to be honey. In the wrong place at the wrong time, he becomes ensnared in a plot that involves: Conrad Washington, Multi-Billionaire and CEO of Baileen Industries, his employer; Detective Valentine, master criminalist, who has been tracking a string of suspicious, high-level industrial crimes in the region for the last six months; and Carlina Acardi, the espionage suspect, who alludes capture at every level.

Detective Valentine has summoned officers to pick-up Blake and bring him to police headquarters to question him about Carlina Acardi. Carlina is suspected of industrial spying - possibly even murder. Events seem to spiral out of control as Blake recounts his encounters and moments with Carlina.

What happened? Who’s really involved? Nothing is what anyone wants it to be. Who and what will be next? Murder. Manipulation. Seduction. Power. Collapse.

‘The Neo Lounge Affair’ beckons listeners into the complex mind of Toao. A compelling story told in film noir style - its music sets the front stage for what’s happening ‘on stage’. This project races beyond the Downtempo and Euro Lounge sound of yesterday and evolves into a sensational and captivating new world described by SOILSOUND as “Neo Lounge”. SOILSOUND fuses a compelling story with the styles of Downtempo, Hip-Hop and Nu Soul with Nu Jazz undertones. ‘The Neo Lounge Affair’. The Beginning.