Naomi & Goro是由日裔女主唱Naomi 尚美,加上身為日裔巴西人的吉他手Goro Itou 伊藤所組成,她們將Bossa Nova濃郁灼熱的南美洲陽光,注入了陣陣沁人的東方涼爽微風,比起小野麗莎更顯輕鬆、活潑而明亮清新;這張《Home》以清新沁人的獨有風格,翻唱了了多首旋律優美的經典名曲,開場曲“Will You Dance?”中Naomi的嗓音立刻令人驚豔;帶著淡淡惆悵的吉他,為整首歌曲注入一股清淡微妙的哀傷氣息;” Em Ecountant la Pluie”則是法文版的經典名曲”Rhythm of the Rain”,相對於原曲春雨驟落的活潑風格,展現出如風鈴輕吟、暖暖陽光灑落的恬適舒緩,如飲蜂蜜般甜蜜潤喉。以輕鬆活潑Bossa Nova風改編的名曲“Over the Rainbow”,展現出雲淡風輕、陽光乍現,躺在草皮上聆聽鳥鳴的美妙時光。整張《Home》專輯如其名,洋溢著溫馨、和緩、懷舊、以及讓人安心的情緒,彷彿在漫長的旅途結束後,終於回到家裡的放鬆與閒適;一張讓人可以陷入柔軟的沙發、啜飲一盅暖呼呼的熱湯,耳邊飄盪的樂音,正是Naomi & Goro這令人低迴不已的甜蜜音符。(文/楊久穎)
全球最頂尖的母帶處理工程師、葛萊美得主Bernie Grundman也見證它真的帶來更好的聲音。Emerald Audiophile discs are actually made with a dark green polycarbonate, to help alleviate the potential problems associated with internal light refraction and enable a more accurate reading of the digital data from the optical disc. We listened to these against the standard aluminum CDS and were impressed -" They really do sound better" says Bernie Grundman.