Life Style. March, 17-23, 2001, Vol.3, No.10. Pizza. Moscow Grooves Institute. Moscow Grooves Institute (MGI) is a band consisting of only two members - Boris Nazarov (vocals and computer remixing) and Arkady Marto (keyboards). It was formed in 1994 when the pair met. In 1997, the two musicians joined forces with the Russian-American band, Detsky Panadol, and they recorded two albums together. In 1999, in collaboration with Detsky Panadol's guitarist Sergei Belyaev, MGI recorded the album "Pizza" but, due to financial problems, were unable to release it until now. The album is deliberately named, because it is a mixture of all conceivable elements. In terms of style, "Pizza" can be considered lounge music that is not perfect, but not bad either/ The prevalent motif is funk, seasoned with unequal proportions of acid-jazz, trip-hop, break-beat, house and jungle. Adding attractiveness to the album is the stylish trip-hop moving into a down tempo ("Morze Liquid") and Americanized funk with a strong wind part ("Pizza Cut"). Apparently in search og elegance, they added some French chic, which is most strongly manifested in "Le piano-noir" - an incredible mixture of hip-hop and 1930s French chanson. For lovers of the exotic, there are eastern motifs and Jamaican vibrations that are distinctly heard in "Kali (higher mix)" - ethno-funk with eastern horn. And they have not forgotten about live bass and guitar. "Tourne'e", a jazz song performed in French, contains distinctly heard acoustic bass that sounds very much like a double bass. If its style had been clearer and more cognizable, the album would have been superb. Nevertheless, as it is, the album is far better than most similar projects by Western electronic musicians. By Dmitry Mozheitov ?????