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Still listening to the D'Angelo show I attended last night, in my head.

 

(that was for you, Eric.)

Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles

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Two records rocking my world this week:

 

Guapo: Obscure Knowledge. Complex, challenging instrumental prog-rock. Emmett Elvin plays Rhodes, Hammond and synths, and does so very well. There are moments that wouldn't be out of place on a Gentle Giant album. I've been digging them for a years, and I'd vote this as their best effort to date.

[video:youtube]

 

Jaga Jazzist: Starfire. JJ can be an a little over-the-top, and sometimes their stuff has just too many ideas at once, but I dig 'em. The new album is their most synth intensive (one track is even named Big City Music, after the store, I presume). More fun than a triple espresso (and maybe more fun with)

[video:youtube]

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Hop, flop, squawk

It's a keeper

-Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow

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This is everything.

 

[video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3150&v=eS5nEUmkJ5g

 

Sweet.

Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles

http://philipclark.com

 

Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50

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Yeah, I know you saw it... :poke::cry:

 

So far (halfway through it) it's the same show he did last week.

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http://philipclark.com

 

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Jaga Jazzist: Starfire. JJ can be an a little over-the-top, and sometimes their stuff has just too many ideas at once, but I dig 'em. The new album is their most synth intensive (one track is even named Big City Music, after the store, I presume). More fun than a triple espresso (and maybe more fun with)

[video:youtube]

 

Thanks for this. I listened to this track and and got interested. I hadn't heard these folks before, so I checked out a couple more things that I found on YT. As I went through the posted tracks I felt a bit frustrated. It seems weird to me to see a band have the word "jazz" in their name, but they don't seem to have any improvisation going on. Am I missing something? I want to like them, but if someone ain't blowing, I'll keep looking.

 

Thanks

 

Mike

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Jaga Jazzist: Starfire. JJ can be an a little over-the-top, and sometimes their stuff has just too many ideas at once, but I dig 'em. The new album is their most synth intensive (one track is even named Big City Music, after the store, I presume). More fun than a triple espresso (and maybe more fun with)

[video:youtube]

 

Thanks for this. I listened to this track and and got interested. I hadn't heard these folks before, so I checked out a couple more things that I found on YT. As I went through the posted tracks I felt a bit frustrated. It seems weird to me to see a band have the word "jazz" in their name, but they don't seem to have any improvisation going on. Am I missing something? I want to like them, but if someone ain't blowing, I'll keep looking.

 

Thanks

 

Mike

 

I agree, though I do like the band. There's been very little, if any, improvisation in their material, I'd characterize them as more of a post-rock or even modern progressive rock band. Their earlier material had more horns and fewer synths, and arguably sounded jazzier (more jazzistical?). In their defense, they started the band 20-ish years ago when they were all in their teens, and got signed pretty quickly.

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Which one is this Carlo person? The guy from San Diego?

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