Note: The video no longer exists and there is no replacement for it. Most of the band’s other links are also dead. You may recall The Aquaducks fun fusion of jazz, rock, and r&b, from about a year ago when we highlighted the single, Fuel The Funk. Now the band has released (November 2013) a seven-song self-titled LP, and you can find Fuel The Funk along with This Far (shown here). The LP clocks in at 36 minutes and change. This is party music, and that is something that The Aquaducks hang their hats on-And it’s fun! You can find more information on…
Read MoreYou may recognize the name of the band My Woshin Mashin, from a previous post here about 4 months ago with Twenty One. My Woshin Mashin returns with a funky little electro-pop number, Little Crow. The band, essentially two friends from Russia and Germany, combines wide eclectic influences to conjure up their sound. It’s always different and always interesting. You can find more information on My Woshin Mashin by checking out their web site. Which includes all social and music purchase links. Check out a…
Read MoreCombining a bit of ska, funk, reggae, jazz flavors and modern rock, Brisbane Australia’s Cheap Fakes create a party in your speakers that you just can’t help but move your feet to. Case in point is Sand On The Beach from the band’s January 2012 long-player, Hand Me Downs, which is so infectious it will have you hitting the repeat button soon after hearing it for the first time. In addition to Hand Me Downs, Cheap Fakes has just re-released (June 2013) their…
Read MoreCombining elements of jazz, funk, hip-hop, afrobeat and everything in between Mop Mop is the brainchild of Italian born musician/composer/producer Andrea Benini, currently living and producing his latest works in Berlin. Run Around from the groups forthcoming long-player (due March 2013-or now with forward posting), Isle of Magic, is hypnotic and wonderful! The radio edited version of the song is painfully short as I wanted more of Fred Wesley’s trombone fills, but that is a small complaint and given the “radio edit" moniker, alludes…
Read MoreThere are decidedly very few instrumental-only posts on this blog, mostly because stories are sometimes hard to find without words, but not always. Enter the New York City 10 piece aftro-rock-funk EMEFE and Stutter, from the bands July 2012 long-player, Good Future. This is a very skillful group of musicians, borrowing from multiple styles, rhythm and blues, funk, jazz, rock and more, to create a rich and fully textured soundscape. This is music to get your groove on, to cleanse your soul, to fill…
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