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A band known for its grueling live shows,
Galactic treats us here with a live set played in their
hometown of New Orleans. With accomplished drummer Stanton
Moore and bassist Robert Mercurio laying down the funk-based
groundwork from which this band rises from, they really build
a nice foundation of multi-layered sounds crossing over
different genres. In order to traverse those borders, the rest
of this six-piece act all join in forming a very gifted
wide-ranging sound. Ben Ellman is on Saxes and harmonica, Jeff
Raines is on guitar, Rich Vogel works the keyboards and Theryl
de’Clouet brings his soulful vocals to complete the mix.
If you are looking for that throwback sound of old school
soul, look no further than ‘Villified’, ‘I Get Lifted’, and
‘My Mind is Hazy’ which finds lead singer Theryl doing his
raspy voice thang. There is a sense of something new melding
with that classic old. Fans of solos will find ‘Baker’s Dozen’
to their liking, being a fine jam composition weaving improv
solos in and around each other including a big time drum solo
by Moore. The opening jaunt, ‘Crazyhorse Mongoose’, also finds
that sweet funk groove. For a spacey approach, ‘Moog
Marmalade’ and ‘Two Clowns’ really adds the moody space-out
jams into this musical blender. The former weaves a hypnotic
groove that charms you, as a snake charmer would charm a snake
out of its basket. The latter starts with a deep funk bass
line before finding an ambient soundscape to work towards a
big strong finish. Fans of just plain ole crazy sick jams will
be delighted with the inclusion of ‘Shibuya’, which is a
powerful canvas for music exploration interplay as no two
versions ever play out exactly the same.
Basically this disc is just a pure, cool glimpse inside of a
Galactic live show. This show represents a real nice set of
offerings to chew on. Discover this new energy they are
infusing into the traditional New Orleans Jazz style. Hop on
board and join this 4 planet inter-galactic party.
Track Listing:
01. Crazyhorse Mongoose
02. Moog Marmalade
03. Bobski/Jeffe 2000
04. Villified
05. I Get Lifted
06. My Mind Is Hazy
07. Baker's Dozen
08. Blue Pepper
09. Lumpology
10. Working In The Coal Mine
11. Shibuya
12. Two Clowns
13. Sweet Leaf
Shamples Rating:
4 out of 5 Planets
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