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Indeed, the album’s strongest point, its freewheeling (but never chaotic) sound, is possible because the band members maintain their individuality so well. Each member of McBride’s band seems to do his own thing with the distinct understanding that they will eventually rejoin...
After four disappointing studio albums, funk trio Soulive have finally gotten it. Recorded entirely on Mac OS-X (a fact of which the band of brothers and a friend are inordinately proud) during their Fall 2002 tour, this self-titled release is the first of their oeuvre that truly captures their essence. Even though the abundant guest artists that grace their previous albums are gone, their absence isn’t felt—the live setting charges the bare organ, drums and guitar with an energy that is lacking in their too-reserved studio works...
Soulive shows why the band’s venues have ranged from The Blue Note in Tokyo and The Mercury Lounge in New York to opening stints for the Dave Matthews Band and the Rolling Stones. From the fission-fueled track “El Ron” (the album’s best) alone, it’s clear that these three have the chops to be “real” jazz musicians. Yet that’s not what they want—they seem to love the primacy of motion in funk. Not only...
...when they formed in 1989, they were actually a hardcore punk band, reflecting the German scene that surrounded them. It wasn’t until their second album Shrink that they gradually took on more diverse influences, which ranged from jazz to experimental electronica from the likes of Autechre and Oval...
Last Sunday, on their first American tour in five years, the band set off T.T. the Bear’s Place in Central Square with favorites from Neon Golden, including songs like “Pilot and This Room” and the mellow and airy “Pick Up the Phone.” Acher’s plaintive voice onstage sounds much like it does on record, hovering softly over washes of keyboard and guitar played to fluid but complex rhythms. What is surprising about the live show is the band’s newfound energy, which...