SMC ~ Garage A Trois- "Emphasizer"
burnin-candle
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OK, first of all, I have to apologize for the quality of this file. I know all of you have at least 50megs for yours, but since I only have freeware players, I can only rip in this quality. (same as last time) Just turn it up loud and it should be OK. 
If anything goes wrong with the download, let me know.
And yeah, it's in .rar format so just be aware of that. Now onto the pick...
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for me, burnin-candle, to give you some funk in the SMC!! I know we all love rock, and we've had some awesome picks lately, but sometimes you just gotta shake that ass just alittle bit more. Last time my pick was kinda standard funk stuff. This time it's more a twisted, fucked up, freaked out experimental kinda funk. I give you the wonder that is Garage A Trois.
Garage A Trois is made up of four members. All superstars in my book.
Stanton Moore (of Galactic) hits the skins
Skerik (of Critters Buggin and he's the guy that plays sax on Long Gone Day if I'm correct) plays all saxaphonics
Mike Dillon (Critters Buggin and lotsa other stuff) plays marimba and other weird percussion
Charlie Hunter (has his own Trio) plays that wonderful 8 string guitar
They were originally a trio (withut Dillon), but added him for more intensity. I think they atarted out as just a "jam" band, as in they'd play gigs and just jam on stage for fun. Then they decided to make records together. The music is all instrumental. It has moments of free jazz, Zappa-esque freak outs, wah-wah funk, ethnic tastes and New Orleans vibes. Intruments collide all over the place but all in all, it just makes you wanna move and just dance. Stanton Moore, who I'm personally a big fan, hits the drums as gorgeously as usual. Skerik proves that he can do anything with a reed, mouthpiece and a sax. Mike Dillon shows that glockenspeils and marimbas can be insanely funky. Charlie Hunter is just, well... a virtuoso. All these elements blend in and create one of the most unique funk outfits on the scene today. This is their first release from 2003.
I must warn that this might not be for everyone. I do admit that it goes in the "strange" side of jazz/funk, but I personally find it very experimental and fun at the same time.
If you find this funky, then you definitely have the "funk" in you.:)
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Check their site, for more info. http://www.garageatrois.com
If anything goes wrong with the download, let me know.And yeah, it's in .rar format so just be aware of that. Now onto the pick...
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for me, burnin-candle, to give you some funk in the SMC!! I know we all love rock, and we've had some awesome picks lately, but sometimes you just gotta shake that ass just alittle bit more. Last time my pick was kinda standard funk stuff. This time it's more a twisted, fucked up, freaked out experimental kinda funk. I give you the wonder that is Garage A Trois.
Garage A Trois is made up of four members. All superstars in my book.
Stanton Moore (of Galactic) hits the skins
Skerik (of Critters Buggin and he's the guy that plays sax on Long Gone Day if I'm correct) plays all saxaphonics
Mike Dillon (Critters Buggin and lotsa other stuff) plays marimba and other weird percussion
Charlie Hunter (has his own Trio) plays that wonderful 8 string guitar
They were originally a trio (withut Dillon), but added him for more intensity. I think they atarted out as just a "jam" band, as in they'd play gigs and just jam on stage for fun. Then they decided to make records together. The music is all instrumental. It has moments of free jazz, Zappa-esque freak outs, wah-wah funk, ethnic tastes and New Orleans vibes. Intruments collide all over the place but all in all, it just makes you wanna move and just dance. Stanton Moore, who I'm personally a big fan, hits the drums as gorgeously as usual. Skerik proves that he can do anything with a reed, mouthpiece and a sax. Mike Dillon shows that glockenspeils and marimbas can be insanely funky. Charlie Hunter is just, well... a virtuoso.
All these elements blend in and create one of the most unique funk outfits on the scene today. This is their first release from 2003.I must warn that this might not be for everyone. I do admit that it goes in the "strange" side of jazz/funk, but I personally find it very experimental and fun at the same time.
If you find this funky, then you definitely have the "funk" in you.:)
Anyway, I hope you enjoy.
Check their site, for more info. http://www.garageatrois.com
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If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
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thanks for bringing da FUNK!!!
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pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
i also uploaded something to the gmail account... so please make sure you all read the second email in the list to get to THIS album...
your post didn't exist when i created my file... didn't want to interfere with the usual SMC business...
Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.
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pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
And I was just told that some members are having trouble with .rar. I am extremely sorry about that. Can anyone tell me a freeware or trial version of a program that can put files in .zip?? If it worls, I'll put up the zip version later on.
Thanks.
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having said that, i don't know anything about jazz just like someone who can name-drop hendrix, the beatles and led zeppelin doesn't necessarily know a lot about rock music...
"jazz" is just a term that incorporates so many different sub-genres from experimental free jazz to jamie "gollum" cullum, who to me is just bland pop... i don't know what jazz is anymore...
i enjoy this album a lot... i'm actually pleasantly surprised... these guys are excellent musicians, all of them... great drums and percussion, amazing guitar work, intrigueing sax solos...
"sprung monkey"'s got my head bopping along... i like how they go from funky "a-frame" to a slow "we see"... "interpretive ape dance" makes me see dancing monkeys...
if i had to chose a favourite track it would have to be "delta skelta"... it's their most rocking tune and what can i say, i'm a rock guy... this track is one hell of a trip, love it!
one thing i have to point out is the production... i know that jazz has a timeless quality, but to be honest, lot's of jazz records (especially from the 80s) sound very dated to me... not in this case, if you hadn't mentioned it was from 2003 i wouldn't have been able to tell...
i like how it sounds crisp and organic - "live" if you want - without needless polishing and shine... it's very immediate for a jazz record and that's what i like...
thank you for this, burnin-candle...
now i want to blast this album on a car stereo (although i don't own a car), cruise down the streets of the city (small town, that is) and enjoy the sun shine (well, it's grey, cold and snowy outside)... but it also works in your living room, no matter if you're playing it as background music or pay close attention...
nice!
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pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
Oh well, despite my initial disappointment I'm enjoying the hell out of this album...the musicianship is absolutely stellar. The Baker Brothers were more standard jazz and although they very quite lively too, Garage A Trois are more free-form and experimental. Favourite songs are Interpretive Ape Dance, Sprung Monkey and Delta Skelta.
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viggsy, sorry I fooled you again.
trappedinmyradio, as I said this might not be for everyone. Sorry about that. But I'm sure you'll find something good about it if you keep an open mind about it. There's some great musicianship on this.
And you know guys, this probably ain't even jazz. lol
Keep the funk alive.
If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
One thing about Jazz, if somebody recommends a CD to you, you can be rest assured the musicians will be incredible. I have yet to own or listen to one where they have been subpar. I am sure it's out there.....somewhere.
I do struggle with some forms of Jazz. Avant-guarde and Fusion being most of it. This CD finds me on the brink of some of that however it is more listenable than say Bitches Brew or Out to Lunch. So I find myself enjoying this more that I thought.
Being more guitar driven therefore, A-Frame and Delta Skelta full out kick ass. These songs to me would have fit well on a Jeff Beck Blow by Blow type CD. Virtuoso no question. Also dig the drumming at the end of A-Frame. In fact, I would like to listen to more of this type of music, so if ya got any suggestions, throw them out.
Plena for My Grumble is a nice departure and Launch fits the title well. I am usually curious on how instrumentals are named. Launch makes sense here.
We See is really the only one that I can leave. It is borderline Smooth Jazz/Elevator type stuff. Though to be fair, probably the best Elevator music I have ever heard
I'll be listening to this the rest of the week. I feel like I can drop this on a Jazz fan and impress them that I know about this. My Windows Media classifies this as Jazz. Art Rock huh, I mean I don't know what that is either however Emphasizer isn't easily labeled.
thanks burnin-candle.
i experienced the same thing...
so there are either no bad jazz musicians or jazz lovers never recommend shit cd's - unlike rock fans
i used to have a house mate who was listened to a lot of jazz, that helped me expand my collection...
what puts me off most is the elitism of some jazz listeners who don't like any other type of music... but i guess this applies to some fans of every genre...
Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.
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I can't imagine anybody in Garage playing in CoC. Like to hear it though.
i like some CoC stuff so it'd be interesting to know which songs he contributed to...
Some days you wake up and sit on a park bench next to an eighty year old Russian architect, and some days you don't. I think this is my new life philosophy.
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pearl jam @ the astoria, london, 20/04/06
i really like the guitar in delta skelta - i guess i wish more songs had that kind of guitar in it - but i guess its not that kind of album. but i would have to listen to this more before i can really give my true thoughts but i thought id keep the ball rolling a bit.
ill post more bout it when i have listened more
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Stanton in CoC?? Wow, I never knew that. He is a great drummer though, for sure.
If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
swede, I know this is completely off your radar, but I'm glad you enjoyed some parts of it. I wish that there were more guitar driven stuff there, too, but I do like the weird shit Skerik does. And it's not often you get to hear marimbas played that funky. lol I agree that this is a late night trippy hangout kinda music. That's when I usually play it. I guess that's the thing with instrumentals.
trappedinmyradio, don't be sorry, mate, I completely respect your opinion. It took time for me to get into this kind of experimental shit, but once I did, I'm loving it. Keeping an open mind about it should get you closer to this music. Thanks for giving it a chance, though.
Mr Funkalicious, well, you have one rocking name, mate.
Thanks everyone for giving this a try. You have the funk in you regardless of how much you enjoyed this.
More comments are welcome. Cheers.
If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
I have just finished listening to Sprung Monkey. If the band were to play this live, could they recreate it note for note?
It has been my understanding that Steve Vai for example plays his solos note for note live as they were on the studio release (according to a Vai freak I work with).
I find this to be rather incredible. So I guess I am just curious.
and for the cheap seats......A-Frame grooves.
that's a good question. I don't know if I can answer that correctly, but my understanding is that they would have the main riff and the main chord progressions the same as the song, but with regard to solos, they'd just improvise a lot more. I guess that's why for jazz, some people say that you never hear the same song again.
My guess is that Garage A Trois would be just freaking out on stage with crazy improvs.
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just wanted to let you know...i'm still listening. there is a chaotic structure to this that is intriguing. there are parts that, i feel, really hold together well. but, then there are parts where it feels that the music is falling apart. i know that is typical of "jazz", but, with me, i have a mind that is very forward thinking. when i hear something, i tend to expect "this" and when i get "that" it sort of wigs me out. i wish i knew more about music so i could talk about it better.
a big problem with me is that i had ADD - seriously - i am into this for a moment then it throws me to the sidelines and i get bothered with other things. the sleeve on my jacket, my sock, a glass of water, a pint of beer, etc.
the fact is - i feel ignorant with this music. i feel like i don't know enough to be able to appreciate it and it pisses me off. FUCK!
there is something emotional missing for me. that's how i listen to music - with my emotions - with the feelings in my head, my heart, and my body. i don't know.
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I have been able to purchase and seriously listen to many forms of Jazz so I can narrow down my scope of what to really dive into. It pisses me off to no end that the Avant-Garde stuff makes NO sense to me. I have what is said to be a total masterpiece in my collection 'Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch' and wow, I don't get it. Like anything, if a piece of music is regarded as a masterpiece, I feel the need to understand it. I can't and won't accept that it just "isn't for me".
So I keep on listening.
Anyways, my laggin/sick ass is sorry and if there is anyway someone can send this to me it would be much appreciated.
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I'm familiar with Skerik as he's in Tuatara and I have that band's first two albums. This album sounds like a Tuatara album, though, unfortunatley, one not as enjoyable to me. I tried getting into it and I just can't. I think it's because I know that this is a band who would be much better live. Like most of Phish's studio work, I just sense that this album doesn't truly represent the musicians abilities whereas seeing a live show would. 4 minutes just isn't enough time for these guys to really get going.
Delta Skelta sounds like a tribute of sorts to Jimi Hendrix.
transplant, same to you my man. That Out to Lunch album I can't get either! lol But jazz is such a varied and huge field, there's stuff you never get and there's stuff that you totally dig. I guess that's why we all keep listening, cos it's never too good to put yourself in a single genre or type of music.
AndySlash, yeah definitely agree that 4 minutes is way too short. I would love to hear these guys live. In fact, I think there are some shows at live music archive, though I haven't been able to check them out yet.
Thanks everyone. Love your honesty and musical love. cheers.
If you can't get high on purely music and the sounds that you hear, you're missing out on something.
btw - the album that Stanton is on with COC is In the Arms of God. I was fortunate enough to catch him with COC in Buffalo. What a rockin show.
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