Eclectic Vibes
by Andrew Frey
Juicehead - Devil Made Me Do It
JuiceheadDevil Made Me Do It
Label: Misfits Records
Old school thought provoking punk rock from Chicago with raw raspy guitars, tinny drums, sing along vocals and thrashy hooks that pummel and cajole the listener into a good feelin’ frenzy.
Juno Reactor - Gods and Monsters
Juno ReactorGods and Monsters
Label: Metropolis Records
Genre crossing techno united by a vast array of amazing musicians.
• Juno Reactor Website • Juno Reactor WikiEmory Joseph - Fennario - Songs By Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Emory JosephFennario - Songs By Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Label: Iris Records
Dead fan or not (and I’m not) these 12 cherry-picked tunes culled from Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter’s considerable repertoire form a charming selection of what these legendary song writers and performers are all about. Well produced, good sounding and chock full of guest musicians.
• Emory Joseph WebsiteJosh Phillips Folk Festival - Wicker
Josh Phillips Folk FestivalWicker
Label: Folk Festival
Singer, guitarist and percussionist of “Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band” strikes out on his own. Seeking to seemingly play each song diversely different from the last, traipsing through folk, funk, hip hop, and rock culminates with me disliking some songs as much as I like others. Confusing and proudly FCC compliant…
• Josh Phillips Folk Festival WebsiteJorn - Lonely Are The Brave
JornLonely Are The Brave
Label: Blistering Records
Built around Norwegian Jorn Lande who is touted as being an extraordinary vocalist. Upon listening however, I was struck by how ordinary and blaze’ the music and most of the vocals are. Surprisingly average overall.
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JudgehydrogenCult of Blood
Label: Rising Oculus Records
Hair raising atmospheres gurgling with virulent doom struck metal. This macabre one man project, bred in Middleton, WI, produces primal disturbances in the creep-a-dellic frequency spectrum while profanely exercising a deep gothic vocal pleasure. Seriously dark.
• Judgehydrogen WebsiteJulie The Band - An Act Of Communication
Julie The BandAn Act Of Communication
Label: Baby Bird Records
Effervescent and artsy alt-rock that floats from the extremes of lush etheric choir vocals to abrupt post-punk skewered beats. A horn section adds depth and flavor to this eclectic mix.
• Julie The Band WebsiteJai Uttal - Thunder Love
Jai UttalThunder Love
Label: NuTone Music
Imbuing the Kirtan style with a variety of contemporary knob twirling elements, Uttal displays an entrancing variety of upbeat and thought provoking songs and chants. Blazing a boisterous trail of global fusion and bombastic love energy.
• Jai Uttal Website • Jai Uttal WikiJulien-K - Death to Analog
Julien-KDeath to Analog
Label: Metropolis Records
Cyberblasting industrial thump pop undercuts the calculated, anthemic pools of samples that coalesce and form hooks quite firm and tasty. Not surprising considering these music veterans were also in Orgy, Shuck and Derakh.
• Julien-K Website • Julien-K WikiKepa Junkera & Melonious Quartet - Fandango
Kepa Junkera & Melonious QuartetFandango
Label: Hiri Records
Renowned folk ambassador from the Basque regions of Spain matches his impressive prowess on the trikitixa (Basque diatonic accordion) with the entrancing stringed offerings of the Melonious Quartet. These 14 instrumental compositions effortlessly float by as they integrate traditional with contemporary.
Gabriel Johnson - Fra_ctured
Gabriel JohnsonFra_ctured
Label: Electrofone Music
Born on the whims and whimsy of quirky electronica, this phenom trumpeter has found liberating fields of instrumental bliss through jubilant ProTools antics and his own “fractured jazz” notions. He bids you to enter this new frontier and play with him.
• Gabriel Johnson WebsiteJust A Band - 82
Just A Band82
Label: Akwaaba Music
Mellow moods shift in the glimmering of an emotion with embellishments of contemporary down tempo ethics. These 3 musicians from Kenya were all born in 1982, hence the name. Most songs were constructed and concocted within the influence of 80s synth pop while injected with ethnic grooves.
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