kc Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 (edited) PJC proudly presents Daptone recording artists With special guests KOBAYASHI (Montreal) Guest Selectors: tba SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH @ The Pepper Jack Cafe 38 King William St. Hamilton www.pepperjackcafe.com $12 advance tickets. $15 day of. Available at Pepper Jack's or Dr.Disc www.myspace.com/budosband THE BUDOS BAND is the quintessence of Staten Island Soul. Their exciting new afro-influenced take on instrumental music has been captivating listeners at gigs across the Tri-State area. Eleven pieces in all, their group consists of drums, bass, guitar, electric organ, two trumpets, baritone saxophone, and a percussion section employing bongos, congas, tambourine, guiro, clave, shekere and cowbell. Their music has been described as "compelling", "unbridled", "psychedelic", "innovative", and above all "soulful." However, like many majestic things, their sound had humble beginnings. The core of the band met as youths while all participating in an after school jazz ensemble at the Richmond Ave. Community Center, in Staten Island, New York. It wasn't long before their common hunger for the rougher stripped down sounds of Soul Music brought them together for late night ferry rides into Manhattan, where they would sneak in the back door of the No Moore Club downtown to hear bands like Antibalas, the Sugarman Three, and Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. It was there, in that basement hothouse packed with only the hippest James Brown fanatics and Fela Kuti disciples, where the kernels of instrumental Afro-Soul were first sown into the fertile minds of these talented young men. Kernels which would later germinate and grow into the roots of their strong unique sound. With the recruitment of a few horn players from the neighboring borough of Brooklyn, the band began to practice regularly, exploring the outer cosmic boundaries of afro-beat and soul music from the safety of their tiny concrete rehearsal space on Sand St. As they learned and grew together, their music matured, expanding and settling into a groove as deep and as broad as the Hudson Bay itself. Their debut, self-titled album on Daptone Records is hard evidence of their eruption onto today's Funk and Soul scene. The dramatic peels of brass and sax poured so liberally over sparsely orchestrated rhythm arrangements intone moods which are in one instant hopeful and sinister, urgent and nostalgic, buoyant and depthful beyond measure. The record opens with a lone prowling bass line that circles it's listener four times before the fierce calculating rhythms of the drums and percussion join in. It is not, of course, until the barks and howls of the horns join the fray when we are able to hear the full spectrum of the band's voice. The musicians claim the secret to their enormous sound is a selfless approach to rhythm: each man finding his own place and purpose in the greater landscape of the measure. However, any observant listener can hear that it is something far more simple and rare that elevates their sound beyond the sphere of cognitive reason and into that far greater realm of pure feeling: The Budos Band have Soul, on the inside. And it's strong. www.daptonerecords.com KOBAYASHI Originally conceived as the jazzman's surrender to the hip-hop beat, Kobayashi's sounds have developed into an amalgamation of electronica, jazz, trip-hop and orchestral undertones. Formed at the crack of the new millennium, this seven-headed monster wasted little time infiltrating Montreal's musical underground, and then setting its sights on the rest of the country. With a musical style set to satisfy the energetic hot-stepper, the head-bopping groove aficionado and the cerebral shadow-lurking jazz musician alike, it is fitting that Kobayashi has been blessed with a loyal and growing fan base. www.kobayashimusic.com Edited May 15, 2006 by Guest will this band be slept on and it's potential realized after they have come and gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 very provocative, very provocative indeed! My birthday is that night!briguy, my 4/20 doorprize is very sweet, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Look for Ottawa dates as well.There is no Toronto show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 For music: www.myspace.com/budosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payce-ley Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 to paraphrase: members of Sharon Jones' Dap Kings mixed in with members of Antibalasthis will be sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Wow, I am in for this one.And Kooky, Shots-o-plenty for you on your special day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hells yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 anybody gonna tape that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 We will try Canned Beats.How's the scene over there anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) That good I guess. Anyway, if anyone hasn't heard what these guys sound like, check out their myspace for some song samples.http://www.myspace.com/budosband I can't stress enough how much I am looking forward to having this band at the PJC. There are only 2 Canadian dates. Montreal and Hamilton. This will be the bands first time in Canada. It will be a rare show, since they usually only play in New York. Edited June 1, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Ohhhh yeah! Gonna be shak'n a leg on this night. It's been too long since I've been to PJC, and this is one hell of a way to break her in again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I picked up their CD a while ago, and it's *real* good. Ya'll will love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Yeah it's been a while since we've seen you Paan. I was wondering what's been missing from our dancefloor lately. Definetely a good show to get your groove back on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paan Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hey man... you haven't bumped this and it's tomorrow night... is this show still on? Should be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 imagine KC has been a little busy with the big anniversary party tonight (headin that way myself right now)ERNIE THOMPSON BAND/ MARK WILSON / DIESEL DOG / SCOTT MACDONALD/ HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER / GRATEFULLY DEADICATED SOUND SYSTEM + about 5 more bandsand yes you are very correct... The Budos Band is going to be insane tomorrow night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 i'm bringing my taping gear for-sure!KC, is the budos band doing 2 sets? When do they go on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Short set, but that was a lot of fun! very 'one step beyond'. Should have the show up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Any other reviews? How was the turn-out?I wish that I could have been there. Can't do it all I suppose. Feeling a little too sleepy to head out to JFJO tonight as well. If only there were more hours in the week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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