believe the hype?
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 15 January 2009 06:06 (seventeen years ago)
oh that's who those guys were. i walked through union square station the day this was filmed (i'm guessing it was the same day anyway):
they were good.
― tipsy mothra, Thursday, 15 January 2009 07:31 (seventeen years ago)
They did a great remix of Tony Allen's Sankofa last year and were the highlight of Damon Albarn's Honest Jon's Show in London around the same time.
http://www.last.fm/music/Tony+Allen/_/Sankofa+(Hypnotic+Brass+Ensemble+Remix)
― Dorianlynskey, Thursday, 15 January 2009 11:51 (seventeen years ago)
Think I saw these guys busking on Regent Street once. They were excellent.
― chap, Thursday, 15 January 2009 12:30 (seventeen years ago)
"Fifteen minutes of matra-filled oompah"
― the Enrique who acts like some kind of good taste gestapo (Raw Patrick), Thursday, 15 January 2009 12:35 (seventeen years ago)
mantra
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is a 9-piece, Chicago-based jazz group featuring 8 sons of Phil Cohran on horns.
― hologram of balls (gnarly sceptre), Thursday, 15 January 2009 12:49 (seventeen years ago)
featuring 8 sons of Phil Cohran on hornsfeaturing 8 sons of Phil Cohran on hornsfeaturing 8 sons of Phil Cohran on hornsfeaturing 8 sons of Phil Cohran on horns
i know, every time i hear something about these guys it's another stupendous part of their resume. i saw them at union sq as above, but i think they do it reasonably often? i read an interview where they talked about the contrast between touring the world and then playing for dollar bills. they were awesome. i heard some of the records and wasn't feeling it as much - has anyone got one?
― schlump, Thursday, 15 January 2009 13:55 (seventeen years ago)
i wouldn't call them a jazz group, they don't really improvise at all.
― Tracy Michael Jordan Catalano (Jordan), Thursday, 15 January 2009 15:04 (seventeen years ago)
New one w/ Dad on board is really good. Nice stately Cuba-by-way-of-Ethiopia feel to the opening track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgVvNHrf3Kc
― recordbreaking transfer to Lucknow FC (seandalai), Sunday, 22 July 2012 03:02 (thirteen years ago)
^^^ no picture but sound works ok
― recordbreaking transfer to Lucknow FC (seandalai), Sunday, 22 July 2012 03:03 (thirteen years ago)
The dad plays a regular Friday night gig at an Ethiopian restaurant down the street from me. Always awesome. I used to see them outside of Marshall Fields on State St. They threw down. So, so great.
― john. a resident of chicago., Sunday, 22 July 2012 03:11 (thirteen years ago)
Hadn't really known what to expect when I saw them, for some reason had been expecting a New Orleans 2nd line group. They seem closer to hip hop or gogo or something.They played for free at the Volvo Ocean Race and were pretty great.Was thinking I might pick up a cd but then thought they might not work outside of the live experience. Does sound from listening to them online as if it does though.
― Stevolende, Sunday, 22 July 2012 10:30 (thirteen years ago)