On ‘Long In The Tooth,’ The Budos Band Kick Out More Infectious Jams (ALBUM REVIEW)

Celebrating fifteen years since their debut release, The Budos Band is keeping the party rolling with their newest offering on Daptone Records, the eleven-song collection titled Long in the Tooth. While they have been at this for a while, the group’s commitment to funkified instrumentals has remained razor sharp.

Their previous effort, the excellent Budos V, found the band going larger by mixing a love of early metal bands (Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin) with their patented sound for superb results. For Long in the Tooth, the Staten Island based veterans relax back into shortened lounge-tinged instrumentals reminiscent of their early albums. 

The band, Brian Profilio [drums], Daniel Foder [bass], Tom Brenneck [guitar], Mike Deller [organ], Jared Tankel [saxophone], Andrew Greene [trumpet], Dave Guy [trumpet] , Rob Lombardo [bongos, congas], describe each other as a family at this point and flow from one song into the next. 

The opening title track begins with a dial tone pulse before a cool groove takes over that wouldn’t be out of place in a James Bond film, whereas the follow-up “Sixth Hammer” uses echoed percussion and deep funk better suited for a Blaxploitation film soundtrack. “Dusterado” and “Mierda de Toro” both expertly flash spaghetti western influences of Ennio Morricone with bright trumpets, humming organ, and stuttering guitars.

The huge bass beats and slapping snares of “Budonian Knight” along with the organ vamps and clean horns of “The Wrangler” make them both prime sample options for enterprising Hip Hop producers while closer “Renegade” is the most avant-garde with backwards tape loops and distorted horn work. 

The whole record flows seamlessly but two tracks bubble over with extra flavor as “Gun Metal Grey” displays diabolical guitar/bass lines and soaring horn charts winningly around popping drums and a smooth sax solo while “Haunted Sea” churns out rich bass and squealing echoes during its quick groove. 

With the hip afro-funk of Long in the Tooth, The Budos Band continues to pump out infectious horn drenched jams.

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