In their short existence since being drawn together as a quartet at Montreal
Making a solid album is a difficult task for most jambands – Groovin
The shuffle, the hustle, the bump, the mashed potato, however you dance
The fact that George Clinton is still touring at sixty-four is reason alone for celebration. But the fact that he and his fellow funkateerz dropped their P-Funk circus on us for over four hours a few nights ago at the Crystal Ballroom was truly reason to dance like you
Photos by Earl Gardner of Particle’s 4-Year Anniversary Bash at the House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA, October 2, 2004. Additional musicians involved were the Tim Peterson Singers and Matt & William from the Dakah Hip Hop Orchestra on sax and trumpet.
Vinyl may be one of the west coast
t’s difficult to find the notable stand-out of the band, though ironically,
that’s Lotus’ greatest strength – playing as equals. Together, Nomad
exhibits Lotus’ tight ability to blend shades of organic groove with elements of urban house, quite a laudable feat considering the band was born within the sunny festival circuit.
Watch out! Perpetual Groove is attempting to invade the deepest crannies of your already sparse attention span. I
The funk runs deep on the Motet