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Niclas Knudsen: Radio Timbuktu
ByMany people will know Knudsen from his involvement with the funk group Ibrahim Electric, but Knudsen is a restless musical explorer and this is reflected on an album where he enlists many of his favorite musicians. He builds his group around guitar, drums and a powerful brass section with trumpet, trombone and tuba.
A poignant example of the eclectic nature of Knudsen's music is "The Big Gundown," a strange stew that unites influences from Ennio Morricone's western music, Arabic scales, slide guitar blues and a reference to the standard "My Favorite Things."
This is music filled with funk and rhythm. The master of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, is saluted on "Fela Boogie" where the brass rhythms bounce and Knudsen plays with wah-wah guitar.
"Low, Down, Dirty" is a reflective blues. Knudsen lets the notes slide and gradually the brass section enters with slow, mournful motifs. However, at heart of it all is the rhythm and the closer "Lagos Frequency" underlines that this is a group that likes to have a party and it is hard to refuse the invitation when hearing the sounds of Radio Timbuktu.
Track Listing
Ella; The Big Gundown; Le Funk Mystique; Taste the Medicine; Fela Boogie; Tiger Lily; Low, Down, Dirty; Lagos Frequency.
Personnel
Niclas Knudsen
guitar, electricNiclas Knudsen: guitar; Lars Vissing: trumpet; Mads Hyhne: trombone; Jacob Munck: tuba, tenor-horn, trombone; Mads Andersen: drums.
Album information
Title: Radio Timbuktu | Year Released: 2014 | Record Label: Gateway Music
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About Niclas Knudsen
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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