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Hazmat Modine: Cicada
by Anthony Shaw
To call this band is eclectic is a understatement; to call it spectacular is a simplification; to say it is led by a mouth-harp duo is approximating a partial truth, but ignores the other seven people that comprise the troupe, not to mention ten other past, adjunct and intermittent Hazmaticians!" However, the start and end has to be leader and mouth-harp extravaganzist Wade Schuman who, with his wails and howls, vocal and instrumental, owes as much to Tamla Motown as ...
read moreJoseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble: The Seven Deadly Sins
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The Seven Deadly Sins comprises some of the most monumental music to have been composed and recorded in quite some time. Significantly, this does not only refer to the seven-part suite of the title, but also the second track Ballade of the Fallen African Warrior," another extended piece with multiple sections. Joseph Daley, master of the tuba and composer extraordinaire--who wrote and arranged all of this music--has been a member of the brass sections of several important bands, including those ...
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