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Outhead: Send this Sound to the King

Read "Send this Sound to the King" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
January 19, 2015

Un ensemble senz'altro effervescente, vitale, questo quartetto con doppio sax attivo nella Bay Area di San Francisco le cui voci-guida sono Alex Weiss e Charlie Gurke, che oltre tutto si dividono equamente la paternità dei brani presenti nel disco: tre a testa (il settimo, “A Made Truth," peraltro il più debole del lotto, si deve al batterista Dillon Westbrook). Nulla di particolarmente nuovo sotto il sole, per carità, ma comunque un jazz fresco e brillante, un post-bop ...

Album Review

Outhead: Send This Sound To The King

Read "Send This Sound To The King" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 26, 2014

This San Francisco Bay-area unit propels a renegade New York downtown-ish vibe amid notions of punk jazz and the occasional flight towards the free zone. They also rock hard as guest guitarist Pete Galub inserts a serrated edge with his avant, jazz fusion vernacular. Nonetheless, they're young artists with big ideas. Besides the instrumentalists notable chops, it's the memorable compositions that segregate the band from many of its peers. Featuring guest vocalists who help proliferate a melodic Indie rock groove ...