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Transcendental Psychology: Redefinition

Read "Redefinition" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
July 15, 2005

There's something winningly old school and unreconstructed about Chris Lockett's Transcendental Psychology amongst the studied artifice and self-conscious cool of the jam band scene. Not that it's a jam band under the letter of the FDA regulations--but it will be bracketed as one, sure as night follows day.

Trans Psych's scope is both narrower and deeper than your typical jam band. These players focus on straight-ahead group interplay and improv within a basically post bop-rock/funk context, with added ...

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Transcendental Psychology: Transcendental Psychology

Read "Transcendental Psychology" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2001

Since the group's meeting at the Oberlin Conservatory in 1991, Transcendental Psychology has undergone a series of evolutionary reincarnations. After moving to New York and losing their vocalist, the group has settled down long enough to make their first record. The eponymous Transcendental Psychology embraces the spirit of improvisation within contexts of funk, rock, soul jazz, and hip-hop.

As a fusion of styles, this record works wonderfully. The secret is an unrelenting emphasis on the groove, whatever the context. For ...