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Album

At Home

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Listen Hear; Afro Blake; Harvest; Rockin' In Rhythm; Dry Socket; Make Out Machine; The Saturday Option.

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This re-mastered recording of Tony Scherr's 1998 basement record, Slow Poke At Home , is a joy for those who can appreciate the slow cooked, steamy sound of master musicians plying their trade in a gutsy, simmering, sweetly rhythmic stew of sounds. The label, Palmetto Records, should be applauded for taking a now defunct band and ...

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Slow Poke: At Home

by Troy Collins
October 28, 2007

Slow Poke was a unique band, even among the fertile late nineties Downtown (New York) scene. Gradually warming to neo-classical formalism, various Downtown line-ups began incorporating traditional elements into their compositions, progressively moving beyond their No Wave roots by embracing a more traditional aesthetic. Blending accessible tunefulness with adventurous improvisation, ensembles like Ballin' The Jack, The ...

Album

Redemption

By Michael Blake

Label: Intuition
Released: 2000
Track listing: Johnny Hornet; Sixth Sense; Jar Of Hair; Cilantro; God Don't Never Change; Dear EAR; Been a Son; Redemption; Breeze Valley; Shine A Light.

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Slow Poke: Redemption

Read "Redemption" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
September 1, 2000

“Slow Poke” is a quartet featuring innovative slide guitarist David Tronzo, multitalented reedman Michael Blake and the equally gifted rhythm section of bassist Tony Scherr and drummer, percussionist Kenny Wolleson. Here, on this rather clever outing titled Redemption, the band gets down, dirty and a bit craggy while conforming to a leisurely gait; hence, - “Slow ...