Harvest Records of West Asheville will be celebrating its 5-year anniversary with TRANSFIGURATIONS -- an intimate gathering of Harvest's favorite musical artists today.
The Budos Band
http://www.thebudos.com
http://www.myspace.com/budosband
With it's twenty-two legs, three horns, and hallucinogenic venom, The Budos Band, the un-heralded emperors of Instrumental Staten Island Afro-Soul, continue to rule. The band commands their listeners to follow them on their second journey into the depths of their poisonous vision. While their debut album was itself heralded as a groundbreaking exploration of funk, Afro-beat and soul music, few could predict that their second effort would not only match but surpass the realm of mind-expansion embodied on their first sessions. Through ten exciting new instrumentals recorded live at Daptone's House of Soul in Bushwick, Brookyln, The Budos Band pours themes at once resonant and ethereal over Herculean rhythms. This instrumental collective combines slow-burn Afro-beat rhythms with a '70s soul-jazz aesthetic, the latter sound well-known by those already familiar with the Daptone label's other releases. The retro, almost blaxploitation soundtrack groove pushes the predominantly Afro style into American soul territory. They call it "Afro-soul," which neatly sums up the style but doesn't entirely do it justice; only hearing it does. Horns and horn charts dominate, which, because these sessions were recorded live in the studio, exude a spark and swing that are somewhat ominous yet hypnotically contagious. The band cites both the Sugarman 3 and Antibalas as influences, and the resulting mélange is the flash point between those two acts. Unlike much Afro-beat, the Budos Band's songs are compact, with only two extended past four minutes. Featuring members of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings!
The Budos Band is 12 people who all lock into sync with the military precision of James Brown and Fela Kuti's tightest '60s and '70s ensembles. Like those sprawling units, these Daptone recording artists possess an innate feel for the deepest funk rhythms and the most rousing Afrobeat arrangements. Because they use no vocals, the onus is on the Budos Band's instrumental prowess. This is primal, percussion-heavy music that'll make your soul sweat. -Dave Segal (The Stranger)
Ice Cream
http://www.myspace.com/icecreamneondeluxe
Ice cream is frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring.
Ice Cream is a 1986 Malayalam movie directed by Antony Eastman.
Coincidentally, Ice Cream is also Evan Martin and Michael Libramento, who happen to be the rhythm section for a band called Floating Action. Evan and Michael try their very best to play hip-hop and raw funk beats, using a drumset and some old keyboards. Not to mention a lot of Bud Light Lime. often it ends up sounding like rock & roll or what Michael likes to call "sounds from the motherland" - Evan digs that.
Ice Cream lives in and pretty close to Asheville, North Carolina. They have played a number of "off-the-hook" and "off-the-chain" house parties, and some spots like The New French Bar and The Grey Eagle.
11pm LATE SHOW. $18.
Advance tickets available online, and at Harvest Records and The Grey Eagle.
Standing room only.
Click here for weekend passes and additional TRANSFIGURATIONS information.
Other artists playing TRANSFIGURATIONS include: Bonnie Prince Billy, Akron/Family, The Books, The Coathangers, Espers, Circulatory System, The War on Drugs, Mount Eerie, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Brightblack Morning Light, Jonathan Kane, Steve Gunn, & Villages.
