San Kazakgascar / Too Many People
| Album: | Too Many People | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | San Kazakgascar | Added: | Nov 2023 | |
| Label: | Lather Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2024-01-21 | Pull Date: | 2024-03-24 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 3 | Feb 25 | Feb 18 | Feb 11 | Feb 4 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 24, 2024: | Comes to Mind
Slickster Slimester |
4. | Mar 23, 2024: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Path of the Python |
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| 2. | Apr 20, 2024: | Music Casserole
Crockett Creek |
5. | Mar 02, 2024: | Music Casserole
Slickster Slimester |
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| 3. | Apr 13, 2024: | Music Casserole
Heart of Dusk |
6. | Feb 24, 2024: | Post-Mercy Rule
Heart of Dusk |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2024-01-10
Reviewed 2024-01-10
INSTRUMENTAL PSYCH-ROCK / JAZZ FUSION
Another winner from this world-influenced Sacramento-based group. The lineup is guitars, keys & synth, bass, drums, and various western & Asian wind instruments. (No vocals this time.) The sound is unconventional, wildly eclectic, and very compelling.
RIYL (from reviews of their other records): Psalters, Balkan Beat Box, Akron/Family.
I would add Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and perhaps Medeski, Martin & Wood.
All instrumental; FCC clean
1 ** mid-tempo. twangy rhythm guitar, thumpy beat, pleasing melody on flute (5:42)
2 * mid-tempo. the Southwestern desert morphs into India. Eastern modality, tabla (3:22)
3 * mid-tempo. tom toms & drone start;. winds join later; it’s mesmerizing & eerie. (4:20)
4 mid-slow. an acoustic guitar and a pedal steel gently weave around each other (1:53)
5 *** fast. high-energy jazzy piece led by tenor sax w/ guitar, bass & drum accompaniment; occasional loud, dissonant interjections; flute joins later with a counter melody (3:20)
6 mid-tempo. humorously pompous with a bouncy beat (3:51)
7 mid-tempo. disturbing, militaristic tone reminds me of Muse’s “Uprising” (5:25)
8 slow. starts very quiet, then grows steadily. it’s somber, even a bit scary (5:03)
Another winner from this world-influenced Sacramento-based group. The lineup is guitars, keys & synth, bass, drums, and various western & Asian wind instruments. (No vocals this time.) The sound is unconventional, wildly eclectic, and very compelling.
RIYL (from reviews of their other records): Psalters, Balkan Beat Box, Akron/Family.
I would add Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and perhaps Medeski, Martin & Wood.
All instrumental; FCC clean
1 ** mid-tempo. twangy rhythm guitar, thumpy beat, pleasing melody on flute (5:42)
2 * mid-tempo. the Southwestern desert morphs into India. Eastern modality, tabla (3:22)
3 * mid-tempo. tom toms & drone start;. winds join later; it’s mesmerizing & eerie. (4:20)
4 mid-slow. an acoustic guitar and a pedal steel gently weave around each other (1:53)
5 *** fast. high-energy jazzy piece led by tenor sax w/ guitar, bass & drum accompaniment; occasional loud, dissonant interjections; flute joins later with a counter melody (3:20)
6 mid-tempo. humorously pompous with a bouncy beat (3:51)
7 mid-tempo. disturbing, militaristic tone reminds me of Muse’s “Uprising” (5:25)
8 slow. starts very quiet, then grows steadily. it’s somber, even a bit scary (5:03)
Track Listing
| 1. | Heart of Dusk | 5. | Slickster Slimester | |||
| 2. | Dry Hands of El Paso | 6. | Motorcade for the Prince | |||
| 3. | Path of the Python | 7. | Vets Day at the Dining Room Table | |||
| 4. | Suburban Bluffs | 8. | Crockett Creek |