Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Orgone @ LPR 6/2/11

I thought I missed them, but apparently Breakdown Brass opened and Orgone came on at about 9.  They were fun.  The guitar is especially good.  I also enjoyed the others at times.  It's all grooving and tight.  There was a singer for some songs but also a lot of instrumentals.  The one thing that seemed lacking was there wasn't much room for improv.  It felt a slight bit generic.  Not as generic as New Mastersounds - the songs were longer and there was some room, just something slight was lacking.  It was still an enjoyable 1.5 hour set of get-down music.

 http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/2177
Nolafunk.com Summer Kick-Off Party
George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners
w/ Orgone
Thu., June 02, 2011 / 6:30 PM
Minimum Age: 18+
Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Show Time: 7:00 PM
This is a general admission, standing event.

Orgone
Los Angeles based band Orgone is many souls with a cosmic connection, a natural creative force and musicians who have played together for years. They are self schooled and continue to shape their musical voice as a solid unit of guys who hang, spin records and jam out their shared inspirations. With a rooted sense of funk, soul, afrobeat, deep rhythms and an intimate understanding of dj culture as well as each others' individual talents, Orgone seamlessly slides through multiple styles and dynamic performances. The group continuously injects whatever they play with a heavy brand of raw funk power.

At the core of the band is a rhythm section comprised of close friends who have played together for more than 10 years. Having grown artistically as a unit they function as one organic and intuitive whole. The orginal 5-member band started out by putting their own gritty takes on tunes by the likes of the JBs, the Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among many others. They quickly gained underground respect and die hard fans. With their searing live sets and original instrumentals, Orgone soon released their debut self titled CD, "Orgone," in 2002. The result was a collection of all original down home, transcendental, tough and gritty funk instrumentals.

The band fast grew to include a powerful three-piece horn section and a fiery soul singer who all shared the same spirit and deep reverence for the music that inspired them. Singer, Fanny Franklin, joined the groups’ recordings after they were floored seeing her perform with Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra, and asked her to record with them. Their first recording together, Orgone's cover of “Funky Nassau”, became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide- first appearing on 7"(Nuff Rope) and then getting a 12" club re-edit by renowned dj Danny Krivit (Nuff Rope). It then appeared on Ubiquity's Rewind Volume 4 comp, which began the band's relationship with the prestigious label.

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