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Artist:	WIMBISH, DOUG
Title:	Trippy Notes For Bass & Remixes
Label:	DUDE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DR 104CD

The Echo Beach subdivision Dude Records proudly presents the ultimate re-release of the original 1999 On-U Sound album, Trippy Notes For Bass by renowned bassist Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Tackhead, Headfake, Jungle Funk, Strange Parcels, etc.), featuring four bonus remixes. Those who know Wimbish from his other projects may find his first solo album to be disconcertingly tame. Where his playing in most previous contexts has been wild, funky, and sometimes anarchic, drawing freely on jazz, dub, and punk influences, here he's in an almost contemplative mood. It's not that there are no beats -- "Bedwood," with its chugging midtempo groove and an ambience lifted straight from label mates African Head Charge, is propulsive enough, "Logdrum" is based on some seriously booty-moving loops, and "Will & Skip" (a tribute to drummer Will Calhoun and guitarist Skip McDonald, Wimbish's frequent collaborators) has a definite funk underpinning. But the prevailing mood here is gently atmospheric, almost spiritual. "Glory" sounds like a field recording from an electronic rain forest; "Glorification Chant" sounds like a sort of North African qawwali variant in 12/8 time. Words cannot describe how much there is to discover -- from the incredible vocals of Sussan Deyhim in "Arabic Cat" to Doug's one-man band in "Just Another Minute." Those hoping for bone-shaking grooves and crazier-than-thou Adrian Sherwood mixes may be disappointed, but they shouldn't be -- this is a very beautiful piece of work.

Artist:	HEAD>>FAKE
Title:	Live 'In The Area of Prague'
Label:	DUDE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DR 105DVD

The Echo Beach subdivision Dude Records proudly presents the release of a fine musical and visual masterpiece. Best known as the rhythm section in the Grammy Award-winning band Living Colour, Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun showcase their individual talents, performing as a bass/drum duo called Head>>Fake. As Head>>Fake, Doug and Will have the opportunity to display a virtuosity often overshadowed when playing in a more traditional support role. So when they were scheduled to play the Lucerna Music Bar in Prague, Doug and Will welcomed a proposal from local filmmaker Petr Tomaides to document the event. Effectively capturing the night's high-energy performance, and later editing and cutting the film in an appropriately frenetic style, Tomaides has allowed us the opportunity to ride along as Doug and Will explore the outer limits of sound, opening our eyes (and ears) to what is musically possible by "just two guys." Live "In The Area Of Prague" is a fast-paced, day-in-the-life travelogue of Head>>Fake -- from Doug and Will's arrival in Prague -- to an interesting afternoon sound check -- backstage, as Czech reporters ask Doug about his improvisational style and vivid musical past -- and of course, on stage for the evening's inspired performance. With a level of intensity rarely seen in such a small club, Doug and Will command the stage and conquer the room with their electrically-charged set, combining their own collaborative compositions with rarities out of Doug's industrial/funk and hip-hop past. After experiencing Head>>Fake live in performance, it's apparent why these two musicians are considered one of the finest rhythm sections in rock 'n' roll. NTSC format DVD; Region Code: 0, no limitations. Running time: 88 mins.

Artist:	ELBTONAL PERCUSSION
Title:	Plays Stewart Copeland
Label:	DUDE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DR 107CD

The sixth album by the Hamburg drum ensemble Elbtonal Percussion pays tribute to the music of one of the world's most influential drummers. At the end of the 1970s, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers and Sting developed their very own version of Jamaican reggae. Choosing to call themselves The Police, they went on to compose several dozen pop hits which melded Caribbean offbeats with the nervous energy of suburban punk. The rest is history. The musicians of Elbtonal Percussion have created a musical, tonal monument to one of these careers. Stewart Copeland was the conceptual father of The Police and, until the band split, he was their rhythmic architect. His beats floated freely above the backbeat, freer than was customary in rock music, largely due to their interpretation of the Jamaican one drop. Copeland's musical life after The Police began with the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's film Rumble Fish. The soundtrack won him a Golden Globe nomination and he went on to collaborate on several film projects: from Oliver Stone's Wall Street to 9 1/2 Weeks and Highlander. In between, he found bass-sparring partners for a diverse range of band projects, including Animal Logic (with Stanley Clarke) or Oysterhead (with Les Claypool/Primus). Of all the solo albums which Copeland released -- initially under the modest name Klark Kent -- one stands out in particular: The Rhythmatist, a documentation of his pilgrimage through Africa. Copeland became interested in the possibilities of digital sound synthesis, and the combination of percussion and electronic sounds runs through his work like a leitmotif. All this makes his work ideally suited to be embraced and interpreted by Elbtonal Percussion, especially since the band uses around 150 different drums live and in the studio, ranging from African hand drums to giant Japanese drums. Following Elbtonal Percussion's highly-acclaimed collaboration with Stewart Copeland for the spectacular live show Ben Hur, the band has devoted their sixth album, Elbtonal Percussion Plays Stewart Copeland, in its entirety to the man and his music. The four musicians have chosen a representative selection of Copeland's different works and periods as the source of inspiration for the pieces featured on this album; the tracks range from rhythmically-complex Police hits, such as "Contact," to his soundtrack compositions for Wall Street and Rumble Fish, from the Rhythmatist album to the compositions for ensemble musicians featured on Orchestralli. The songs "Dog Dreams" and "Dance Ants" were specially written by Stewart Copeland for Elbtonal Percussion. The ensemble's expressive spectrum ranges from thumping, driving, floor-friendly numbers to the most delicate sound collages. And in every single piece, the drums -- with their incredible colors and facets, act as the beating heart of the music. Elbtonal Percussion are: Stephan Krause, Andrej Kauffmann, Jan-Frederick Behrend and Wolfgang Rummel.

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