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Artist:	BROTHER JT 3
Title:	Way To Go
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 176CD

"Combining the classic trappings of 60s psychedelic guitar rock with an eccentric spirituality, Brother JT records are deep, penetrable records that seek to entertain. And as the years go by, that palette just keeps expanding... A meeting of the minds with JT led to the following direction: a heavy bottom (like, say, Led Zeppelin II, with a kind of liquid, flowing head (something like, say, Coltrane's Live At Birdland). This was the starting point. As the chequered flag waves, we see a heavy pop LP, thick with guitars, thumping drums and stoned tremulous melodies that take the listener on a quick trip through the complex patterns and designs that are unique to the mind of JT."

Artist:	BROTHER JT 3
Title:	Spirituals
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	DC 219CD

"The songs on Spirituals are actual spirituals according to Brother JT. As he put it, they're 'spirituals for people who can't deal with the old man in the sky thing anymore, but who still want to believe there's more to life than just breathing.' So yeah -- agnostic spirituals. And what better way to take your spirituals than in a rich acoustic jam! Delivered with fervent belief Spirituals keeps it heavily light, but groovy -- acoustics to the fore adorned with a bit of sax, sitar and synth -- as well as the odd outrageous fuzztone guitar. Add a bit of flute playing sweetly sprinkled on top. Stir."

Artist:	BROTHER JT 3
Title:	Jelly Roll Gospel
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	LP
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DC 374LP

"Brother JT3 is back -- get ready to shake! Shake! Shake! Ever since the 'acid bubble-punk' days of The Original Sins, JT has been a leader in the field of guitar-rock that's good for the soul. Jelly Roll Gospel is the latest jam in the line of house-party blues discs that Brother JT has released on Drag City over the past few years: the thick guitar jams of Way To Go, the acoustic-flavored Spirituals and the roots-rock Hang In There Baby are but a prelude to this latest. The constant for Brother JT3 over the years is a desire to lift you the listener up; to share reflections from a secret life that, for some, constitutes religion (we prefer the term 'spirituality' -- but we're not here to judge -- not!) and to deliver the message in rhythmic but exotic rock n' roll that has the basic necessities to move us -- spiritually, of course, but more to the point -- physically, dancefloor style. Jelly Roll Gospel is no exception to the rule. From the first groove of this long-player, the rhythms are live and relentless, making JT's new soul anthems burst energetically from the speakers in full-spectrum stereo sound. Comprised of bassist Art DiFuria (Photon Band), drummer Jamie Knerr (Psyclone Rangers), and JT, the Brother JT3 deliver their trademark blues-and-roll whomp, shaking everything in sight to keep the beat going -- while weaving in unexpected touches, such as a dub reggae bounce, at several mind-blowing moments. The songs are all finished pieces from the darkly whimsical mind of Brother JT. Whether reacting to the buoyancy of '70s Afro-pop ('Lift You Up'), imagining self-penned songs played on the radio if he were the last man on Earth ('Ribbon Driver'), or examining the darkness and light within and without him ('Bad Vibrations,' 'Do Ya Good,' 'Everything's Alive'), Brother JT's music is delivered with trademark high-spirits and otherworldly flashes of color. In an effort to keep it live and loose, Jelly Roll Gospel was recorded 'at home,' (at Dan's House Studio and JT's 'living room' set-up in Bethlehem, PA), where spontaneous and relaxed vibes prevailed (and the moonshine didn't hurt, either). They're prevailing still -- just drop the needle and you'll see."

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