I got the Tuvan Rocksteady Gypsy Blues, baby!
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The other day, I thought to myself, man, I wish there was a band that blended blues, swingin' country, rocksteady and klezmer music with some Tuvan throat singing! Okay, I didn't really think that, but if I had, my prayers would have been answered by Hazmat Modine.
Creators of a true melting pot of a debut album ("Bahamut"), Hazmat Modine hail from New York, but sound like the world. Fronted by two Harmonica players and aided by instruments as diverse as the hammered dulcimer, tuba, ancient Chinese mouth organ and the claviola, their music sounds incredibly familiar and yet totally original.Check their performance on Russian television performing "Yesterday Morning":Bandleader Wade Schuman met the throat singing group Huun-Huur-Tu several years ago and their friendship led to the band's presence on three of the songs on Bahamut. In the following song, listen for the throat singing trademarks: a high, fluttering whistle mixed with guttural undertones.Bahamut is one of those albums that people hear and absolutely have to have. These days, when American music is exemplified by pop punk and the Billboard charts are dominated by manufactured Disney teens, why not take a hit of Hazmat Modine? “If you want to be faithful to the music forms that made American music great,” proclaims Hazmat leader Wade Schuman, “you have to be faithful to what made it great, not to the music forms themselves. American music is, by its essence, music that comes out of the so-called melting pot of different cultures banging up against each other. And that was the creative aspect.” (quote from Rock, Paper, Scissors).Listen to more Hazmat Modine (and find out when they are touring near you) on their website: http://www.hazmatmodine.com
Creators of a true melting pot of a debut album ("Bahamut"), Hazmat Modine hail from New York, but sound like the world. Fronted by two Harmonica players and aided by instruments as diverse as the hammered dulcimer, tuba, ancient Chinese mouth organ and the claviola, their music sounds incredibly familiar and yet totally original.Check their performance on Russian television performing "Yesterday Morning":Bandleader Wade Schuman met the throat singing group Huun-Huur-Tu several years ago and their friendship led to the band's presence on three of the songs on Bahamut. In the following song, listen for the throat singing trademarks: a high, fluttering whistle mixed with guttural undertones.Bahamut is one of those albums that people hear and absolutely have to have. These days, when American music is exemplified by pop punk and the Billboard charts are dominated by manufactured Disney teens, why not take a hit of Hazmat Modine? “If you want to be faithful to the music forms that made American music great,” proclaims Hazmat leader Wade Schuman, “you have to be faithful to what made it great, not to the music forms themselves. American music is, by its essence, music that comes out of the so-called melting pot of different cultures banging up against each other. And that was the creative aspect.” (quote from Rock, Paper, Scissors).Listen to more Hazmat Modine (and find out when they are touring near you) on their website: http://www.hazmatmodine.com
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