33Hz
The members of New York City's 33Hz dusted off their love of late-era disco at exactly the right moment: forming in 1998, vocalist/guitarist Benny Lowe, keyboardist Tim Wagner, drummer Gabe Moon, and bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Rafe Terrizzi re-energized a genre long dormant, spiking it for dance-hungry Manhattan scenesters with modish dashes of electronica, lue-eyed soul, silky R&B, and early-era ap. As the band gained its footing around New York clubs in the years prior to its full-length debut, 2005's 33Hz, it refined its sound, leaning less heavily on drum machines and breakbeats and adding /p>
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ew wave elements. Parsing the particulars of the music, though, is not something 33Hz listeners tune in for; the mood is too spontaneous and strobe-lit to invite influence-hunting and major study. Plus, mapping out a musical path doesn't pose enough of a challenge: Lowe's vocals are at times indistinguishable from Prince's, and classic Chic beats stir up many songs.
~ Tammy La Gorce, All Music Guide
