I can't believe this will only be the second MOG post on Brownout (and I did the first), but here goes. Pretty happening new album drops this Tuesday. The funk is not as deep as I was hoping, but it offers alot - several nice horn arrangements, a few nice groovers, some jazz oriented cuts and then a few that head more toward the clave. Check it! This cut is interesting (for me) 'cause the op...
Just got turned on to this outfit. Enjoying very much. They're actually competing for my attentions right now with Cookin' on 3 Burners who Cody B kindly turned me on to a week or two ago. Speaking of Cody, where is the Funky Friday post?So, here's the deal as I know it on Brownout. They are a side project of Grupo Fantasmo out of Austin. Never heard of G F, but will be looking into them....
The funk side of things swells, and a new sound, psych, makes an entrance, bringing with it fresh guitars and a river of violins to cushion the alertness of the Latin trumpets and percussion.Brownout is brother to the Texan Latin funk band Grupo Fantasma. The musicians are the same, but the aim has shifted on Aguilas and Cobras. The funk side of things swells, and a new sound, pysch, makes an e...