Medeski Martin and Wood are one of those groups that consistently demand heavy rotation from me. Jazz and funk and hip-hop and about everything else all thrown together. The first album I ever heard of theirs was Shack-man, and I've devoured pretty much everything they have done before or since. They are one of the few groups that I buy discs by without listening to. I just assume it is going to be awesome.
When Combustication hit in 1998 my jaw dropped and still remains my favorite disc of theirs. I can still remember giving it a first spin when I hit track #6: Whatever Happened To Gus? Spoken word over an awesome MMW track.
It still stands out as one of my favorite tracks off of that album. I kept craving more and sort of dove headlong into seeking out spoken word stuff.
Fast forward 4 years and 2 or 3 albums to Uninvisible. I was completely excited when I heard track #3: Your Name Is Snake Anthony. Another spoken word! What made it even better is that the voice belonged to none other than Col. Bruce Hampton. The bass line on this track just sets it off.
So out of all the MMW awesomeness we have two great spoken word tunes. But I want more. My dream is an entire album from MMW of spoken word tracks. I wonder if I started a petition and got enough signatures... would they consider it?
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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