TAG: Blur

Aug22

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble “Bulletproof Brass” EP Preview

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble proudly present their new release titled “Bulletproof Brass,” a 6 song mini album showcasing this family band’s unrivaled musicianship and universal appeal.

Spring 2011 saw the group reform (like Voltron) in their native Chicago to record a selection of many new songs they have written over the past few years touring and recording. Mesmerizing melodies and pulsating rhythms that sound from another world are like a remedy or tonic to the listener in this digital age of over produced music. Bonafide, raw, and unadulterated; HBE’s music grips the listener and brings them on a trip to another world teaching the true value and meaning of music.

Bandleader Hudah explains:
“The EP ‘Bulletproof Brass’ is part of the next mission for HBE. The stage in our quest for completely …

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May11

Damon Albarn’s Gonna Give You Seven Inches (of Blur)

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To all those North Americans who never even got a chance to grab a copy of Blur’s fantastic Record Store Day seven-inch, here comes at least a couple more chances. Front-man Damon Albarn has confirmed that all four members of the band are back together in the studio, and are “definitely going to do a few more of those seven-inches.”


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Dec03

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Scrabble (Inspiration for ‘Fuck The Police’ – J Dilla (Video)

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The Sounds of VTech / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble by Mochilla

This is a video re-cap from a recent live performance in Los Angeles from the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, featuring an arrangement by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Suite for Ma Dukes), in their cover of Rene Costy’s “Scrabble,” a song sampled by the late great hip hop producer, J Dilla for his song “Fuck the Police.”

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are a family, literally. Born in Chicago, these 8 brothers are all sons of their father Phil Cohran, who was a songwriter and trumpeter for Sun Ra. With a heavy upbringing in the jazz tradition, the brothers also started listening to hip …

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Nov30

Blur “No Distance Left to Run” Trailer (Video)

Blur’s official reunion documentary, No Distance Left To Run, is slated for theaters on January 19th. I hope this comes stateside, not sure yet, but here is the trailer:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iYxdghpJZY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, the film trails the band from rehearsals to comeback shows in Colchester and at London’s Goldsmiths College, Glastonbury, T In The Park festival, Hyde Park shows, and promises firsthand insight to the innermost workings of the band.

[NME]

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