ORGONE

A monstrous debut from one of the heaviest acts we've heard in years -- LA's Orgone, easily one of the most up-and-coming funky combos around! Although Orgone share a bit with some of the leaner deep funk groups who've cropped up in the past decade or so, they've also got a sound that's a bit more advanced overall -- sort of that second-generation approach to funk that hit the scene by the mid 70s, as some of the bigger funk acts like Black Heat or War moved out of the indie scene and really started to hit a wider audience! That doesn't mean that Orgone's commercial at all -- because they've got a sound that's still as sharp-edged as any smaller group -- but with a lineup that's quite large, they're able to encompass a very wide range of soulful styles -- gritty 45 riffing, slinky Chicano-styled grooves, Afro Funk, tighter soul tracks, and lots lots more -- all carried off with perfection throughout. The album feels like some lost masterpiece on Fantasy, or possibly some overlooked early 70s major label funk set on WEA or United Artists

Band Members

Sergio Rios: Guitar & somewhat suspect personal navigational abilities
Dan Hastie: Rhodes, Clavinet, Hammond B3, Misc vintage synthesizers & official alcohol level regulator
Sean O'Shea: Drums & all things sweet or fried
Ethan Phillips: Bass & master of the single armed sunglasses
Stewart Killen: Percussion & pimped out monogramed k-swiss
Darren Cardoza: Trombone & rather large western style beltbuckles
Devin Williams: Trumpet & mystical sandwich eating abilities
Joel Bowers: Saxophone & unimpeachable taste in sneakers
Fanny Franklin: Vocals & a fantastic style (she made me write that!)