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South
Shore Movement
Signs (Independent)
by Corey J. Feldman
The South Shore Movement proves that
funk is alive and thriving on Long Island. This five piece
band incorporates several genres of music into original instrumental
funk and jazz fusion. T heir album Signs produces
many musical moods with guest horns and DJs to accent their
sometimes chill, sometimes driving beats, rhythms and melodies.
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I was
particularly enamored by the jams in songs like, “E.B.S.,”
“Roots on the Shore,” and “Trails,”
while songs like “Dome” and “Zuma Jay”
had a much more jazzy, warm sound with the fullness of an upright
bass to stress the jazzy guitar chord progressions as well as
the improv keyboard solos. “Dark 4:30” and “Irie
Trails” feature a more upbeat ska/reggae blend laced with
guitar and horn riffs that battle each other for melodic dominance. |
| The album brings together improvisation
and melody in original ways to make more than an hour of music
you can chill to, an hour in which you will always find your
foot tapping along with the beat. They create great dynamic
and tempo changes often to emphasize the pulsing, complicated
nature of their music. The song arrangement is virtually perfect;
each original creates a fresh mood. The South Shore Movement
is versatile in their style of songwriting and improvisation.
They know how to etch out the screaming rock solos, as well
as how to outline chords in their more jazz fusion numbers.
Signs should undoubtedly find its way into your CD
Player if you’re halfway interested in what I just described.
It’s been in mine for a while now. |
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