Add Date: November 23
Artist: Velella Velella
Album: Atlantic Massif
Label: Self-released
Genre: Rock, funk, soul, pop
Comments: From the promoter: "There are a million places to start. In just the first few minutes [of Atlantis Massif], you think 'Avalanches! Dam Funk! Stax! Stereolab! Chromeo! Prince!' but none quite gets at the heart of what Velella Velella is doing. Rather than merely imitating its influences, the band has managed to carve out its own place where funk meets the future, without a lick of heavy-handed schmaltz or saccharine grooviness; Atlantis Massif runs the road from singalong bangers, to head-bobber-butt-shakers, to (yes!) couples-skate slow jams. Recorded with a laundry list of instruments including vibraphone, vintage synthesizers, flutes, organs, guitars, all manner of shakers, tambourines and other percussion on top of meticulously programmed beats..."
I don't know if this LP is as groundbreaking as that blurb would have you believe, but it's certainly really good and really fun. My favorites include "Black Stripe," "Rainbow Sox" and "Splinters and Smoke."
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