I caught these guys at "The House Of Blues" sunday night. In case you're wondering who or what Tabla Beat Science is, it's another Bill Laswell project that is made up of 2 tabla players, drummer, turntable and bass (of course). The sound is a stew of traditional indian, hip hop, and fusion. From the material i've heard that's all i was expecting when I arrived for the show, i knew it was going to be wicked specially since Bill and Praxis had played friday night.

Well, there happened to be an opening act that wasn't listed (i still don't know their name), but you can imagine my reaction when i realized that Pharaoh Sanders was playing saxophone!! and then and then and THEN this one guy comes out in a Michael Myers mask!! it's BUCKET FUCKING HEAD! Needless to say, the performance i witnessed was one of the most powerful i've ever seen. I really need to find out the name of this band! What I do know is that Bill's wife GiGi was performing with them, so it may have been her project.

Ok. so the curtains close and open, then Tabla Beat Science takes the stage. WOW!! These cats are much better than their cd leads on! The tabla players were pounding out some of the most extraordinary rhythms I've ever heard. Then that guy with the Michael Myers mask comes back out! And he starts trading notes/rhythms with the tabla players!

I don't know what else to say, but

and if you here of these guys playing near you, GO!!!



and if you're lucky this guy will be with them.

Sounds VERY hip.

Interesting tie-in to this post:
http://www.prince.org/msg/8/140074
Badal Roy is one of the Master tabla players and has been connected to Pharoah Sanders for years.


*You've got an orgnote surprise.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

I wonder if that's the tabla player that Tabla Beat who the band is a tribute to. Either way I need to dig up some of that stuff with Pharoah!

Thanks for the note, man! Very cool! I'm sure folks would get a kick out of that pic if you posted it. Though it might only be one other person clicking on this thread.

sinisterpentatonic said:

It'll just be our little secret.




tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

Wow! A Tabla Beat Science thread!

Sounds cool Sin!

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

Hell yeah! I never thought I'd see a thread with that title in this forum!

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

theAudience said:

Hey I'm going to get some responses on this thread even if that means me logging into my second and third accounts.

I did find out the name of the opening band, Abssynia Infinte

Though, from what i read Pharoah and Buckethead aren't members of this band. Bill must've asked them to sit in with the band. I have been reading really good reviews of their lastest/only realease Zion. I have to pick this up.

magnificentsynthesizer667 said:

Work it brother.

Thanks for coming up with the name of that group.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm