The name of the group is Garage a Trois and they're fantastic! If Prince was still making Madhouse records today, I'd like to think they'd sound somewhat like this - dynamic, funky, detailed and exciting. I really love this record. I love the cover design too.




Here's a review from AMG:


Outre Mer is Garage a Trois' third album and the soundtrack to the French film of the same name. The music inhabits the same "funky with atmosphere" realm as Emphasizer, but this time Skerik sticks to just saxophones (no synth or electronics). The prevalence of Mike Dillon's vibraphone gives much of the album a great late-night jazz noir feel, something like a leaner version of Tuatara's first album. There are a couple departures, as on the Latin-sounding "Merpati" where the vibes are traded for conga, and the rollicking sax and percussion of "Circus." Skerik has some really nice moments on "Etienne" and "Needles" and Stanton Moore's drumming is as solid as ever, throwing down polyrhythms all over the place. Charlie Hunter continues to amaze, pumping up the bass on "The Machine" and "The Dwarf" and performing head-spinning, ultra-nimble simultaneous leads and basslines on tracks like "Outre Mer" and "Needles." Dillon and Skerik make a great front line, trading licks back and forth along with nice unison playing, and as a rhythm section, Hunter and Moore are funky as all get out. Lately it seems everything Charlie Hunter touches has turned to gold, and Garage a Trois has evolved from a cool side project to a great band. Outre Mer is the proof, and stands up just fine entirely divorced from the film.

Sorry, you spoilt by my interest immediatley by saying it sounds like Madhouse.

I'm listening to some clips from their site http://www.garageatrois.com/

and there's no direct Madhouse connection, other than they're both 'jazzy' instrumentals.

I like though, thanks for the heads up
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Novabreaker said:

Heh.

Might check this one out.

I'll check it out.

Thanks for heads up

Charlie Hunter is a bad man. Must check out.





tA

Tribal Disorder

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

Sounds interesting.

I like the samples on the website. So I'll see what I can come
up with in my local "weird records" store. If they don't have,
or order it, I'll try through illegal channels

Taureau said:

I think that the sax is very much like Eric Leeds in places.

I love the org. Cool to see so many receptive to a relative unknown just based on a suggestion. I've found lots of great music this way too, through folks' suggestions on here. Love that.

Taureau said:

Nice! Thanks for digging up the samples!!!

The sax player is TIGHT!!!

sinisterpentatonic said:

I'm sayin'!

They are playing in San Francisco this week!

http://www.charliehunter..../index.htm

Stax said:

Lucky! You goin'?

GangstaFam said:

I'm gonna try. It's kind of a bad week for me. I want to catch this one, however. I have seen Charlie Hunter a few times, it was in New York. I would like to see a homecoming show.

Stax said:

Let me know how it is. Hopefully I can catch them if they end up in my neck of the woods.

Stax said:

Hey they're french, they should be down round my gaff!