I just came acros a group from France where Mint Condidtion's Stokley is the vocalist and drummer. The group is called Ursus Minor and the cd is called Coup De Sang. Have any of u guys heard this? I must have this cd.....ASAP.

I have not heard the music. I do know for a fact though that this is
a band that stokely had been performing with during mint condition's hiatus.
I think o'dell had been playing around minneapolis as well with other artists during the band's hiatus.

Anyone heard this cd?

Jeez, I had no idea...



...Jeff Beck was in on this project.

Jeff Does Rap.....Or Rap Does Jeff?

Tony Hymas may just be the king of experimentation when it comes to mixing musical forms. In early ' he set out to do a presentation in France called Ursus Minor which featured an ad hoc group of top musicians, a French R&B diva, and some young French rap stars. Little is known of the full presentation (readers are encouraged to contribute details) but what has been memorialized on tape is seven minute ending of show presentation of "Superstition" which featured Tony's friend and our guitar hero Jeff Beck contributing solos and fill once again onstage with different musicians on the Steveie Wonder penned song for Jeff Beck. After a female soul vocal burst similar to Patti Labelle's rendition at The Rainforest Tribute, Jeff once again took center stage. Instead of the melodic flow off of Labelle, Jeff sensed the youth primal urgency of the rappers to come and simply snasrled with the most amazing dirty low and truly earthy growls off his Strat. It was more similar to the studio take off the BBA lp with much more bite as this "producer" did not turn down Jeff's sound. As the rappers came in to mix with Jeff, Tony,and the band, it got me to wondering what would have happened if some rapper had offered Jeff a duet the way it came out with Joe Perry and the rapper that was released a couple of years ago.....One wonders.....


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Ursus Minor, The LP



Seems that Ursus Minor not only did a live French gig but was a conceptually mastered studio project by Tony Hymas as well. Released only in Europe this summer, Zugzwang is the most ambitious Hymas project yet. His base band including a great guitarist named Jeff Lee Johnson joined the English and French rappers and the Diva Ada in a totally left leaning political statement on a world view according to the rappers. Zugzwang is a supposedly irretrievable position that really isn't so there is some light in this gloomy music/rap. The light is shed by the female vocalist Ada who adds vocals of hope rather than despair. THe other hopefull side is the inclusion of Jeff Beck who brings sonic snarls to the political babblings of the rappers on Lists, and the greatest three way guitar/keyboard/guitar jam since the live Full Moon Boogie of Keyboard/violin/guitar jam of Hammer, Kindler, and Jeff Beck on the Jeff Beck Live w/ Jan Hammer lp.

That tune is called Square Dance Rap and after the rappers poke fun at white country socializing via square dancing,Jeff Lee Johnson, Tony, and Jeff barnstorm a vicious jam based on a two strum chord two note base...Finally Beck contributes to the ever hopeful "we are the world "type chant called "The Letter", and the opening song"Won't Stop Raining."

A side note....."She Can't Explain" provides the melodic base that Jeff borrowed from Tony for "Why Oh Lord Why" on Jeff's last lp..done around the time of those sessions. The political cartoons on the liner sleeve are most disturbing and sometimes sicklly comical.....emotions that Jeff easily translates sometimes on guitar.....Again we say put Jeff with an American rapper and let Jeff wail. 'twould be an advancement from what Joe Perry tried to pioneer a couple of years ago.

Be seeing You.

http://www.ainian.com/jb13.html
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Gotta track this mutha down.



tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

I MUST have this cd.....someone.....anyone?

Graycap23 said:

If you want it/them, you've gotta go French:
http://www.amazon.fr/exec...us%20minor



Clips from all 3 albums here:
http://www3.fnac.com/item...1120070643


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

theAudience said:

Did u get this?