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Bassist Thundercat (aka Stephen Bruner) - "Is it Love"/"Walkin'" ...
Kool Sounds from stellar bassist Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat: [img:$uid]http://luv4art..../img:$uid]
From Brainfeeder.com-Aug., 2011:
"A native of South Los Angeles, Stephen Bruner found his instrument at the age of 4. That made him a late-bloomer in the house of Ronald, Sr., who drummed with the Temptations among others. His first bass was a black Harmony, and he practiced to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack until pops played him Jaco Pastorius. School was a blur of lessons, sessions and waking up for zero periods. At 15, he scored a hit in Germany as part of the short-lived boy band No Curfew. At 16, he toured Japan with soul man Leon Ware and joined thrash legends Suicidal Tendencies (he’s still their bassist). More road and studio time followed, with everyone from Stanley Clarke to Snoop Dogg to Eric Benet. Eventually the name Thundercat stuck, a reference to the cartoon he’s loved since childhood and an extension of Bruner’s wide-eyed, vibrant, often superhuman approach to his craft. As one writer put it, he’s “a mutant jazz cat,” nuff said.
Bruner, aka Thundercat, is accompanied by an impressive cast ranging from Erykah Badu to members of Sa-Ra and J*DaVeY, to pianist Austin Peralta and his own Grammy-winning brother, drummer Ronald Bruner, Jr. Still, the end result is unmistakably a Thundercat record — a lush and magical document combining classic jazz fusion, futurist electronic strains and timeless musical seeking.
Thundercat - "Walkin"
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[Edited 12/31/11 15:50pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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beautiful stuff | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Think he's ever listened to Stanley? | |
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He actually recorded with Stanley at one point!
... [Edited 1/3/12 15:50pm] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Yeah, it shows. Great playing. | |
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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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His name came up in my "Your FAVORITE Albums of 2011 Thread". "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Also check out his playing on Flying Lotus "Cosmogramma", both Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Shafiq Husayn's "En A Free Ka", Both of Erykah Badu's "New Amerykah" lp's and J Davey's latest!!! I'm sure I've missed a few. Oh yeah, he's also with Suicidal Tendencies. So you see he can jump musical genres with ease. Release Yourself | |
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... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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