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Clever
Joe.com may 2004
CleverJoe's indie band top picks
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Drum & Bass Society - Joseph Patrick Moore
Although CleverJoe generally tries to select artists from the abundant
good music within the thriving Canadian indie music scene, once in awhile
a CD comes across his desk that really kicks his ass (which is somewhat
strange because CleverJoe, one dimensional as he is, has no ass, nor for
that matter a desk).
A few weeks ago, Joe was rolling along the 401, whistling a tune vaguely
inspired by a song Bob Dylan once borrowed. The CD arrived a couple weeks
earlier and busy as he is, Clever had not read the accompanying press
release. So with no preconceptions, he reached over and popped in Joseph
Patrick's Moore's Drum & Bass Society CD, pressed play and rolled
the window down a crack.
There's no looking back baby.
Mmmm... sweet, jazzy and intelligent, this is a great CD that goes on
evolving each time it's listened to. A mostly instrumental CD, featuring
a healthy dose of uniquely arranged cover tunes backed by a solid live
band with funkadelic bass, percussion, horns, woodwinds and strings.
With a peppering of electronica and soundscapes, Drum & Bass Society
wanders through some unique covers of tunes by Phish, Tony Williams, Men
at Work, The Specials and the Fixx. A few songs do feature a vocalist,
most notably Temple Passmore on the opening track 'Down Under'.
Arranged by Joseph Patrick Moore, a 34 year old bassist from Knoxville,
TN, Moore's influences include Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, The Police
and Charlie Parker. Traces of all can be heard throughout the extended
jams and instrument solos on the hour long CD.
The music definitely grows on you in a laid back sort of way . CleverJoe
recommends you do yourself a favour and high tail it to JPM's web site
and have a taste of some Drum & Bass Society yourself. Your day will
be better for it. http://www.josephpatrickmoore.com
CleverJoe Tip: This is road trip music at it's best.