San Kazakgascar / Too Many People
Album: Too Many People   Collection:General
Artist:San Kazakgascar   Added:Nov 2023
Label:Lather Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2024-01-21 Pull Date: 2024-03-24
Week Ending: Mar 24 Mar 3 Feb 25 Feb 18 Feb 11 Feb 4
Airplays: 1 1 3 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 11, 2024: Music Casserole
Path of the Python
4. Apr 20, 2024: Music Casserole
Crockett Creek
2. Apr 28, 2024: CARTER DEMO
Heart of Dusk
5. Apr 13, 2024: Music Casserole
Heart of Dusk
3. Apr 24, 2024: Comes to Mind
Slickster Slimester
6. Mar 23, 2024: Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Path of the Python

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2024-01-10
INSTRUMENTAL PSYCH-ROCK / JAZZ FUSION

Another winner from this world-influenced Sacramento-based group. The lineup is guitars, keys & synth, bass, drums, and various western & Asian wind instruments. (No vocals this time.) The sound is unconventional, wildly eclectic, and very compelling.

RIYL (from reviews of their other records): Psalters, Balkan Beat Box, Akron/Family.
I would add Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and perhaps Medeski, Martin & Wood.
All instrumental; FCC clean

1 ** mid-tempo. twangy rhythm guitar, thumpy beat, pleasing melody on flute (5:42)
2 * mid-tempo. the Southwestern desert morphs into India. Eastern modality, tabla (3:22)
3 * mid-tempo. tom toms & drone start;. winds join later; it’s mesmerizing & eerie. (4:20)
4 mid-slow. an acoustic guitar and a pedal steel gently weave around each other (1:53)
5 *** fast. high-energy jazzy piece led by tenor sax w/ guitar, bass & drum accompaniment; occasional loud, dissonant interjections; flute joins later with a counter melody (3:20)
6 mid-tempo. humorously pompous with a bouncy beat (3:51)
7 mid-tempo. disturbing, militaristic tone reminds me of Muse’s “Uprising” (5:25)
8 slow. starts very quiet, then grows steadily. it’s somber, even a bit scary (5:03)

Track Listing
1. Heart of Dusk   5. Slickster Slimester
2. Dry Hands of El Paso   6. Motorcade for the Prince
3. Path of the Python   7. Vets Day at the Dining Room Table
4. Suburban Bluffs   8. Crockett Creek