Shuffle Demons, The / Cluster Funk
| Album: | Cluster Funk | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Shuffle Demons, The | Added: | Nov 2012 | |
| Label: | Linus | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2012-11-04 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-06 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 6 | Dec 30 | Dec 23 | Dec 16 | Dec 9 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron
Fukushima |
4. | Mar 21, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Sell Me This |
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| 2. | Jan 06, 2018: | Music Casserole
Earth Song |
5. | Feb 27, 2014: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
Bottles And Cans |
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| 3. | Apr 25, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum
Bottles And Cans |
6. | Oct 18, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Strollin' |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-11-04
Reviewed 2012-11-04
THE SHUFFLE DEMONS: Cluster Funk
Linus, 2012
WACKY FUNK-JAZZ – Reunited after a 17-year break, this goofball sax-heavy quintet out of Canada still has the tight grooves, well-honed jazz chops and nice-guy lyrics that made them so great the first time around (see“Greatest Hits” in the KZSU library). All FCC clean.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
1. 4:00 – upbeat funk jam, tough horns: lyrics about consumerism
2. 4:44 – slinky sound with perky chorus, very positive lyrics (be nice)
3. 3:55 – instrumental: upbeat boppin’ with careening theme, busy sax solos
4. 3:12 – very goofy, marching ode to the drummer… but no drum solo. :)
5. 4:52 – nice, relaxed, slippery sound: sly vocals and good sax/drum break
6. 5:42 – instrumental: upbeat, catchy, semi-tribal groove, goes briefly out
7. 5:43 – ewww… arachnids! low and funky with silly lyrics and good horns
8. 3:50 – upbeat thumping groove, about factory workers in China
9. 4:17 – serious instrumental jazz: circular rhythm, horns become chaotic
10. 4:05 – instrumental: reggae beat and solid horn work make a happy break
11. 4:18 – laid-back funky thump: lyrics about a homeless scavenger
12. 5:38 – relaxed instrumental: lots of bass and some cool sax harmony
[ Fo ] - 4 November 2012
Linus, 2012
WACKY FUNK-JAZZ – Reunited after a 17-year break, this goofball sax-heavy quintet out of Canada still has the tight grooves, well-honed jazz chops and nice-guy lyrics that made them so great the first time around (see“Greatest Hits” in the KZSU library). All FCC clean.
Fo’s Picks: 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
1. 4:00 – upbeat funk jam, tough horns: lyrics about consumerism
2. 4:44 – slinky sound with perky chorus, very positive lyrics (be nice)
3. 3:55 – instrumental: upbeat boppin’ with careening theme, busy sax solos
4. 3:12 – very goofy, marching ode to the drummer… but no drum solo. :)
5. 4:52 – nice, relaxed, slippery sound: sly vocals and good sax/drum break
6. 5:42 – instrumental: upbeat, catchy, semi-tribal groove, goes briefly out
7. 5:43 – ewww… arachnids! low and funky with silly lyrics and good horns
8. 3:50 – upbeat thumping groove, about factory workers in China
9. 4:17 – serious instrumental jazz: circular rhythm, horns become chaotic
10. 4:05 – instrumental: reggae beat and solid horn work make a happy break
11. 4:18 – laid-back funky thump: lyrics about a homeless scavenger
12. 5:38 – relaxed instrumental: lots of bass and some cool sax harmony
[ Fo ] - 4 November 2012
Track Listing
| 1. | Sell Me This | 7. | Daddy Long Legs | |||
| 2. | One Good Turn | 8. | Shanghai Shuffle | |||
| 3. | Way After Midnight | 9. | Fukushima | |||
| 4. | He's The Drummer | 10. | Strollin' | |||
| 5. | All About The Hang | 11. | Bottles And Cans | |||
| 6. | Earth Song | 12. | On The Runway |