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ADVERTISEMENT Search Elmore NEWS REVIEWS FEATURES CONTESTS PHOTOS CALENDAR MERCH ADVERTISE ADVERTISEMENT 90 Artist: Hazmat Modine Album: Extra-Deluxe-Supreme Label: Barbés Records Release Date: 06/03/2016 BUY DIGITAL BUY PHYSICAL ALBUM REVIEWS Hazmat Modine Extra-Deluxe Supreme Album Reviews | July 6th, 2016 Hazmat Modine’s latest release, Extra- Deluxe-Supreme, breaks new ground by combining musical styles both American and world. Eclecticism is their modus operandi. In addition to their signature sounds of tuba, harmonica, guitars, accordion, and horns, now they add marimba, doshpuluur, Igil, railroad spikes, claviola, rocks and cimbalom. The lineup is diverse as well and includes men and women of all ages, blacks and whites, rock and jazz musicians. “I think that’s an important ingredient to what the band is. I pick people who wouldn’t naturally go together,” says bandleader Wade Shuman. The CD starts o with “Another Day” featuring bluesy brass and accordion over a Waitsian junkyard rhythm. Modine puts nasty overdriven blues dirt on the guitar solo. Track Two, “Plans” opens with bluesy horn swells on sax and tuba further punctuated by “ooh-oohs.” The song picks up tempo, features tasty harmonica work, and lead vocals reminiscent of Al Green. With lyrical wit, he sings “You better hold back brother. Keep your pig on a leash.” By track
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Hazmat ModineExtra-Deluxe SupremeAlbum Reviews | July 6th, 2016
Hazmat Modine’s latest release, Extra-Deluxe-Supreme, breaks new ground bycombining musical styles both Americanand world. Eclecticism is their modusoperandi. In addition to their signaturesounds of tuba, harmonica, guitars,accordion, and horns, now they addmarimba, doshpuluur, Igil, railroad spikes,claviola, rocks and cimbalom. The lineup isdiverse as well and includes men andwomen of all ages, blacks and whites, rockand jazz musicians. “I think that’s animportant ingredient to what the band is. Ipick people who wouldn’t naturally gotogether,” says bandleader Wade Shuman.
The CD starts o� with “Another Day”featuring bluesy brass and accordion over a Waitsian junkyard rhythm. Modine putsnasty overdriven blues dirt on the guitar solo. Track Two, “Plans” opens with bluesyhorn swells on sax and tuba further punctuated by “ooh-oohs.” The song picks uptempo, features tasty harmonica work, and lead vocals reminiscent of Al Green. Withlyrical wit, he sings “You better hold back brother. Keep your pig on a leash.” By track
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three, “Your Sister” it’s clear this group is on a di�erent plane. Did I just hear traditionalMongolian melodies blending seamlessly with funky New Orleans horn lines? Yes! Andall within the lyrical context of getting cozy with someone’s sibling. “Whiskey Bird”features far out Tuvan throat singing that somehow blends organically with Americanblues. Anyone who’s seen the great documentary Ghengis Blues will understand theconnection between the Steppe and the Delta.
In past releases, the group has collaborated with legendary Tuvan throat singers HuunHuur Tu; here they teamed up with Alash, another band from Tuva. “I brought in theTuvans again because I thought that they intersect perfectly with a certain kind ofAmerican idiomatic language.” Shuman explains. “I’m going for a kind of ruralAmerican sounds but the irony is that the Tuvans are playing their own version of the�ddle and banjo and �ute – it’s exactly where the tonality of Asia and the Midwestmeet.”
Despite this seemingly disparate conglomerate, Extra-Deluxe-Supreme is their mostAmerican release yet. Here Hazmat Modine draws from a deep well of Americanmusical genres such as Gospel, R&B, Country, Blues, early jazz and the songcraft of TinPan Alley. “I like the idea of a New York music which by its nature is eclectic,” saysSchuman.
As a world music epicurean, I’ve always sought sounds far out from far away but tendto avoid diluted hybridization much the way I avoid “pan-Asian cuisine.” But forHazmat Modine, this mix works. With an almost casual air of execution, Modineincorporates unexpected sonic elements that make you double take. Each trackreveals surprising nuances that call for repeated listening. Highly recommended.
– Mike Cobb
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