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- Artist(s): Ben Ellman, Robert Mercurio, Stanton Moore, Jeff Raines
- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the New Orleans jazz-funk-jam group features guest appearances from Brushy One String, Macy Gray, JJ Grey, Maggie Koerner, Ryan Montbleau, David Shaw of the Revivalists, Mavis Staples, and Charm Taylor.
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- Record Label: Provogue
- Genre(s): Rap, Jazz, R&B, Funk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Southern Rap, New Orleans R&B, Underground Rap, International, Brazilian Traditions, Samba, Forro, Carnival, R&B Instrumental, Jazz-Funk, Deep Funk Revival, MPB
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Jul 20, 2015Give credit to the band’s founders and co-producers bassist Robert Mercurio and saxist Ben Ellman who molded this album and show that Galactic doesn’t need a stable front person, or even a singular approach, to make their dynamic music connect with playful passion and vibrant integrity.
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Jul 20, 2015Throughout it all, co-founders, producers, and arrangers Ben Ellman and Robert Mercurio sonically map out a NOLA that's as vibrant and forward thinking as it is steeped in the region's rich culture, cementing the band's reputation (20 years in) as both innovators and stalwart defenders of tradition.
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Jul 20, 2015Galactic backs each act with professional, jazz-influenced ease and, on some songs, a hedonistic, dance-rock pulse a la Prince, all the while keeping its Mardi Gras flavor.
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Jul 20, 2015And so Galactic continues to fly, not into uncharted territory but to the territories that we found before, explored, had fun, left, and sort of forgot about for a while. Bands like Galactic are good for this sort of thing: reviving yesterday’s sounds without the gimmicks.
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Apr 11, 2016
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