In All Things Modulation

1. Sultro-Matic Principle

2. Tres Bolivares

3. Panderthal Redux

4. World 6

5. Jinn

6. As Wide as the World

7. Spank le Disco

8. Lando's Lament

9. Cloud Forest

10. Don Pisco

11. Vapour

12. Pickup

Tracks:

Sultro-Matic Principle
Tres Bolivares
Panderthal Redux
World 6
Jinn
As Wide as the World
Spank le Disco
Lando's Lament
Cloud Forest
Don Pisco
Vapour
Pickup

Customer Reviews:

Downtempo DC band an engaging, ego-fee, acoustic adventure.......2003-07-11

Aubergine 3's music embraces the world in a way that embodies Washington, D.C.,: international, polyglot, subdued, informed. Aubergine 3 play downtempo funky techno-influenced jazz. The music is both steely and soft-toned. It is intelligent enough to play while sitting alone, but ego-free enough to put on at a party for a mellow vibe. Because both the left and right side of the brain are stimulated, it is music you can take anywhere.

Live, Aubergine 3 conjure the music of Downtempo Disco Dons like Thievery Corporation, Jazzanova and Truby Trio. But, like other instrumentalist downtempo bands such as Fila Brazillia and Red Snapper, the canned-quality of DJ spinning is promoted to fresh organic-grade juiciness.

And I expect that this group of musicians - John Henry Dale on electro-organic drum kits, Chauncey Canfield on all manner of organs and synths and Dajando Smith thudding out baseline hieroglyphs - to become even better in the years to come.

The album isn't perfect by any stretch. The snare drums sound ragged, the synths wander onto the precipice of muzac from time to time, the bass plodding at times and the vocals are a little too close to ground covered by Thievery and countless others. But these are minor nicks in an otherwise streamlined cruiser.

The songs are:

Sultro-Matic Principle -- At first, a bass line. The a rain-drop synth loop and the drums kick in soft. The musicians introduce themselves and Rachel Leber voice slides in on an ethereal cloud of synth cushioning. The album starts slow, gliding.

Tres Bolivares - The album's best track - featuring a sitar and flute duel over a driving middle-easterneseque groove that ebbs and flows.

Panderthal Redux - A basic downtempo tune - good but not remarkable in any way.

World 6 - A happy melody with an AIRy sci-fi vibe, nice use of percussion.

Jinn - Find a better bass line for this song - it's good in principle, but a little too simple for my taste

As Wide As the World - This song has a real bossanova feel, similar to how Thievery Corp. was influenced by Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd.

Spank le Disco - Ah yes, French shopping music a la daft punk complete with French lyrics and French fromageyness. Not exactly my tasse du the, but the bassist does funk it up royal.

Lando's Lament - I can just see it, Billy Dee chilling' up in his cloud fortress with a forty oz. On this track Aubergine 3 dare to pimp strut.
Cloud Forest - It washes in on an avalanche of synth and then the drums and bass come in - locked together. A really tight number.

Don Pisco - A funky little ditty.

Vapour - At first its close to muzac - I think you can hear this kind of stuff on smooth-jazz radio, but then it mutates a bit as it goes along - with some nice production effects - but this could basically find itself on a 1980's George Benson album

The Pickup - The album's coda, and suggestion. The name says it all - music for persons to get-down to - awesome bass work on this track.

Versatile,intelligent, and a necessary look see and listen!.......2003-06-24

I really enjoyed this cd and its wide range of moods! When I listen to music I seek inspiration and visualizations. I don't know a lot of musical terminology that is current and up to date with what's "in" these days, but this cd took me many different places physically and spiritually. I love all kinds of music-particulary "old school" and rock and roll. This has something new and some real soul to it-good to dance to or just relax to. Great musicians-or mixologists whatever they call it nowadays.

An amazing CD from DC!.......2003-05-02

You can't keep still listening to this CD -- it is finger tappin' head bobbin' hip swingin' funky! I don't know a thing about electronic jazz genres, but I know this group can groove like nobody's business! Aubergine's music is warm and liquidy, breezy and soulful, exotic and easy - all at once. I look forward to many more releases from this very talented group.

In All Things Modulation.......2003-04-12

If you have ever felt like the overly sequenced and mechanized sound that defines so much electronica is a little too cold for your senses and the incessant noodling and "improvisation" of so much jazz and jam music mines the depths of your patience, then check out this release. In a way I have yet to see with other artists, this album combines the best of both of these wide-ranging musical genres. It's sonically rough around the edges at points, creamy smooth at others. It is a great dance party album, but you could also just sit down, jazz cigarette in hand, and chill reflectively in headphone land.
If this is their first offering, I'd say we have much to look forward to from this welcome addition to DC's electronic music community.

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