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Sinkane

Ambient / Jazz / Experimental

Columbus, OH

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"Most of the blog chatter out there around Columbus, Ohio's Sinkane has centered on the biography of bandleader Ahmed Gallab, and, well, it's definitely not your usual "moved to Brooklyn, started band" bedtime story. At age six, Gallab fled from Sudan with his family. After settling in the U.S., he went on to play drums in hardcore bands. More recently, Gallab and his "Sinkane Family Travelin' Band" scored a gig opening for Caribou and Fuck Buttons and he is now part of Caribou's touring band. You can hear moments from throughout that bio in "Autobahn", off of Sinkane's forthcoming debut album, Color Voices. The drums function almost as a lead instrument, setting a galloping, propulsive beat, beneath psychedelic-textured guitars, sighing woodwinds, and quiet vocals you might expect to find on Andorra. "Singing all alone," goes the vocal. Near the five-minute mark, Gallab starts just unloading on the drums, as a gale-force gust of sound swells behind him. I might like to hear the song developed a bit more (though it makes more sense in the context of the record, where the tracks flow into each other), but the mesmerizing rhythm does its best to ensure Gallab won't be singing all alone forever."
-pitchforkmedia.com

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Jul 6, 2009

Music: Paul McCartney – McCartney II


 
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My buddy Jay and I talk about this record and how ahead of its time it was. Sure Paul was inspired by early electronic music. Sure “Temporary Secretary” sounds a whole lot like a bunch of other bands. The point is this record is incredibly versatile …

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Jun 16, 2009

Music: Herbie Hancock – Feets Don’t Fail Me Now


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My homie J Tram has been getting me on some records that I’m embarrassed to have not have been hip to at all. This Herbie record is one of them. His disco record Feets Don’t Fail Me Now is either loved or hated. I’m pretty into it. Full of …

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Jun 15, 2009

“Sinkane” now on itunes, other updates


you can now download the new Sinkane record from itunes.com 
official street date is now july 11th. i’m playing with yeasayer these days so you can find sinkane records at yeasayer shows.
currently working on putting together the sinkane band in nyc. shows could …

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