Tune In Saturdays: Shibboleth
For whatever reason, I don't often get too suckered in by the instrumental band. But the mixture of jazz, funk, soul, big band and porno makes Dallas' Shibboleth absolutely irresistible.
"If soundtracks for Spaghetti Westerns and '60s sex comedies were free from cinematic distractions, or the Stax recording studio in Memphis, Tennessee hadn't been torn down and replaced by a museum, their resulting music might compare to Experiment in Error, the second full-length recording from Dallas' Shibboleth. This instrumental trio features three of Dallas' hardest-working and most critically-acclaimed musicians: Rich Martin on keys, James Driscoll on bass, and Don Cento on guitar. Their new release features a full band sound augmented by drums, percussion, horns, and — on "The 1912 Horsey Rebellion" — vocals! Still no lyrics though — the aforementioned track (which is #1 on the disc) instead offers super-catchy "ooo"s."
Bobby Patterson (w/Shibboleth) - Digging Up Bones (mp3)
Shibboleth - Bill Cosby (mp3)
Shibboleth - Collapse of the Boney Horseman (video)