Destruments presents Shaped By the Sound

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What You Wont Do for Love (snippet)

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Released: 1 Jan 2009

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What You Wont Do for Love (snippet)
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Song for Bobby (snippet)
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Getchyo Self Togetha
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Aht Ah Mi Hed (snippet)
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Dig This (Intro)
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Genre: Hip Hop / Jazz / Soul
Location Tokyo Japan & Oakland, California, US
Profile Views: 29166
Last Login: 26/01/2010
Member Since 12/08/2008
Website destruments.com
Record Label MicLife Recordings/!VORY SOUL Rec.
Type of Label Indie
Bio
...... There is but one word to describe the versatility of Destruments: Soulful!.. Though that word may be somewhat overused these days, there is no question that Destruments’ sound is characterized by honest emotion and musical understanding. The multiplicity of textures and rhythms in their music fuse together to produce a unique ‘sub-genre’ that reflects all forms of soul music... In and out of funky Jazz (“Searching”), R&B (“Take A Closer Look”), Latin (“Tomelo O’ Dejelo”) & Soul woven Hip Hop (“Shaped By the Sound”)…they hit it dead center! They own the strength of a musical gang-up that wont let you get away. In addition to Finnigan, Willson & special guest Jesse Kramer working all areas of the recording process, there are some excellent musical contributions from such luminaries as guitarist Dean Parks, tenor man Joe Sublett, trumpet player Darrell Leonard, long-time Tower of Power guitar player Jeff Tamelier, Monophonic Horns duo Ryan Scott & Alex Baky, Vibes player Smith Dobson, plus Guitarist’s Jon Lammi & Rob Lohr. So, no matter what words you choose to describe Destruments’ sound, only two things matter: The group's soulful commitment and the music produced by that commitment. Be good to yourself and listen to “Shaped by the Sound”…NUFF TALK. Dig In…PEACE.. ........ The highly recommended new record from Destruments "Shaped By the Sound" is set to drop September 9th off of !VORY SOUL Recordings!!.. "Shaped By the Sound" LP Song Order.. 1. Dig This(Intro).. 2. Feel It Like It Is featuring Texacali Horns 3. Take A Closer Look featuring Texacali Horns.. 4. Shaped By the Sound.. 5. Sippin On Blue Juice.. 6. A Mind for Revenge featuring Monophonic Horns & Jeff Tamelier.. 7. Oolong.. 8. Sun Burn(Downpour).. 9. Tomelo O' Dejelo.. 10. Heavy Karma featuring Joe Sublett & Jon Lammi.. 11. NASA .. 12. Cruel Game.. 13. Gitchyo Self Togetha.. 14. Parks Looking Glass featuring Dean Parks.. 15. Searching* featuring Texacali Horns & Smith Dobson.. 16. Live from Baggy's.. 17. Gemini Rising*Bonus Track*.. Concieved,Created,Produced,Written & Arranged by Destruments for Soul Robbers Music.. Out September 9th...the Special Cover Record by Destruments entitled "Bridge Through Time" featuring songs by classic artists' like Azymuth, Bobby Caldwell, The Blackbyrds, Placebo, Michael Jackson(RIP),Lonnie Liston Smith, Shuggie Otis, Pyramid,Roy Ayers & Jeff Lorber! ...... .. "Though it may be true that the tracks they cook up are technically “throwbacks”, the ingenuity of the music is something to be thankful for simply because it doesn’t sound like any specific track you’ve heard before."-(URB Magazine2007/Joanna Munoz).. "DESTRUMENTS are a three-man hip-hop/soul band hailing from Oakland, CA, and whether smoothed-out on a mellow tip or bright, funky, and full of life, their organic sound is purely pleasurable."-(Okayplayer.com/Mike Gadd).. "DESTRUMENTS fuses their passion for creativity to make genre-bending melodies that range from horn riffed, James Brown-esque funk to almost ambient rhythms."-(Vapors Magazine/Jamilah King).. ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ..Free Myspace Layouts.. by MyspaceLayoutSpy.com.. ..Turntable Myspace Layouts.. in ..music myspace layouts..
Members
Destruments Is: .. Sean Willson- Fender Bass, Upright Bass, Moog Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Loops & Background Vocals .. Kelly Finnigan- Piano, Rhodes, Clavinet D6, Hammond Organ(Leslie Speaker Stock 122), Wurlitzer E. Piano, Moog & Korg Analog Synthesizers, ARP String Ensemble, Vocoder, Drums, Akai MPC, Loops, Cuts, Percussion, Lead & Background Vocals.. Special Guest Jesse Kramer on Production, Drums, Guitar, Vocals & Percussion.. Shaped By the Sound LP Special Guest's- Dean Parks, Texacali Horns, Jeff Tamelier, Monophonic Horns, Smith Dobson, & More!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ........
Influences
Soul, Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk, Rhythm & Blues,Soul, Rock, Gospel, Latin Jazz, Dub, Reggea and much more like...James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Steely Dan, Tower Of Power, Mizzell Brothers, Native Tounges, The Ummah, D'Angelo, The Bay Area, Miles Davis, Marvin Gaye, The Crusaders, The Meters, Mike Finnigan, Jimmy Smith, The Beatles, Roy Ayers, RAMP, early Kool and The Gang,The Roots, Herbie Hancock...and The Headhunters, California Soul, Weather Report, Brothers Johnson, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Donny Hathaway, The Police, Cannonball Adderly Quintet,Mahalia Jackson, The Staples Singers, Curtis Mayfield, James Jamerson, David Axlerod, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, Return To Forever, Sly and the Family Stone, Ray Charles, Fresh Espresso, The Funk Brothers, Steve Gadd, Stuff, Pino Paladino, The Tap, Jeff Beck, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Joe Sample, French Press Coffee, Bill Withers, Eddie Gomez, Dean Parks, Vintage Instruments, The Blackbyrds, Phil Upchurch, Chuck Rainey, Ms. Badu, Shugie Otis, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, Bill Evans, The JB'S, Beastie Boys, Prince Rogers Nelson, Mahavishnu, Frank Zappa, Brother Jack McDuff, Betty Davis, Etta James, John Bonham, Art Pepper, Joni Mitchell, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob James, James Gadson, Jimmy McGriff, Tom Scott and The LA Express, Clyde Stubblefield, The Memphis Horns, Willie Weeks, Johnny Guitar Watson, Roger & Zapp, Kenny Burrell, The D, Cold Chalice, Questlove, Isley Brothers, John & Alice Coltrain, Brothers Johnson, Billy Cobham, Milt Jackson, Hall & Oats, Jazz Messangers, Otis Redding, Bobbi Humphreys, Gary Burton, Grant Green, Jerry Hahn Brotherhood, Lou Donaldson, Aretha Franklin, diggin for old Records, Bobby Caldwell, Led Zepplin, Beach Boys, Lee Sklar, Jose Faleciano, Charles Earland, Lionel Hampton, New Birth, Jerry Wexler,Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, George Benson, George Duke, Flight of the Concords,Muscle Shoals Band, Old Studio's such as...Fantasy,Capitol,Western,Electric Ladyland, & Abbey Road, Mr. Larry Carlton, Old Funky Michael Jackson(Jackson5,Off the Wall, Thriller) Eddie Harris, The Avalanches, Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Bob Marley, King Tubby, Toots, Victor Feldman, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Cornell Dupree, Earl Palmer, Eddie Hazel, Dorothy Ashby, Jaco Pastorius, old 45's, AIR, Carole Kaye, John Paul Jones, Booker T & MG's, P Funk, John Scofield, Organic Roast, Baby Huey and The Babysitters, Aerosmith, Howlin Wolf, Earth Wind and Fire, Dennis Coffee, Hugo Montenegro, Nat and Cannonball Adderly, Cold Blood, Gene Harris and the 3 Sounds, Wilton Felder, Mighty Boosh, Teo Macero, Phantom Blues Band, Blue Note and Prestige Jazz, CTI, Polydor, Flying Dutchmen, Black Jazz, and anything STAX, Chess, ATCO, and Atlantic Records R&B, soul, funk and jazz 1960's & 70's// Ali Shaheed Muhaamed, Pete Rock, DJ premier, J Dilla, Soul Aquarians, The Ummah, Diamond D, Extra P, E Swift, Bubble Hash, Easy Mo Bee, Organized Noise, DJ Kahlil, Native Tounges, Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Trackmasters, Grand Wizards, Madlib, A-Plus, DJ Muggs, Prince Paul, No ID, MF Doom, The Alchemist, Evidence, RZA, J-Swift, EL-P, Shadow and Dan The Automater
Sounds Like
Soulful Grooves with a dash of Hip Hop Boom Bip...with some funky ass electric Jazz...splash in some R&B...Dont forget the LOVE!