BASIC – Minimalist Funk, Maximal Impact
This Philadelphia trio – Chris Forsyth (guitar), Mikel Patrick Avery (percussion/electronics), and Douglas McCombs (Tortoise bassist!) – creates taut, hypnotic grooves that sound like “Bo Diddley with a chorus pedal” or “Yo La Tengo on a Congotronics bender”! Their polyrhythmic drum programming, interlocking guitars, and live electronic manipulation turn minimalism […]