Ohio experimentalist Todd Tobias changes gears on his new album MASSABU Evening Entertainments, a rollicking of short alt-dance tunes inspired by Capatin Beefheart and seminal Krautrock acts Can and Neu!, supposedly played by a fictional band from Massabu called Combo Qasam. Tobias is a musical wizard who can invent whole new worlds, with its own rules and traditions. Build upon a swirling guitars and harsh percussion he finds his way through the self-imposed limitations of each album and this one is no exception.
Todd Tobias dons the mantle of the MC at a left-field dance club, spinning hectic and chill-out tunes that are weird enough to satisfy the serious music geek and cater to the more adventurous reveller as well, whether it is a monolithic jig like Pongophobe Joe or the dreamy psych freak-out Priestess Of Nod that sounds like somebody put something in the drink of Kate Bush.
Todd Tobias: composer, producer, drums, percussion, acoustic guitar
Pat Moonchy: vocal on tracks 1,7,10
Chloe March: vocal effects on tracks 2,4,11
Tim Tobias: backward guitar on track 9
Combo Qasam: Hanad (electric guitar, rebab, kaban), Soofe (flute, farfisa organ, rababah), Maax (bass guitar, boxes) and Doog (spoons).
MASSABU Evening Entertainments is released via Tiny Room Records (UK & Europe) and his own website (USA). Formats: CD, cassette, digital. Release date: Release date March 23rd.
Tracks:- Do The Massabu
- Dance Of The 7 Males / Lucy Kong
- Restless Natives
- Massabu Express
- Pongophobe Joe
- Half Buick
- Doctor Shar
- Goat Man Jig
- Yogi vs. Yeti
- Priestess Of Nod
- Atlantis Of The Sands
- Rancho Bonobo
- Son Of Lucy Kong
During three Dutch shows, a real life version of Combo Qasam (members of Lost Bear and Rogue Minor) will play the songs from MASSABU Evening Entertainments:
- 03/22: Amsterdam @ OCCII
- 03/23: Rotterdam @ WORM
- 03/25: Utrecht @ Studio Patrick (private event email for info)
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