The Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Phenomenal Handclap Band

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

Formats Tracks Price Buy
CD Album 12 tracks £4.99
Download Album () 12 tracks £4.99
Download Album (MP3) 12 tracks £4.99

Description

The Phenomenal Handclap Band - The Phenomenal Handclap Band

The album begins with the meditative strains of the epic "Journey to Serra da Estrela" which erupts into a driving synthesized force, and foreshadows the arrival of "Testimony", in which Jaleel Bunton (TV on the Radio) provides a fiery psychedelic guitar backdrop for Aurelio Valle's (Calla) voodoo incantations. Carol C (Sí Se) lends her considerable vocal talents to the forthcoming single "You'll Disappear", a cosmic disco floor-filler that sets the stage for The Lady Tigra's (L'Trimm) jump-rope rhymes on the soon-to-be classic summer jam, "15 to 20".

Live, The Phenomenal Handclap Band is distilled to an eight-member powerhouse, an eye-popping spectacle that overwhelms the senses. It pulses with a savage rhythm section that provides the ultimate foil for cascading guitars and electrified washes of organ and synthesizers. Their delirious sermonizing whips crowds into a charismatic frenzy. Needless to say, their live shows are more akin to a spiritual church revival than an actual rock show.

Reviews

'With an old-school Sly & The Family Stone funky shuffle multiplied by a Tom Tom Club New Yoik sass, you don't need to do any maths to know this is ace!' - NME

'With their multitudinous influences, blending funk, soul, reggae, dance, hip-hop and Brazilian beat, as well as rock, disco and electro, they encapsulate the spirit of the Brooklyn underground.' - The Sunday Times Culture

'This New York collective puts the five-times table to work over playground funk that splits the difference between the Tom Tom Club, CSS and the Go! Team.' - Guardian

'This collaboration between two NY DJs and a revolving group of members (including some from TV on The Radio and Mooney Suzuki) defies categorization, making it the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday afternoon barbeque, or a Monday morning wake-up call.' – ESQUIRE

Tracklisting

CD Album (TUCH2013CD)
  1. The Journey To Serra Da Estrela
  2. All Of The Above
  3. Testimony
  4. Give It A Rest
  5. You'll Disappear
  6. 15 to 20
  7. Dim The Lights
  8. I Been Born Again
  9. The Martyr
  10. Tears
  11. Baby
  12. The Circle Is Broken
Download Album (TUCH2013)
  1. The Journey To Serra Da Estrela
  2. All Of The Above
  3. Testimony
  4. Give It A Rest
  5. You'll Disappear
  6. 15 to 20
  7. Dim The Lights
  8. I Been Born Again
  9. The Martyr
  10. Tears
  11. Baby
  12. The Circle Is Broken