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Ikebe Shakedown, View from Above I Assassin, 2018
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Ikebe Shakedown, View from Above I Assassin, 2018
IKEBE SHAKEDOWN - ROAD SONG
Ikebe Shakedown - Kings Left Behind - new LP on Colemine
Ten years ago, Ikebe Shakedown began pushing the boundaries of instrumental music. Each new track and live set has sent them deeper into combining the primal elements of ’70s soul, raw psychedelic style, and cinematic Western soundtracks with powerful grooves and soaring melodies. Now, with their new release, Kings Left Behind (Colemine Records), the band is giving listeners more mystery and majesty than ever before. The album features the entire group collaborating to produce tracks that deliver punches right to the gut, even as dreamy guitars and lush horn melodies and string arrangements capture the imagination. The album was recorded by Ikebe's bassist, Vince Chiarito, at Hive Mind Recording. Opened with Ikebe's saxophonist, Mike Buckley, and another collaborator in 2017, Hive Mind has become a home base for the band, leading to more experimentation with the textures and sounds of a genre they define as Instrumental Soul.
Cincy’s Song of the Day (8.8.19)
Ikebe Shakedown - Horses
Ikebe Shakedown - Dram
Ikebe Shakedown - Supermoon - Instrumental Soul 45 (Colemine Records)
“A tune that expresses all the energy and excitement we feel moving through the city. From the opening wash of reverb to the last pummeling drum hits, we gave it an air of mystery, since we live somewhere where anything’s possible at any time, day or night." For “The Ally” on the B-Side, the band sees it as the perfect complement to “Supermoon” — "We want take the the listeners on a journey from a barebones opening to an ending that rouses them from the stupor we sometimes find ourselves in so they feel like they can take on the world.”
