E. Doctor Smith LIVE with Edo Castro, by E. Doctor Smith

E. Doctor Smith LIVE with Edo Castro

by E. Doctor Smith

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1.	Neil, Jack, and Me (Live) 04:08	buy track
2.	Cultural Affairs (Live) 03:53	buy track
3.	Torro's Gamble Part 3 (Live) 03:41	buy track
4.	Haikus for the White House (Live, Instrumental) 04:38	buy track
5.	Astral Aura (Live) 05:04	buy track
6.	Blue Moon 01:46	buy track
7.	Wish We Were Here 05:14	buy track
8.	All In 03:38	buy track

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Spawned by the extraordinary Northern California bassist Michael Manring, the "Bass Solo Night" concert series has quickly become a stomping ground for some of the San Francisco Bay area's best musicians. It's a movable feast of talented bassists and features a rotating pool of extremely creative and innovative players.
E. Doctor Smith, (the inventor of the MIDI percussion instrument, the Drummstick), had been asked to perform at one of those shows alongside the bassist and fellow Flecktone fan, Ariane Cap. Ironically, it was during this show at Oakland's Rooz Cafe that led to his first encounter with the bassist Edo Castro. Like Manring before him, Castro was another master of the "E-Bow". His 7 string bass playing was simply gorgeous and his ability to build loops and solo live was equally astounding. Needless to say, Smith was surprised when Castro graciously asked him join him for a "gratuitous funk" tune. The result was a truly magical experience and a unique new musical friendship was born.
The pairing of Smith/Castro has often been compared to acid-jazz "jam band" of the Benevento/Russo Duo; intensely powerful, yet poignant music. This live album features the music of Smith's earlier Drummstick 2, K2, Robert Anbian and the Unidentified Flying Quartet CDs, and culled from performances recorded at the Sheba Lounge in San Francisco and Mill Valley's 142 Throckmorton Theatre.

credits

released January 20, 2009

E. Doctor Smith - Zendrum ZX, PowerBook G4, iDrum, iControl, Alesis D4 & DMPro, MOTU 828 Firewire & MIDI Timepiece AV, Midi Jet Pro
Edo Castro - 7 String "Stinger" Bee and Conklin Basses, Roland GR 20 Guitar Synth, Line 6 M13 Stomp Box Multi-effects unit, Digitech Jam Man Loop Pedal, E-Bow Plus

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Edgetone Records San Francisco, California

Edgetone Records is place for new music crossing the genre boundaries. Founded by musician/producer, Rent Romus, the label took shape in 1991. After being on a long hiatus Rent re-opened Edgetone in January 2000 and expanded it to support D.I.Y. (do it yourself) artists looking for a ground base and community label identity. ... more