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| Screaming Headless Torsos Release New Album "Code Red" With JTV Digital Screaming Headless Torsos is back with a vengeance with the release of the highly anticipated album "Code Red". This album is rich with the Torsos' signature gumbo of styles, including electro-soul, rock-funk, jazz-punk, hip-hop and microtonal roots music, but there are some new elements as well. There are some great collaborations with guest artists: James Valentine, guitarist from Maroon 5, steps out on the electro-soul jam "Brooce Swayne" with a shredding Munsters-Meets-Maggot-Brain solo. Legendary keyboardist and founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, plays on"Wizard of Woo", a tribute written in his honor and a madcap tempo-shifting roller-coaster ride that unites the Torsos with the Mothership as only he can. Vocoder artist extraordinaire Casey Benjamin, from the 2013 Grammy winning Robert Glasper experiment makes an appearance leading the choir of synth voices on the etherial interlude "Sideways". This is also the first Torsos album featuring vocalist Freedom Bremner (Moby/Houseofreedom) on the entire album and his approach brings more choral and layered vocal arrangements than the previous SHT releases (1995, 2005, Choice Cuts). Code Red is the first album of new material for the Torsos in 9 years. It was produced by veteran Torsos producer Gregg Fine (Dead Christmas Trees -single) and 14 -Time Grammy Award Winning rock producer Ron Saint Germain (Bad Brains / Muse / 311). The title track "Code Red" is a driving pop - metal anthem that tells the story of a soldier's post traumatic stress and the nightmares that won't leave his head. The Torsos (David Fiuczysnki, Daniel Sadownick. Freedom Bremner) say that they chose "Code Red" as the title track because the entire album is a call to arms highlighting "the urgency of now", in various ways, as much for the band as for the listeners. The Torsos, known for their experimental and improvisational skills, have said that this record is driven more by songs than "chops" and it shows. The record is truly a Torsos record. It's big music, and it grooves hard. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |