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lightsweetcrude
Psychedelic / Fusion / Jam Band

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Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Member Since6/20/2007
Band Websitelightsweetcrude.ca
Band Members

Ram Vakkalanka - sitar
Alexei Orechin - electric guitar
Michael Kaler - bass
Jon McCann - drums
Jason Steidman - organ + laptop

Extended Family: Joseph Burke, Justin Ruppel.

"Kaafi Funk", "A Call To You, Piloo", and "Kaafi Gwynne/Tilang On The V"

Featuring :

Rez Abbasi - sitar guitar
Ravi Naimpally - tabla
Ernie Tollar - bansuri and tanpura
Ian de Souza - bass
Brian Okamoto - electric guitars
Mark Mariash - drums
Jason Steidman - organ, harmonium, Axxe, loops

Tilang Gang - Chelly, Wiseguy, Glenn Yoon, Brian Okamoto, Chassan S.



Produced and Recorded by Jason Steidman


Influences*Vibration of Ether - ["Anahata Nad"]
*Vibration of Air - ["Ahata Nad"]
*Raga Sangeet
*Vadi/Samvadi/Pakad
*Teo's brave (but nasty) splices
*Glenn Gould - the orig. Canadian studio project maven
*Any Dark Star from '71 to '74
*Glen McKay's Headlights
*Mark Boyle / Shary Boyle
*Wes Wilson
*Lex 480L patch : Into The Past
*Dr. Steve's medical advice
*Frasier Mohawk's coffee bean grinder
*DJ Siobhan O'Flynn
Sounds Like
Raga-based mind/mood altering instrumental music... For yogis/heads/blissful movement/digging deeper... Born in the studio.




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Here's one of those 'lists'....brace yourselves ;+) : North Indian Classical Music, Ravi Shankar, Eno/Byrne's "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts", The James Brown/P-Funk Family, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Ananda Shankar, Cheb i Sabbah, Kula Shaker, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Jon Hassell, Bill Laswell, Daniel Lanois' pedal steel, Indo-British Ensemble's "Curried Jazz" (awful title, but beautiful, pure 'raga + jazz fusion' - hugely inspiring...), Gil Evans (circa '76), Sonny Sharrock, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Stone Roses, Allman Brothers, Santana, Malo, Vanilla Fudge, Deep Purple, The Chocolate Watch Band, The Electric Prunes, MC5, The Animals, The Seeds, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Rare Earth, Steeleye Span, The Beach Boys, Shocking Blue, Pink Floyd, Sly, The Monkees, War, The Turtles, The Animals, The Ugly Ducklings, Traffic, The Zombies, 13th Floor Elevators, Steppenwolf, Procol Harum, The Grass Roots, Love with Arthur Lee, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, King Crimson (to 1984 only), Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Flying Burrito Brothers, Medeski/Martin & Wood, Herbie Hancock, Hawkwind, Big Star, Television, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Pere Ubu, Talking Heads, Tones On Tail, Felt, Gang of Four, The Pixies, The Clash, The Ventures, The Cramps, Gun Club, The Colourfield, Ennio Morricone, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Ornette Coleman, Randy Weston, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Charles Mingus, Bobby Timmons, Don Pullen, Geri Allen, John Hicks, Harold Mabern, Carla Bley, Can, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Phil Spector, Glyn Johns, Tom Dowd, Boyd's "White Bicycles", Carducci's "Rock and the Pop Narcotic", Chic, Boney M, Link Wray...






Record LabelChilla Records
Type of LabelUnsigned


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 5 2010 2:30P
Come Together Music Festival @ Frontier Ghost Town Durham, Ontario, CANADA
Sep 11 2010 6:00P
Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Sep 12 2010 3:00P
Junction Arts Festival Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Oct 7 2010 10:00P
The Smiling Buddha Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Nov 11 2010 9:00P
The Central Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

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"There is music out there, and it's up to us to grab it."

Cannonball Adderley




***Please support the music - grab some lsc to go***

lightsweetcrude - Kaafi Funk - Single


***Please support the music- grab some lsc to go***





"[T]hat particularity of notes and melodic movements, or that distinction of melodic sound by which one is delighted, is raga"

Matanga





"Instrumental rock helps make clear the essence of the rock process because the grip an instrumental performance can have on the listener is quite different and deeper."

Joe Carducci, Rock And The Pop Narcotic




Contact / Bookings / Mailing List / etc. :

light.sweet.crude@hotmail.com




Next track : October, 2010








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Diana Wood

Diana Wood



Aug 12 2010 6:54 PM

Sending most positive vibes ...will listen for the ripple effect from your presence at Transac.
Arogyam,
di
Diana Wood

Diana Wood



Aug 12 2010 6:54 PM

Sending most positive vibes ...will listen for the ripple effect from your presence at Transac.
Arogyam,
di
HAND oVer FIST

HAND oVer FIST



Aug 1 2010 9:10 PM

Thank YOU for supporting HAND oVer FIST..
Our debut Cd is now available at www.handoverfistrocks.com
We want your FEEDBACK what do you think of our music
If you dig our music please Spread The Infection of HOF !!!
Khataroo

Khat Aroo



Jul 19 2010 11:54 AM

Thank you for your friendship request! I love your stuff! Love, Khataroo
michelle

michelle



Jul 12 2010 1:22 AM

THANK-YOU FOR REQUESTING ME!~GREAT MUSIC!!!~
HAVE A SPARKLING NITE!
LOVE~MICHELLE~XOX~
PS~NICE TO MEET YOU TOO!
fyrepyle

fyrepyle



Jul 9 2010 5:02 PM

Hi...a new instrumental track has been uploaded called Spartan Eye. Its the first part of a new collection of sounds called The Age Of Unlightenment. Hopefully you can get a few minutes to spin it....be very much appreciated.....thanks very much and best wishes to you.
Steel Pulse

Steel Pulse



Jul 7 2010 3:38 AM

Hi lightsweetcrude!  Come out and see Steel Pulse live in concert Wednesday (7/7) at the Ottawa Blues Festival in Ottawa, ON or Thursday (7/8) at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, NY Ottawa, ON Show http://www.ottawabluesfest.ca/act/114 Clifton Park, NY Show http://www.northernlightslive.com/ Join us for one of these great shows and let them know that you heard about it on their Myspace page!  ALSO, check out cool Steel Pulse merchandise online at the STEEL PULSE STORE! http://steelpulse.com/store.php
Ashwin Batish and his Sitar Power!

Ashwin Batish



Jun 19 2010 3:37 AM

Thanks for your friendship! I've recently uploaded a couple of live performance songs that you might enjoy. They are Raga Kirvani and Raga Brindabani Sarang plus more!
Best wishes
Ashwin Batish
http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2711331
AURORA STARRS EXPLOSION **peace**

AURORA STARRS EXPLOSION **peace**



May 28 2010 6:52 PM

Passin' by to say "HI!" Hope all is well!! 'o)
Bossasaurus

Bossasaurus



May 28 2010 2:06 AM

Hey lightsweetcrudeasaurus, we know you are constantly bombarded with wack, garbage comments telling you to check this or that out...Now it's our turn, except what we're promoting actually kicks major ass. If you check it and disagree feel free to leave us some hateful words and we won't delete them. Is that a deal or what? So please make your own day and come download our first full-length release "STFUYMCA" aka "Shove These Fossils Up Your Magnificent Creationist Ass" (offensive title?) available as a free download from our myspace page. The project features new full-length originals and remixes of songs by Aesop Rock, Wu-Tang, Tech N9ne, A Tribe Called Quest and many more with 100% home-made beats by yours truly. You can download it directly from our page or copy and paste the following link into a new window to download the project (if you just click on it myspace will tell you it's a phony link). http://usershare.net/jpzcjg3o6zkx
Enjoy and if you dig it please pass it along. Thanks, Bossasaurus

Also, we know everybody and their granny is saying this, but Follow us on @ http://twitter.com/bossasaurus because we all know myspace is going the way of the Chumpasaur!
THE KARUNA MOVEMENT

THE KARUNA MOVEMENT



May 21 2010 11:43 PM

"This is Jon Bone of The Karuna Movement reaching out in hopes you might have a listen to some of the tracks on our site and let us know what you think !!! We also have some new videos out and FREE DOWNLOADS available at our REVERBNATION site (reverbnation.com/THEKARUNAMOVEMENT !!! Bless and Respect"

Jon Bone of The Karuna Movement
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Hitz [Music Producer]

Hitz [Music Producer]



May 5 2010 3:05 PM

Hello how are you? Cool profile you got here. I wanted to let you know that I have just finished the yoga, meditation & relaxation album titled “Surrender of The Mind”

Surrender of The Mind is written for those of us who need to get away. Maybe we have had a tough day at work. Maybe we have studied hard. Maybe we need to reflect on certain events in our lives. Maybe we just need a moment to clear our minds and re-set our mental strength. No matter what the reason is, there comes a time when we all need to surrender our minds.

This album takes you on a musical journey like no other. Capturing the ancient sounds of panpipes, tabla, bells, sitar and many other ambient resonances for those who wish to achieve a higher state of consciousness, greater focus and self-awareness through yoga & meditation, or simply to accomplish a more relaxed and peaceful state of mind.

Please come on my profile and listen to the album, I am sure it will take you away from the mad world we are living in at the moment.

Let me know what you think of it, I look forward to your reply.

The full version of Surrender of The Mind is available on all download sites including iTunes and Amazon.

Hitz
www.hitmanproduction.co.uk
Xiomara Medina

Xiomara Medina



Apr 24 2010 7:48 PM

Thanks 4 the friendship! Xio
~LIL LADY~FEELING BETTER

Christine Kistler



Apr 9 2010 6:23 PM

I JUST FORWARD IT JUST IN CASE! THOUGHT I WOULD SAY HI TOO!
Firebrand CDs

Firebrand CDs



Mar 23 2010 2:23 PM

Wow! You guys sound awesome! Really great mix of instuments and I love the progressions. Thanks for accepting our request.

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Pro~Ef

Pro~Ef



Mar 14 2010 3:19 PM

Otnorot love ;)
stormi

stormi



Mar 14 2010 3:03 PM

lol
fyrepyle

fyrepyle



Mar 6 2010 10:05 AM

Hello ......a new instrumental track has been loaded up...."Underwater Republic part 1"....if you have nothing better to do or are completely bored out of your skull...mabe you could give it a spin sometime.....all the best
Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist LA



Feb 27 2010 1:11 AM

Thanks for the add! - Saturday March 13th - ZDAY 2010 - Los Angeles www.zeitgeistla.com
theZOOs

Ali ZOo



Feb 25 2010 10:51 PM

thanks for getting lost in theZOOs!
The Black Rainbows

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Feb 22 2010 9:08 PM

Haha you're telling me about chops? Your drummer is chop master. Also we've been wanting to include sitar into one of our songs for a while now and we wanna take lessons but your guy lives in b-town.
Artguy Chuck

Chuck Hues



Feb 21 2010 11:03 PM

Very Nice Work!! cheers to ya!!
The Bats Pajamas

The Bats Pajamas



Feb 19 2010 2:44 AM

SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
Hélène

Hélène Legrand



Feb 13 2010 4:22 PM

LOVE, PEACE,
Happy Saint Valentine's Day
Francesco Lenzi

Francesco Lenzi



Feb 8 2010 12:33 PM

thanks for the add,great music in your page!
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