Wow!! What a crazy summer, I hope you all made it out to some of the shows and had a chance to check out a revolving array of new musicians and tunes. We certianly had a lot of fun. We've posted some new songs, from a show we played at Freddy's Backroom in Brooklyn. There deffinitly hip and show some of the new directions we're opening up for our music as a band. Keep on the look out, we're currently working on a bunch of shows for the fall, so I hope to see you all out in the live music world soon.
If this just isn't enough of the ARMIES for you, then buy the CD. It's a great way to support independent music, and also is a great gift. Who'd doens't like being told, "Happy Fall...with a chainsaw..."? Or girlfriends really like the classic, "You sure do look nice today...with a chainsaw..."! If that's still not enough, check out our PureVolume site. We've posted a number of live tracks from our show at the Flamingo Cantina in Austin, TX.
Formed in 2004, the Armies of Compassion wield a fresh, musical energy, fluency and ingenuity. Flirting with many genres but submitting to none, their music is deeply rooted in the innovation, experimentation and free-spiritedness associated with jazz and contemporary American music. Suggestively hinting at elements from a broad range of palettes including Latin, Rock, traditional Jazz, Funk, DrumnBass, Punk, Hip-Hop and R&B, the Armies of Compassion construct an intricate musical playground to be explored by the listener, laced with subtle meaning, clever allusions and youthful wit.
Over the past year we've put in a lot of time to our craft playing at a wide assortment of venues in many parts of the country:
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"Can We Go Back Where We Began?" CD Release Extravaganza! We cordially invite you. Freddy's Bar and Back Room 485 Dean St. @ 6th Ave., Brooklyn 8:45 PM Thursday, October 23, 2008
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive) Adam Deitch (John Scofield) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen)
"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." - Plato
Yo, yo - better late than never. Here is this months installment - The Political 'Oddcast'. Jammed full of craziness - don’t miss Bad Science (featuring our very own Dizraeli) sending up stupid politicians, an exclusive NAS booty and a magical rendition of Imagine by Geroge W Bush.
Come on a journey with Phileas Fogg and Passepartouts Turntables around the world. Taking in such sights as a NAS and Tony Bennett Booty Exclusive, Zorba's Greek scratching explosion and an unreleased Fatman Scoop verse. Not quite 80 days, but never-the-less a fun ride!
1. Intro 2. If I Ruled the World - NAS feat Tony Bennet (Exclusive Booty) 3. Travellin Man - Mos Def and DJ Honda 4. Captain's Message 5. Come Fly with Me - Frank Sinatra 6. Whole World in His Hands - IP feat Fat Man Scoop 7. Zorba the Greek - Mikis Theodorakis 8. Xaolin Monk - Dubbledge 9. Pulp Fiction vs Street Fighter - Kojak 10. Around the World - Shout Outs
Here is the new, crack smokingly addictive, Intoxicated ‘Oddcast’
People have been using substances to lift their spirits for millennia. Techniques for fermenting beer and related tipples are known from Egypt and Sumeria 4000 years ago. Nowadays everyone is at – even 68-year-old pensioners like the UK’s Patricia Tabram! So we are bringing you a oriented madness, filled with drug fuelled classics. DO NOT MISS Amber MC’s mash-up homage to everything intoxicated, the IP exclusive Optical Illusion.
1. Intro 2. Optical Illusion - IP feat Amber MC (Exclusive) 3. Cocaine - Dillinger 4. Cocaine - IP feat Jon Martyn and Richard Pryor 5. Under Mi Sensi - Barrington Levy 6. Doobie Ashtray - Devin the Dude 7. Amber Skit 8. Don't Do Drugs - Danger Mouse and Jemini 9. Drugs Got a Hold of Me - Eminem 10. Mary Jane - Rick James feat Dave Chappelle
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