Muffins - Double Negative
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Rune 199
“Two words – simply amazing! This new recording from classic progressive rock and fusion masters The Muffins after a twenty year hiatus is a breathtaking example of just how much fire is left in the genre. [They] combine melodic jazz sensibilities with complex song structures and the searing nature of classic fusion, for a ride that was worth the wait. The Muffins have returned with a vengence.” – Sea Of Tranquility
It is an all-too-rare occurrence for a band, throughout its career, to create music that continually pushes the envelope and transforms the landscape. It is an even rarer occurrence for such a band to reunite after a long separation, and embark on a second musical career that proves as innovative as the first. For The Muffins, lightning has struck twice.
In 1998, The Muffins reformed with all four members (Tom Scott, Dave Newhouse, Billy Swann & Paul Sears), and it proved to be the genuine article. Double Negative is The Muffins’ 2nd studio recording released since reforming and possibly the most ambitious work of their career.
Featuring 75 minutes of music spread over 17 songs, Double Negative is The Muffins’ most compositionally diverse work, featuring pieces that vary in style and tone greatly, but which are always theirs (although they might fool you for a bit here and there!).
The Muffins have long been noted for the way they craft memorable themes with adventurous musical structures and this is no exception. In addition, it is the band’s most instrumentally rich work, featuring an unprecedented number of musical guest appearances. Two principal members of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott, play sax on several tracks, while longtime Muffins contributor, Doug Elliott contributes excellent trombone parts to half the pieces and string players also contribute.
- LabelCuneiform
- UPC045775019925
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