i enjoy listening to his earlier stuff sans vocals that's just fx+harmonium, although i imagine the expanded ensemble is quite an immersive experience live, i'd love to see it
― global tetrahedron, Thursday, 21 June 2018 16:06 (five years ago) link
i have enjoyed every incarnation from solo w harmonium through the current somewhat big band setupi am on the fence about going to an upcoming show with laraaji and i have no idea why i am kidding myself out of wanting to go to it. i feel like i am decidedly in the target audience, i need to be there! one of the things i love about the rhythm portions of the current lineup is that the emphasis is on pulse and not frills. very steady and not especially complicated but def hypnotic..that's my shit! lol
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 June 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
Saw them again last night -- Janet's gown was EXQUISITE and some of the other folks I talked with afterward were going on about the gong bath they received on the ~7 min all-percussion bonanza that came toward (at?) the end of the show. Laraaji opened, he was good old Laraaji :)
If this band comes through your town and the description of their music appeals to you at all, I strongly encourage you to go. It's a truly enjoyable experience and you will leave feeling better than when you arrived.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 2 July 2018 12:44 (five years ago) link
Adore the new album.
― Tim F, Monday, 2 July 2018 13:44 (five years ago) link