Orgone – Raw & Direct (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Orgone – Raw & Direct (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:55 minutes | 560 MB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 3 Palm Records

With a lively, evocative set of covers and original material, Los Angeles-based ensemble Orgone brought new attention to the funk revivalist and jam band circuits when they launched their recording career with Ubiquity Records in the mid- to late 2000s. Orgone’s sound hosts a myriad of groove-oriented styles, including but not limited to deep funk, ’60s Memphis soul/blues, Fela-inspired Afro-beat, hip-hop, Latin jazz, and electronic dance and house. Many of the band’s musicians started playing together in the early ’90s, but Orgone did not develop into a tight-knit ensemble until the end of the decade. The core lineup of the band eventually came to consist of Sergio Rios (guitar), Dan Hastie (Rhodes, clavinet, Hammond B-3 organ), Sean O’Shea (drums), Ethan Phillips (bass), Stewart Killen (various percussion), Darren Cardoza (trombone), Devin Williams (trumpet), and Joel Bowers (saxophone). Other than working live jam sessions, Orgone mainly backed hip-hop acts on tour or in the studio until around 2001, when bandmembers saw vocalist Fanny Franklin perform with L.A.-based hip-hop orchestra Dakah. With Franklin added to the mix, the funk jam band was more eager to make its own recordings, cutting one of its earliest songs, a cover of the Beginning of the End’s ’70s funk hit “Funky Nassau,” for Ubiquity compilation Rewind! 4 (2004). While Orgone served as the on-stage band for the likes of Little Brother, the Pharcyde, Pharoahe Monch, and Tone-Loc, Ubiquity issued their I Get Lifted 12″ and The Duck Gravy 7″ in spring 2007. All of these singles appeared on The Killion Floor, released later that year. In 2010, Orgone re-emerged with their sophomore effort, Cali Fever, and issued their first all-instrumental effort, Killion Vaults.- Cyril Cordor

Tracklist:
1-1. Orgone – Sophisticated Honky (Live) (06:01)
1-2. Orgone – Losin You (Live) (04:33)
1-3. Orgone – We Can Make It (Live) (05:51)
1-4. Orgone – Take You Higher (Live) (05:02)
1-5. Orgone – Suma Juice (Live) (06:42)
1-6. Orgone – Do What You Came To Do (Live) (04:31)
1-7. Orgone – Be Thankful For What You’ve Got (Live) (08:54)
1-8. Orgone – Picture On My Wall (Live) (09:18)

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