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Friday, March 16, 2018

Hillmen "The Whiskey Mountain Sessions, Vol.II"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz, Fusion, Jamband, Psychedelic
Label: Firepool Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 16, 2018
Tracklist
1. The Long Way Home (20:19)
2. The Mestizo Insect Frog Jam (10:07)
3. Fire Breather (8:58)

Total Time 39:24

Line-up
Peter Hillman: drums
Gayle Ellett (Djam Karet): keyboards (Rhodes & Minimoog)
Lito Magana,jr: guitar
Jeff Smith: bass

Description/Reviews
The band performs in a style called Free Improvisation, which means Hillmen just tune up and play with absolutely no predetermined structure, rhythm or key and without the benefit or burden of a written score. All of the music on this second Hillmen offering was captured during one unparalleled evening session and is presented in the order in which it was recorded. This album is raw, authentic and totally honest – even down to the inclusion of band banter. You get the feeling that you are sitting in the room as the music is being formed right before your ears!
With the opening track, “The Long Way Home,” listeners are treated to an epic 20-minute excursion into the authentic world of a real Hillmen jam. As the whiskey begins to flow, so too do the dreamy synth stylings of Gayle Ellett’s Minimoog. These expressive sounds are supported by Jeff Smith’s powerful basslines, and are backed by the incredible polyrhythmic Jazz drumming of Peter Hillman. On “The Mestizo Insect Frog Jam” listeners literally ride waves of sound as they rise and fall, progressing into the album’s culmination, the energetic and powerful waling guitar solo of Lito Magana Jr. on, “Fire Breather.” 


The traditional-yet-contemporary Hillmen sound is achieved by combining the classic tones of Rhodes electric piano and Minimoog with vintage guitars and amps and state-of-the-art recording technology. It’s the band’s mission to seamlessly blend elements of Jazz, Fusion, Jamband and Psychedelic music from the 1960’s and 1970’s with more modern sensibilities. Experienced enough to know when to lay back and not over play, Hillmen create music that is filled with strong grooves, beautiful melodies and some truly outrageous solos.
 
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