Alex's Hand "Hungarian Spa"

Country: USA/Germany
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 15, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. This Is Sumthin' You Can Never Clean. (2:51)
2. Symbioastic Manuvr (Live At Zappanale #29) (4:10)
3. Fifty - 3 (7:19)
4. Broke Arms In The Threets (12:32)
5. Lately Rina (3:17)
6. Getting Through The Cracks (2:07)
7. Fat Cmdr. (0:53)
8. Palinka (1:51)
9. Blisters On My Pee-pee (2:43)
10. Bobmarxley (1:58)
11. Bublsbludundcum (1:02)
12. Sittin' On The Couch (2:09)
13. Kockaroach (0:56)
14. You're A Little Freak (6:20)
15. New Skin (8:30)
16. Hungarian Spa (5:01)

Total Time 63:39

Line-up: 
Kellen Mills - bass, upright, synth, vocals
Nic Barnes - drums, percussion, vocals
   With
Erik Leuthäuser - lead vocals (1,3,4,5,8,9,12)
Ruben Bernges - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, bkp vocals
Jacopo Bazzarri - vibraphone
Matt Kennon - tenor sax, alto sax, bkp vocals
Giovanni Chirico - baritone sax
Dima Bondarev - trumpet
Scott Flynn - trombone
Danielle Friedman - acoustic piano
Roberto Vicchio - trumpet (1), italian (3)
Scott Thomas - additional alto sax (4) , alto sax solo (16) , alto sax (2)
Grgur Savic - alto sax (1)
Matt Paull - keys (1,13), bckp vocals (1)
Carl Andrew O'sullivan - bckp vocals (1)
Phil Tietjen - spoken (7)
Brian Krock - alto sax, clarinet (10)
Chato Segerer - guitar solo (15)
Omri Abramov - tenor sax solo (4) , tenor sax (2)
Marietta Sarri - lead vocals (14)
Chatschatur Kanajan - violin (14)
Josephine Andronic - violin (14)
Shasta Ellenbogen - viola (14)
Liron Yariv - cello (14)
Gabe Tachell - vocals (15)

Description/Reviews: 

 Opening track “This Is Sumthing You Can Never Clean” slowly weaves the listener through vibrant vocal harmonies and provoking instrumental accents until sudden blasts of sound pull you into the contrasting world of Alex’s Hand. “Symbioastic Manuvr” provides an immediate meta experience, with the narrator calling out directly to the audience in an attempt to have a conversation that calls for a response. Louder offerings on the album, like “Fifty-3”, “Kockaroach” and the swirling and disorienting “Sittin’ on the couch” stands as the artists’ commentary on society’s obsession with feedback from social media. The sultry “Bobmarxley” lends itself as one meant to be repeated through smoky bars amongst dim lighting, while closing track “Hungarian” leaves the listener on a chromatic bender.

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