CD REVIEW Tommy T: The Prester John Sessions (Easy Star Records) You'd never guess from the music that this album comes from the mind of the man who creates the driving bass lines for gypsy punkers Gogol Bordello . Perhaps, instead, from a friend of Bill Laswell's who has spent time in both Jamaica and Ethiopia. Just as Mulatu Astatke 's recent retrospective gives us the roots [...]
I'm a firm believer that solo projects need to show something divergent from a musicians main band. Why bother with a solo project in the first place if everything is going to sound like just another band record? That brings us to The Prester John Sessions, the debut solo album from Gogol Bordello bassist Tommy T. Gogol Bordello is known for bringing gypsy and other Eastern European influences
Tommy T is the bassist for Gogol Bordello. Come November 10th, he'll also officially be a solo artist. On that day, Ethiopian-born musician will unveil The Prester John Sessions , a collection of 11 tracks that blends "Ethiopian modes with dub reggae, funk, and jazz, for a sound that's at once familiar and mysterious." Basically, the album tells the story of a Christian patriarch named Prester John , who Tommy discovered in Graham Hancock's book The Sign and the Seal . "Hancock was looking for the Biblical Ark of the Covenant," Tommy [...]
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I can't say that I am a Gogol Bordello fan. I don't dislike them. I just never listen to them. Their bassist Tommy T has branched out on his on, joining forces with Easy Star Records (who I AM a HUGE fan of). Tommy has tapped his Ethiopian roots for The Prester John Sessions – physical copy due in November. Digital is out now at iTunes. Listen: Tommy T ∞ The Response What do you listen to while cleaning up the kitchen? Leave a hullabaloo.
Tommy T, bassist for gypsy punk favorites Gogol Bordello, has announced the release of a new solo album. The record, The Prester John Session, is said to lean heavily on Ethiopian music influences. The album will be out November 10th. Check it out for yourself with the download for the first track: "The Response"- MP3 Tommy T's website Tommy T's Myspace
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