Sweet Potato for Avant ;-)

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Unusual band this. I came across them on the RecordsOnRibs website where their album, Mash, is available as a free download (or buy CDR) http://recordsonribs.com/artists/sweetpotato/

RecordsOnRibs describes the album as follows; "Like a less pastoral Canterbury Scene record, Mash relentlessly perverts generic conventions- rocking like a mother and bewildering and overjoying in equal abundance."

This band is a Bristol, England-based band that plays progressive jazz rock with an alternative rock vibe. They describe themselves as;

"We are a bristol-based four-piece playing improvised clarinet led free-jazz and freenoise stuff alongside composed tunes ranging from jazz to freak-out mathy rock."
They describe their influences as "Beefheart, Zappa, Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Nick Cave, King Crimson, Gentle giant, etc etc etc."

As said, I downloaded out of curiosity a couple of days ago and have played it three or four times since. Please download and have a listen. I'm not sure like RecordsOnRibs that I'd describe the band as Canterbury (actually I am sure, I wouldn't), but tracks like "We'll Think" do open with a Soft Machine vibe while the following track "Slow Priest Turns the Mummers On" is more jazz than rock. 

And what happened to the Short Wave  for Canterbury suggestion by the way. Is it being looked at? 

Edited by Bosh66 - December 20 2011 at 01:54

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Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 23 2009 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 528	Topic: Sweet Potato for Avant ;-) Posted: December 19 2011 at 02:34
	Unusual band this. I came across them on the RecordsOnRibs website where their album, Mash, is available as a free download (or buy CDR) http://recordsonribs.com/artists/sweetpotato/ RecordsOnRibs describes the album as follows; "Like a less pastoral Canterbury Scene record, Mash relentlessly perverts generic conventions- rocking like a mother and bewildering and overjoying in equal abundance." This band is a Bristol, England-based band that plays progressive jazz rock with an alternative rock vibe. They describe themselves as; "We are a bristol-based four-piece playing improvised clarinet led free-jazz and freenoise stuff alongside composed tunes ranging from jazz to freak-out mathy rock." They describe their influences as "Beefheart, Zappa, Tom Waits, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Nick Cave, King Crimson, Gentle giant, etc etc etc." As said, I downloaded out of curiosity a couple of days ago and have played it three or four times since. Please download and have a listen. I'm not sure like RecordsOnRibs that I'd describe the band as Canterbury (actually I am sure, I wouldn't), but tracks like "We'll Think" do open with a Soft Machine vibe while the following track "Slow Priest Turns the Mummers On" is more jazz than rock. And what happened to the Short Wave for Canterbury suggestion by the way. Is it being looked at? Edited by Bosh66 - December 20 2011 at 01:54

Andy Webb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: June 04 2010 Location: Terria Status: Offline Points: 13298	Posted: December 19 2011 at 16:14
	It's not fusion, but avant might want to take a stab. I'll alert the team.


Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 23 2009 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 528	Posted: December 19 2011 at 17:16
	Thanks

DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17455	Posted: December 21 2011 at 02:46
	My thumbs-up added into Avant chart.


Bosh66 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 23 2009 Location: Bolton, Lancs Status: Offline Points: 528	Posted: December 21 2011 at 04:24
	Thank you, Keishiro.

DamoXt7942 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17455	Posted: May 19 2012 at 01:32
	And added. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7340