Depth Perception
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Record Label: New & Improv Music
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Eleven Eyes is:
Tim McLaughlin: trumpet, flugelhorn, effects
Matt Calkins: tenor and soprano saxophones
Mike Pardew: guitar
Dave Tenkel: bass, keyboards, electronics
Steve Weems: drums, drum programming
The Turntable Enabler: turntables, sampler, live effects manipulation
"Eleven Eyes' sound is funk updated for 2003...DJ scratching prominently over a laid-back, often Latin, groove...Electronics drop in more often than not and horns are given the occasional dub treatment, to atmospheric effect. The only thing left unaccounted for is further explanation of that band name."
-Arts & Entertainment, The Oregonian
"Eleven Eyes builds a towering inferno of intermeshing licks of flame . . . they provide enough pulse to accelerate the beating of hearts, and yet enough disparate layers to give brains a nitro boost."
-The Entertainer, Corvallis Gazette Times
"Eleven Eyes is a fresh new sound of funk, jazz, and hip-hop."
-Arts &Entertainment, The LBCC Commuter
"Just to see the six-piece on stage is wonderous enough. But to hear the music flow out of them . . . you canât help but stop, listen and groove."
-A&E Calendar, The OSU Daily Barometer
Eleven Eyes is a 6-piece instrumental band that draws on a wide range of influences from the innovative fusion of Herbie Hancock (whose composition "Maiden Voyage" appears, in a drum 'n bass arrangement) and Miles Davis to the instrumental hip hop of artists like DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky and DJ Logic, to electronic artists such as Amon Tobin and Squarepusher.
Based in Eugene, Oregon, Eleven Eyes performs regularly around the Northwest. Depth Perception is their first CD.
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New, refreshing and fantastic real jazz for the new century.
author: Loz (anotherworldmusic)
This is something special, real jazz music. I say real jazz because, like the best jazz music of the last century, this is social commentary, a sign of the times, not the regurgitated, dilluted crap that is so often passed off for 'jazz'. This is expressed not only by the clever use of George W. speech samples on the track '052402' but the also by the original and angular flavour of the compositions, the dynamic brass arrangements and a lot more besides - check it for yourself, the new sound jazz has been waiting for.
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Inovative, solid grooves, tight well written horn lines, great turntables!
author: D.J. Monroe
The group Eleven Eyes and their CD Depth Perception is a refreshing blend of old and new school sounds in the jazz, fusion, funk and hip-hop vein. It has solid inovative bass grooves accented with tight syncopated drumming. The horn arrangements are creative and tightly executed. The guitar work fits the music well without being over or understated. The icing on this project however is the use of turntables, samples, analog sounds and live effects mixing. I would recommend this CD to anyone looking for a fresh new jazz sound. Very Pro! Mixed well and sounds great on headphones. If you live in the Pacific Northwest and have an opportunity to catch Eleven Eyes live you'll be in for a real treat.
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author: Vanessa
Amazing music that blends classic jazz with current hip-hop and funk. I could listen to this music all day long.
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author: talc
great CD for hanging out and washing the dishes or stumbling around in a fuzzy blur. great job of taking their writhing, live dynamics out of the air and into plastic. hooked on 052402.
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