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author: Mr J Westcott
for me onoffon cant do a thing wrong. one word amazingly brilliant. ok two words. extraordinaire. ok three then....
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author: Kevin Kreiner
ONOFFON Your Mind Reviewed by Kevin Kreiner, mp3critic.com Staff Writer "The masters of eclectic are at it again. To follow up "Surrender Now," their debut album, ONOFFON have come up with another short hour of cosmic grooves. Beginning with lyrics like "I'm the string bender, and I'm the mind sender" and ending with a sung medley of the album's credits, "Your Mind" is just what it says on the cover. Think of the title track, which starts off with string special effects that summon up funk riffs in the back half of the song, as a signpost that reads "introspection of art rock meets the hip swinging sounds of jazz at the funk intersection straight ahead." Don't worry about packing, they've got it all here for you. As compared to their self titled debut album, this sophomore disc from the Los Angeles based trio of Don Lake, Von Babasin and Dave Goode is less varied, but musically even tighter than the original. There's still a lot of fun here, they've even thrown in some old fashioned s
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author: Don Donofrio
ONOFFON Your Mind Reviewed by Don Donofrio, Don's Music Views "The California band ONOFFON is back with their second release "Your Mind". The band has become one of my favorites for several reasons. First, they're all great musicians and even their worst critic has to give them that. Second, they're one of the most adventurous risk-takers out there. As this disc shows, an ONOFFON release is a wondrous journey from the absurd to the absolutely exquisite. The band consists of Don Lake (guitar, vocals), Von Babasin (some mean bass, vocals), and Dave Goode (drums, vocals). Their sound is supplemented nicely once again by Glen Garrett, who brings his sax and flute to the mix, and some background vocals from Stacey Baltes and Carole Couture-Olivieri. It's hard to describe this band's sound because nothing is off-limits to them and they cover a lot of ground. The best description would probably be to call it progressive jazz but even that doesn't do it justice. They really have to be heard t
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The needle in the haystack .....
author: Steve Hall
Well, I'll be honest, finding really great music these days in the indie or the mainstream realms is like finding a needle in a haystack. Well, I just pricked my finger when I found 'Your Mind'. This album has everything I want from a progressive band. There's no compromise or shortfall anywhere: jazz, rock, funk, blues, ambient, melodies, harmonies, virtuosity, imagination, rhythmic feel, lyrical invention, production, mystique, down to earthness, humour, sleeve notes, photos, a plastic tray and a hole in the middle of the disc. Oh yeah, and it has RIFFS! Remember them? Little tunes on the bass and guitar that fit under the melody! Not easy to come up with, but there are great ones all over the place here. This album is right at the top of my collection with Steely Dan, Miles Davis and Tom Waits. More albums, Onoffon, please ....
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