Mingo Fishtrap
Yesterday
With a sound dancing between gutbucket soul, N'awlins grit-down funk and horn fueled Motown pop, Mingo Fishtrap is an anomaly in the contemporary music scene.
YESTERDAY
Release Date - 2005
"A waft of dejavu hovers after spinning Mingo Fishtrap's new platter. Songs hit right from the get-go, like a friend of a friend you immediately dig after meeting. It's clear this funky Austin octet has a deep affinity for the title's alluded-to musical greats - Stevie Wonder, Tower of Power, Rejuvenation-era Meters. Yet this well-crafted album ain't about naked derivation: the 15 original tracks are as fresh as new car smell. The fourth release and second full-length of these Austin Music Award winners, Yesterday is a refinement of form and not a new stylistic direction. Wise choice, as their gumbo of tight 'n' punchy horns, deep rhythms, restless melodies, and emotive singing has garnered Mingo justified respect as a live powerhouse."
- Texas Platters review by David Lynch, Austin Chronicle
Produced by: Roger Blevins, Jr. and Mingo Fishtrap
Recorded and mixed by: Roger Blevins, Jr. at Manor Productions, Austin, TX. Additional recording at Studio "C"
Mastered by: Jerry Tubbs at Terra Nova Mastering, Austin, TX
CD Design/Layout: Roger Blevins, Jr., Chip Vayenas
Additional artwork: Mark V. Gonzales
Roger Blevins - vocals, guitar
Chip Vayenas - drums, percussion
Aeron Riordon - keyboards
Roger Blevins Sr. - bass
Steve Butts - trumpet
Dan Bechdolt - tenor sax
Greg Wilson - bari sax
Mark 'Speedy' Gonzales - trombone
Additional talent: Charles Peters, Treson Scipio (Mojoe) & Overlord: vocals on "Off the Shed", Brian Busch- cha-cha instructor on "On Our Way", Dusty Steinle- Tuba on "Catch the Bus".
Pop: Today's Top 40