VINYL SOUP: Chasing Yesterday

Vinyl Soup

Chasing Yesterday

© 2003 Vinyl Soup/Chasing Yesterday (829757449821)

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VINYL SOUP is a progressive rock band that fuses styles of Caribbean Jazz, Funk, BLues, Folk, and Reggae. It is a sound that is similar to the 60's 70's and modern jam bands of today

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VINYL SOUP is a Eclectic/Progressive Rock Band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. The band was formed in January 2003 by guitarist and songwriter, Andrew Hooker, a native of West Point, Mississippi (Howlin' Wolf's hometown). Like many musicians from the land of the blues, Andrew left the state in 1997 to pursue opportunity in the city. He landed in Hollywood, California and enrolled at the Musicians Institute (GIT) to study commercial guitar. After completing his two year degree, Andrew moved closer to home and settled just south of Music City, U.S.A.

Armed with a handful of songs and a dream, Andrew recruited Nashville bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Paul Allen to fullfill his vision. VINYL SOUP's sound explores many styles and genres, but they are best known for a blend of Caribbean Jazz, Folk, Blues, Reggae, and sometimes a little Bluegrass. Their sound has been compared to the 60's, 70's and todays touring and recording jam band scene. The music is well crafted melodies and lyrics with an eccentric sense of humor at times and a heavy emphasis on improvisation and musical exploration.

In December 2003 VINYL SOUP released their debut release on Creek Slide Records entitled, Chasing Yesterday. During the week of March 19-25 2004, VINYL SOUP made #1 on the Jazz Charts at New York City based internet station, www.m3radio.com. They also made #19 on the Top 30 Charts bumping famous reggae artist, Toots and the Maytals to #20.

In March 2004 Evan Brewer left the band due to musical and schedule conflicts. He was replaced by DrewBud, an accomplished jazz bassist from Boston, MA. Paul Allen left the band as well, in May 2004 for the same musical reasons. Paul was replaced by drummer, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter, (Brother) John Salaway. With a debut album under the belt and a new line up, VINYL SOUP can be seen live at various cities and college towns throughout the southeast.

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  • It’s not funk, it’s not rock, it’s not jazz, it’s groove.
    author: Samuel Barker

    Vinyl Soup - Chasing Yesterday Written by Samuel Barker Calm grooves, that is the best way I can describe this album. Though there is a lot going on throughout each song, the songs are laid back blending jazzy guitar riffs, psychedelic keyboard and a grooving rhythm section. This album is a solid effort. This band is someone you would expect to see in hip coffee shop or lounge putting out music groove to while searching for someone to dance with. The instrumentals flow, the vocals groove with the music. Yeah, I’m overusing the word groove in this, but that’s what this music is all about. It’s not funk, it’s not rock, it’s not jazz, it’s groove. Rating: B+

  • rock music but with a tranquil rarity and a zappaesque humour
    author: She Divine and Existence Libertine

    VINYL SOUP "Chasing Yesterday" CD 2003 The music: a very "musical", easy and smooth mixture of jazz, folk, blues, reggae, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, funk, latin and other things (ah! and also progressive rock). There are not brusque angles in the dull forms of their music in spite of all the impossible turns; rock music but with a tranquil rarity and a zappaesque humour. The only problem may be that precisely due to the fact that their music is so smooth and tending predominantly to calm, sometimes it can seem lineal (specially in the calmed passages), but I would say it only seems... North American band, debut CD www.vinylsoup.com Label: CREEK SLIDE RECORDS. GLOBAL GRADE: 8/10 Review by Héctor Noble Fernández.

  • Funking Groovy!
    author: Nashville Sun 2004 by Rick Strader

    "Funking Groovy! This Nashville-based band adds all the elements of creative progressive rock with a smooth blend of blues to some top-of-the-hat lyrics. A few of the tunes are slightly redundant in the progression, but overall this band has great promise!" by Rick Strader Nashville Sun, march 2004

  • Great instrumental chops and soulful vocals help simmer this delicious soup."
    author: Music Morsels

    "Nashvilles Vinyl Soup provides solid proof that jam rock is far from dead. You can hear a decided influence from Phish, but they interject their own feel into the music. The jazzy Front Door, the laid back funk groove of Fog and the sly muddy blues ballad In and Out of Touch prove that they use their influences primarily as roots to grow vines that yield their own tasty fruit. Great instrumental chops and soulful vocals help simmer this delicious soup." -Music Morsels/ Mark Waterbury P.O. Box 2760 Acworth, GA 30102

  • Eclectic influences... sophisticated Jazz and Funk ideas... Liquid guitar smooth
    author: Taxi - The World's Leading Independent A&R Company

    Eclectic influences... Jazz/Funk ideas...phrasing.. from Zappa to Donald Fagan... good playing lads. Live feel, arrangements are a plus... Liquid guitar. Smooth suitcase Rhodes... I have a feeling this came out just as you intended it to... have you tried local radio down there? It can't all be country in TN! first rate playing. keep gigging,,writing...

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