I don’t want to come across as a Covid apologist, but if there were any silver linings to be had from the pandemic, it was the amount of musical projects that got off the ground because of musicians, cut off from their normal outlets of stage and studio, turning to remote recordings and file sharing projects. The Heard Eye has just such a foundation story.
Having garnered and gathered around him musicians from both the North Bay Area and Europe, trumpeter and vocalist Paul Schneider blended everything from frenetic funk and jaunty jazz, pop infectiousness and West Coast sunkissed grooves, rock weight and soulful licks into Funkalpse, 11 original tracks that just ooze with sass and swagger and sonic seduction.
From the joyous funk-rock of Do Whatchu Be to the soulful seductions of Bahia Amor, from the anthemic punch of Job Growth to the echoes of the conscious soul sound of the 1970s that echoes through the title track and then on to the Eastern vibes of Vimana, this album covers a lot of ground leading us across an energetic and eclectic soundscape that is an absolute joy to travel through.
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