Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet (album) explained

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet
Type:Live album
Artist:Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet
Cover:Taint_album.jpg
Released:2003
Recorded:Live by Mell Dettmer at the Owl & Thistle in Seattle, Washington
Genre:Jazz Funk
Length:63:23
Label:Ropeadope Records
Producer:Skerik
Next Title:Husky
Next Year:2006

Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet is a self-titled first album recorded live in September 2002 in Seattle, Washington. It was recorded at the venue Owl & Thistle.[1] The album received favorable reviews and while self described as "punk jazz"[2] it also includes New Orleans influenced funk, bebop/hip-hop and rock crossing "time and musical culture without affectation, or worry."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Freakus Piniatus"
  2. "Philadelphia"
  3. "Let Me Be Your Voodoo Doll"
  4. "Runnin' Away"
  5. "Too Many Toys"
  6. "Bus Barn"
  7. "Christina"
  8. "They Did What to You?"
  9. "Morphine"

Musicians

Notes and References

  1. Liner notes
  2. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=13829 Skerik Biography
  3. Mark Corroto Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet allaboutjazz.com, October 25, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008