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Helped out by ESP-Disk’, Engine Studios has a new release out.

Yuganaut – Sharks

Featured Artists:
Stephen Rush: rhodes, moog, trombone, toys
Tom Abbs: bass, cello, violin, tuba, didj. ­­
Geoff Mann: drums, percussion, trumpet

Calling the three members of Yuganaut “multi-instrumentalists” is a little too easy. What is needed is some kind of word that would connote being multiple bands. Between them they could be a small brass group, an electric chamber ensemble or a straight-ahead jazz trio. But such formal confines may not leave room for the moments of playfulness or the passages of spacey psychedelia that sneak in between their evocative and highly original sounds. Between them, band members Stephen Rush, Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann play Fender Rhodes and Moog synthesizer; trumpet, trombone and tuba; bass, cello and violin; and drums, toys and didgeridoo. Does that sound streamlined? Their previous release also included mandolin, euphonium and vibes

Tour Dates

Wednesday, February 17th – Philadelphia
@ Highwire Gallery – 2040 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA
w/ Why Are We…Hear?! Trio (Elliott Levin, Alexi Papadopoulos, Gregg Mervine)
7PM – $5

Thursday, February 18th – New York
@ Issue Project Room – 232 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY
w/ Minerva Trio
8pm – $15

Friday, February 19th – Baltimore
@ The Wind Up Space – 12 North Ave, Baltimore MD
w/Sing Swan Song (members of Thievery Corporation)
8pm

Saturday, February 20th – Washington, DC
@ at Bossa – 2463 18th St NW, DC
w/ Ahleuchatistas (Tzadik/Cuneiform, from NC)
9pm