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Brownout is an 8 piece "Latin Soul Ensemble" (a side project from the more popular Austin's Grupo Fantasma). They have a debut album called Homenaje to be released at the end of January.
It's very easy to see why Prince is into these guys. This band seems capable of blending soul, latin, and tinges of acid jazz with absolute ease. There is not a bad track on this release.
The songs are sequenced in such a masterful way. Clearly extensive time and effort was put into this. The production team of Adrian Quesada, Beto Martinez and Greg Gonzalez have outdone themselves. The horn arrangements by Leo Gauna are uncanny.
I am not sure I have heard such horn arrangements since the glory days of the James Brown Band. This band clearly has its own sound, however, even when it seems to be tipping its collective hat to Tito Puente. My favorite track is “The Sexican”.
Even with its retro leanings (feels like 1972), the band is ultimately very contemporary and clean. With a little luck and proper promotion, this music could definitely could become its own phenomenon.
The band are currently on tour:
01/23/08
- Zeppelin’s Pub El Paso
01/24/08
- ROOTDOWN (Little Temple) Los Angeles
01/25/08
- Soul Sessions Los Angeles, California
01/26/08
- Body Heat Party @ El Rincon San Francisco, California
04/18/08
- Super Soul Shakedown @ Limelight San Antonio, Texas
Look for Brownout's album, Homenaje, on January 28th on Freestyle Records.
01/23/2008 18:05:27 todd my♥posts 
myspace.com/brownoutmusic
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