Super Hi-Fi:
Trombone-fueled hard afro-dub from brooklyn!.
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Super Hi-Fi "The Afro-Dub EP" collects the Brooklyn dub
band's first two singles, originally released on 45 rpm vinyl by Electric
Cowbell Records in 2012, along with some bonus remixes from dub masters Victor
Rice and Prince Polo. The double trombone-led band has been memorably described
as an imaginary soundtrack from Lee 'Scratch' Perry, The Specials and Led
Zeppelin. Led by bassist and composer Ezra Gale, Super Hi-Fi mixes the rhythmic
landscapes of dub with afrobeat and raw rock and funk. Gale's last outfit, the
San Francisco-based Aphrodesia, memorably took their take on afrobeat all the
way to Femi Kuti's Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, and now Super Hi-Fi has been
creating waves in the fertile Brooklyn music scene since 2010.
Partnering with the Sound Liberation Front- the production crew responsible for
NYC's Dub Invasion Festival- the band hosted the popular monthly "Afro-Dub
Sessions" that featured collaborations with DJ's like Subatomic Sound System and
Ticklah to former Liquid Liquid vocalist Sal P. They've shared stages with John
Brown's Body, Rubblebucket, Beats Antique, Debo Band, Giant Panda Guerrilla Dub
Squad and many others, bringing the noise to the Brooklyn Bowl, Maxwell's, the
Mercury Lounge, the Rocks Off Concert series and many others. Super Hi-Fi's
members play with other head-spinning bands like Sister Sparrow and the Dirty
Birds, People's Champs, Dub is A Weapon, Boy Without God, and Rubblebucket.
The band's first release, the 7" vinyl "Single Payer" (Electric Cowbell
Records), was recorded by Brooklyn dub legend Prince Polo and received raves
("warm, enveloping, and heavy as lead" said Reggae Vibes). The B-side of the
single is a radically deconstructed remix from Brazil-based dub producer Victor
Rice. Their next single, also on Electric Cowbell, was a split 7" with Seattle's
Polyrhythmics and features the "cinematic afro-dub" of "We Will Begin Again."
The debut full-length, 'Dub To The Bone,' has already been crowned 'Best Reggae
album of the year' from NY Music Daily and the #1 album of the week from the NY
Daily News (Dec 2, 2012).
Super Hi-Fi features:
Ezra Gale - Bass
Alex Asher - Trombone
Ryan Snow - Trombone
Will Graefe - Guitar
Madhu Siddappa - Drums
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The Afro Dub EP
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Super Hi-Fi lives in
New York, USA.
Tagged as: World, Alt Rock.
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