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Medeski Martin & Wood — New Planet
Album: End of the World Party (Just in Case)
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6.4

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Released: 2004
Length: 3:20
Plays (last 30 days): 0
(instrumental)
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hey...whoa...billy preston
funkalicious!
Funkaliclous!
The more I hear this, the more I like it!!  Thanx RP!!
 lynn01 wrote:

fun! and funky!




I Agree!!  I never heard of them before. This tune reminds me of Billy Preston.  Thanx RP!
 jim.stimeck wrote:
 theirongiant wrote:
The transition from D’Yer Maker was not very smooth due to overlapping percussion rhythms.
 
Interesting... I had the exact same feeling today.  It was the same transition 3 months later.  I am wondering how random these playlists are.


 
And 2 more months later, it's still an ugly transition. As a former DJ, they certainly hurt my head. I'm not used to hearing these on RP. 
 theirongiant wrote:
The transition from D’Yer Maker was not very smooth due to overlapping percussion rhythms.
 
Interesting... I had the exact same feeling today.  It was the same transition 3 months later.  I am wondering how random these playlists are.


 theirongiant wrote:
The transition from D’Yer Maker was not very smooth due to overlapping percussion rhythms.
 

harrumph
fun! and funky!
The transition from D’Yer Maker was not very smooth due to overlapping percussion rhythms.
 stevetheshoe wrote:

I've seen them more than once and I couldn't disagree more. I actually don't understand your problem with the drummer.
 
I felt the same way when I heard similar comments about Carl Palmer from my all time favorite band ELP.
Then I listened harder, and I heard. BUT, and it's a BIG but, Palmer wrote/played some incredible and innovative stuff, so I give him a pass. 
 OldFrenchie wrote:
Gotta love a song featuring R2D2 on "vocals"
 


 david1045 wrote:
These guys are pretty good sometimes. 
 
Nah. Especially not this time.
These guys are pretty good sometimes. 

What is that mouse-squeaking noise in the background?


After this, we MUST hear ''Iss bad ya know'' by RL Burnside

CORRECTION: ''Outta Space'' by Billy Preston.
 Businessgypsy wrote:


 
WTF??? It's fuzzy, and it fits with this song in a warped sort of way, but... WTF? {#Lol}

Medeski Martin & Wood - "New Planet" Live, San Sebastian (2005):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJRlok3Ezk

peter_james_bond wrote:
I like fuzzy guitar and fuzzy caterpillars and fuzzy logic....heck, I guess I like most fuzzy things. {#Biggrin}


UH HUH. These Bohemians...such expansive post-jazzers.
Better dance. Just in case, that is.
I like fuzzy guitar and fuzzy caterpillars and fuzzy logic....heck, I guess I like most fuzzy things. {#Biggrin}

very nice ear candy !!
This song owes a whole lot to Jean-Jaques Perrey.

E.V.A.


Bought the CD after hearing a few tracks here and love it. Great stuff.
 olsaltybastard wrote:
That's one heck of a bass line.
 

Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood
 
 
Chris Wood of Medeski, Martin & Wood
larger
 jenakle wrote:
Thank you Bill for introducing me to another great group.
 
Ditto!


Gotta love a song featuring R2D2 on "vocals"
My ears are bleeding. Make it stop!!
I am having flashbacks of people doing the robot - oh god, my eyes!
{#Cowboy}
Oh crud. Bye.
Hey, quit torturing those guinea pigs! :o)

Interesting retro sound, very 'Air' and wah-wah, but I'm guessing it was produced fairly recently from the instrumentation. Cool, in the old-fashioned James Bond/Milk Tray Man/Monte Carlo Playboy sense of the word. An interested 6 from the Nottingham jury.
This album is just "groovy" for sure. {#Yes}
 MojoJojo wrote:


 

Thanks Mojo.  I was thinking along those lines as well.

I think I'm going to see these guys at ACLFest this year. (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on that.)
Did Beck sample some of this for  his Odelay album?  Sounds similar...

 Jelani wrote:
Worst timekeeper on the planet.
These guys stink. And yes, Ive seen them. In a room of about 40-50 people.
The concept here(mostly) is good - they just can't pull it off.

 
I've seen them more than once and I couldn't disagree more. I actually don't understand your problem with the drummer.

 Frater_Kork wrote:
Please show me a band that can put down a funky groove like this while skipping the goofy synth noises. I'll buy any record.

 
See Galactic.

That was pretty cool!
Is she listening? ...
Drummers have to be really "funky" in order for me to notice them. This tom's man is f-f-funking and flunking and fU**ing all over the place. Beats the funk out of me. However, it is great that not all present day tracks are corrected into sync later on
tulfan wrote:
I'm glad you said it as your comments mirror my opinion of these guys to a tee.
Geez, people... have you ever listened to ANY jazz?
Thank you Bill for introducing me to another great group. They're getting played weekly around my house now.
these guys have a great song on the Get Shorty soundtrack
Quite funk-a-licious!
Please show me a band that can put down a funky groove like this while skipping the goofy synth noises. I'll buy any record.
holyy shit, the whistling! make it stop~!!!
This is fun!
HazzeSwede wrote:
I have to mark a # 1 but my parrot gives it a # 10 !
to your parrot!
Some tracks get better upon repeated listening. This isn't one of them. 5 4
Jelani wrote:
Worst timekeeper on the planet. These guys stink. And yes, Ive seen them. In a room of about 40-50 people. The concept here(mostly) is good - they just can't pull it off.
I'm glad you said it as your comments mirror my opinion of these guys to a tee.
Worst timekeeper on the planet. These guys stink. And yes, Ive seen them. In a room of about 40-50 people. The concept here(mostly) is good - they just can't pull it off.
Not my genre.
I can't believe Beck hasn't sued these guys yet.
BEST LIVE JAM BAND ......EVER!
I have to mark a # 1 but my parrot gives it a # 10 !
groovy.
That was some unexpected psychedelia, there. Wow!
olsaltybastard wrote:
That's one heck of a bass line.
tres vrai! This is fun!
This is some of the best modern day instrumental funk I've heard in ages. Thanx!!!!
That's one heck of a bass line.
horstman wrote:
Herbie Hancock?
redeyespy wrote:
This is just fabulous. Channeling Hancock's Headhunters, while going off and scoring on its own in all sorts of beautific sonic glory.
MinMan wrote:
I was going to make a comment but I see that redeyespy seems to have nailed the source. Not a bad romp...
Saw these guys 2 nights in a row in Ft. Laud last weekend. What a disgusting, awesome, funky show! Be sure to catch them if they come to a neighborhood near you!
Wish I had an afro and platforms - yo cats!
Herbie Hancock?
pianocomposer wrote:
...it's just a bunch of special effects splattered together on a canvas like an abstract painting.
Exactly! So, what's the problem? Wait, are you one of these folks that thinks that abstract art is terrible because it "doesn't look like anything?" If so, the coping strategy of pretending the last 100 years of art history never happened will probably work just fine if you extend it to the last 40 years of music history.
Ahhh I'm stuck in disco hell.
Serious downgrade from 8 to 4. The chirping sound cheapens the music...it's just a bunch of special effects splattered together on a canvas like an abstract painting. What a mess. Maybe I need to hear it a third time to find a happy medium (6?)
Is this guy cheeping here?
superflyLD wrote:
Q: what did one deadhead say to the other deadhead when they ran out of pot? A: "Man, this music sucks!" DITTO for this IMO. (I sense I shall get flamed for this)
That's a funny joke, but anyone who thinks the Grateful Dead's music sucks either isn't listening or doesn't understand music. It might not be for you, but it surely does NOT SUCK.
superflyLD wrote:
Q: what did one deadhead say to the other deadhead when they ran out of pot? A: "Man, this music sucks!" DITTO for this IMO. (I sense I shall get flamed for this)
I for one love the Grateful Dead and have never tried pot and don't plan on trying it for the rest of my life....it's just good music.
Keyboard work echoes Billy Preston's Outta Space
Q: what did one deadhead say to the other deadhead when they ran out of pot? A: \"Man, this music sucks!\" DITTO for this IMO. (I sense I shall get flamed for this)
Lamont! you big Dummy!
Oobah! da FUNK lives, yo!
there was a time when i really enjoyed mm&w, but now i find their music mostly irritating.
I just don't feel any depth/ dimension to this- It all sounds superficial and meaningless
Why does this sound so much like Beck, it actually reminds me of the Futurama episode with Beck.
Most Excellent. I wish more artists were this creative.
Man something must be wrong with the signal feed between RP and my computer. Midway through the song I could have sworn that I picked up the theme song to "Sanford and Son".
Tasta-a-dafunk.
I was introduced to these guys by Russ Davis on VOA's Jazz America. Haven't heard a lot but what I've heard is great. May I suggest RP search out Julien Lourau Groove Gang for some seriously funky jazz from France. Saw them here in Guacamole in about '98 when they just released City Boom Boom. Outstanding musicians!
ThePoose wrote:
Sounds like the late Billy Preston on keys.
not even close. just dropped it from a 7 to a 5. Blah. A weak follow on Toots.
It''s got elements that remind me of the late Billy Preston on keys--such as his great piece Outta Space.
I see the Vancouver skyline in the album art.
Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Most people aren't this funky
We aren't most people.
superfido wrote:
I'm this funky
You got a laugh from me.
I usually don't like music that has squeaks(unless from a drunk sax guys reed) in it but this is cool.
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Daveinbawlmer wrote:
Most people aren't this funky
I'm this funky
Most people aren't this funky
New Planet? Reminds me of things done before by other musicians. Nothing new, same old, same old
I think you just have to be in the mood for this sort of thing. I can imagine really digging this with a bit of a buzz going on a hot sunny day but it ain't working for me today-4 out of 10.
SmilinJimmy wrote:
...you ladies order a couple of pizzas??
that is freakin hilarious!
tony620d wrote:
this is one of those gay RP signature songs that RP brands itself with, and beats us over the head with, again and again.
Oh man, you are such a skid.
I usually like MM&W's stuff but this one is grating on my nerves....
annoying...very
This entire album is fantasmic...these guys never have let me down with an album yet!
fearlessfreep wrote:
i was thinking exactly the same thing when i saw MM&W in concert. late in the set, the three of them all picked up different toned bells and improvised for several minutes.
HAHA...well they are musical geniuses you see.. how lucky you were to be in their presence.
SmilinJimmy wrote:
...you ladies order a couple of pizzas??
As a matter of fact, I DID... funky, freaky, groovy. Mama likes...
This reminds me of one of the mental torture devices on an old Star Trek episode.
MtnGoat wrote:
Then rise up, pilgrim, and join us against this brutal tyranny! No longer shall we be forced to sit in front of our pc's and, without choice or mercy, listen to odd-sounding noise called music by those who would oppress us! Rise up and shout, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!'
tony620d wrote:
this is one of those gay RP signature songs that RP brands itself with, and beats us over the head with, again and again.
It's ok, Tony. You can go back to your classic rock station now. Really. It's ok. I had never heard of M, M & W before listening here at RP. I liked what I heard, and purchased the album through itunes. I like this stuff. That is why I listen to this station. Why do you?
...you ladies order a couple of pizzas??
so funky.......
with all due respect for their technical chops (which are considerable), and their vast musical knowledge, this group is definitely overrated
tony620d wrote:
this is one of those gay RP signature songs that RP brands itself with, and beats us over the head with, again and again.
Then rise up, pilgrim, and join us against this brutal tyranny! No longer shall we be forced to sit in front of our pc's and, without choice or mercy, listen to odd-sounding noise called music by those who would oppress us! Rise up and shout, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!'
ThePoose wrote:
I keep hearing snatches of Outta Space by the late Billy Preston.
thank God somebody else hears it too....
sounds like.
tony620d wrote:
this is one of those gay RP signature songs that RP brands itself with, and beats us over the head with, again and again.
This is one of those comments by someone who stopped maturing in the 5th grade.
tony620d wrote:
this is one of those gay RP signature songs that RP brands itself with, and beats us over the head with, again and again.
The "stop" button is the one with the little square on it, if you don't want to listen to the station. Ctrl+S or spacebar works sometimes too ;)
jpmcad wrote:
Sounds like transition music between NPR segments.
I wish this song lasted as long as normal transition on NPR.
Yes!
Anyone else feel like they are watching Saturday morning cartoons?
The sample of the whoopie squeaky sound from that old Serge Gainsborough song Bonnie and Clyde drives me nuts. And not in a good way.
Sounds like transition music between NPR segments.
New Planet?!? This for Pluto?
And yet, the list just keeps getting worse!