Wax Poetics Issue 24
Mandrill was a beast. As a band, they devoured musical genres—chewed them up and spit out the bones, clacking out monster rhythms with the remains. They stood toe-to-toe with their brethren P-Funk and found solidarity in the changing musical world of the 1970s. Buy the Playlist!
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Featured Articles:
Mandrill
Once upon a time, when bands branded by single-word names and controlled by uncontrolled substances besotted the pop music charts, there lurked a uniquely sonic beast. The shape-shifting creature was a musical omnivore...
Eddie Cheba
Decked out in white-and-green shorts with a matching jersey is Eddie Cheba, a middle-aged man who many would find likable. His easygoing personality and affable charm makes him the kind of guy you'd want to share a drink with and swap stories.
Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle, one of Brazil's most unassuming superstars, has been at the helm of his country's music scene for more than forty years. His career has encompassed the bossa nova movement of the 1960s, cinematic samba, jazz, funk, and rock...
Also Includes:
- Re:Discovery Rasa, Brainticket, Brief Encounter, Early B, and the Advanced Workers with the Anti-Imperialist Singers
- Obituary Spiritual reed man Tony Scott (1921-2007)
- Uncooked Symphonies Oh No discovers foreign funk close to home
- The Amen Brother The chitlin circuit roots of Winstons drummer G.C. Coleman
- Orange Sunshine Hermon Hitson's psychedelic soul
- The Selecta DJ Andy Smith explores sound options
- The Program The Godfather of Soul's road hustle
- The Undisputed Leroy Burgess is the crowned king of boogie
- Measured Pulse How Kenton Nix liberated the dance floor
- Territory Roots Joe Sample inherits a unique sonic blend
- La Vida Latina Larry Harlow's lifelong commitment to salsa
- Soul Survivor New Orleans's DJ Soul Sister preserves the vinyl tradition
- Foreign Exchange The transatlantic soul of Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators
