CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
| Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
CHRIS DAVE AND THE DRUMHEDZ
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz released their self-titled studio album-- Chris Dave and the Drumhedz—on January 26, 2018, through Blue Note Records. Chris Dave is a beloved figure amongst hip-hop heads, jazz lovers, and pop fans. He’s a member of Angelo’s band, boasts credits alongside Robert Glasper and Thundercat, and was the stickman on Adele’s hit album, 21.
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz features multiple guests along with many complex musical arrangements, melodies, and motifs. Listeners can find the horns and cymbals a bit overwhelming, but the track always stays in line due to Dave’s amazing percussive abilities. Read more reviews here!
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Pitchfork
2018 - Though its many guest vocalists can be distracting, the Houston-born musician’s debut album presents a strong argument for the drummer as a modern bandleader.
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Jazz Times
2018 - Groove, experimentalism and Dave’s omnivorous musicality are the album’s true themes. Scientists, take note: If Chris Dave and the Drumhedz doesn’t represent jazz’s version of the unified field theory, it takes us right to the precipice.
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Rhythm Passport
2018 - The use of humour in many songs is unique and mesmerizing. Enter “Cosmic Intercourse”, a song that is obviously a descendant of Sun Ra’s jazz, but this time much more attuned to popular culture, all of which contributes to make this album something else.
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The Guardian
Not only might the queue for drummer Chris Dave's midnight show have qualified as the longest, youngest and most gender-balanced seen outside Ronnie Scott's club in many a moon, it also scored pretty high for erudition.
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Blue Note
It's a place without genre, where elements of funk, soul, gospel, hip-hop and jazz mix until they're an indistinguishable surging mass of solid groove.
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The Skinny
2018 - a wild, exciting and action-packed scene with many moving parts, but with the drummer firmly at the centre of attention – is as good a summary as any
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Sungenre
2018 - with their highly enjoyable self-titled debut, Chris Dave and the Drumhedz prove an interstellar melding of musical worlds can be delivered with finesse
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Rolling Stone
2018 - the 44-year-old artist finally has his manifesto: Chris Dave and the Drumhedz, an elegant romp through lurching funk, slow-burning soul, throwback hip-hop and fleet Afrobeat
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All Music
The ease with which the album can be enjoyed is all the more astonishing considering that it effectively applies and corrals input from so many of Dave's associates.
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Tolita's Musings
The instrumentation is tight. Chris and the gang manage to slip Soul, Afrobeat, Rap, Jazz-Funk and Rock on to the same album with impressive congruity.
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Bass Player
With all their otherworldly ability, the Drumhedz are who they are because of connection. At the end of the day, they're the cats who came together. And because they did, you might be a Drumhed too.
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Blue in Green Radio
2018 - a very welcome and long overdue official debut release from a true master of his craft and it's with genuine excitement we get to sit back and join in on this cosmic journey
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Daily Vault
2018 - Combine that with a flurry of horns, percussion, and the complicated nature of the songwriting, and things can get a bit heavy to digest. Fortunately, the end of the album helps balance things out with some less congested efforts, which were certainly the highlights for me.
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