To them, timelessness, innovation and inclusiveness trump the trendy and the ephemeral. Hazmat modine draws from the rich soil of american music. Aka dangerous materials, you see it on the sides of trucks or special trashcans. Here is a nice write up about the show in playbill with quotes from wade. Those instruments include the commonplace drums, trumpets, the unexpected. Hazmat modine aquabella bulgarian voices angelite charles huun huur tu jasper van. And their covers are equally original on this brave album, writes robin denselow. Hazmat modine is a musical group based in new york city and led by singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist wade schuman. Chase city concerts chase city concerts see all chase city concerts change location. Hazmat is a portmanteau of hazardous material and modine is the name of a company that manufactures commercial heaters but may be used to refer to the heater itself. Other instrumental rarities like the sheng a chinese mouth organ and the cimbalom a romanian hammer dulcimer combined with unique repertoire drawn from artists including slim gaillard, jimmy rogers, jaybird coleman, and irving berlin opened doors for hazmat modine to perform in some of new yorks most exclusive venues. Nenehno spreminjajoci sestav, ki sicer obstaja ze od poznih 90.
More recent cds include hazmat modine live, extradeluxesupreme, and box of breath out now on geckophonic records. Interview with wade schuman hazmat modine, english version. Features song lyrics for hazmat modines extradeluxesupreme album. I wouldnt call this album stripped down, but compared to the groups previous two efforts. The album was released on august 26, 2006 by barbes records. According to lead singer, wade schuman this is appropriate since the band blows a lot of hot air. The band is driven by a pair of duelling harmonicas which use call and response, harmony, melody, and syncopated interweaving rhythms.
Hazmat is an american english word for hazardous materials. Hazmat modine band page is with wade schuman and 6 others. Well, bohemoth calls us his own while bahamut wanders alone they both go out to play on that cold and rainy day and bohemoth sings us his song while bahamut wanders along. Hazmat modine highquality music downloads 7digital norge. Oct 26, 2010 hazmat modine s wade schuman at a radio session at bbc maida vale studios, london, uk, 26 may 2010.
Rattling with the sounds of migration from the caldron of new york city, hazmat modine returns to europe rejuvenated. Please do not distribute or copy without permission. Wade schuman, a unique visionary singerband leaderfrontman and multiinstrumentalist nd his band, hazmat modine are releasing a new. Obviously, i lean towards the latter interpretation. Hazmat modine is a musical group based in new york city, usa, founded in the late 1990s, led by singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist wade schuman. New yorkbased folk groupethnomusicology experiment hazmat modine draw from a wide array of influences and time periods. Their music is rooted in blues and also touches on folk, jazz and world music. For those unfamiliar, hazmat is a rich soup flavored with reggae, blues, roots, stirred energetically by front man wade schuman. Wade plays leb, i alters between lleb and regular eb. The core group consists of harmonica virtuosos wade schuman and randy. Hazmat modine biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Performing music from the 20s through the early 60s, including genres such as read full biography.
You can see wade schumans paintings online at forum gallery. However, the start and end has to be leader and mouthharp extravaganzist wade schuman who, with his wails and howls, vocal and instrumental, owes as much to tamla motown as to he does blue note records. Carnegie hall citywide next friday, october 5th, 8. The core group consists of harmonica virtuosos wade schuman and randy weinstein, tuba player joseph daly, drummer richard huntley, guitarist pete smith, and pamela fleming on trumpet and flugelhorn. Their music is rooted in blues and also touches on folk, jazz and world.
Wade schuman and hazmat modine use hog2 harmonic octave. Tuvan folk band huunhuurtu feature on three tracks with their characteristic throat singing. Hazmat modines wade schuman at a radio session at bbc maida vale studios, london, uk, 26 may 2010. Hazmat modine is a musical group based in new york city and led by singer songwriter and multiinstrumentalist wade schuman. Formed in 1998 by wade schuman, who writes and sings nearly all of the bands material and forges their creative direction, hazmat modine. I almost always begin my interviews with a bit of etymology. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Wade schuman, a unique visionary singerband leaderfrontman and multi instrumentalist nd his band, hazmat modine are releasing a new.
Whilst touchstones abound, and lashings of blues, new orleans flavored jazz and funk, calypso, balkanova, klezmer, gypsy jazz, and. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. They have just released a brand new album extradeluxesupreme, maybe their best to date loaded with great blues anthems and ballads. Most tracks were composed by lead singer wade schuman. All of american music is here on wade schuman and cos audacious second album, writes neil spencer. Guitar, guest special guest jim campilongo vocals, resonator guitar wade schuman writtenby r. The most recent lineup of the band circa 2015 features harmonica, tuba, trumpet, saxophone, drums and two guitars, as well as solo and harmony. Pocket amplifier wade schuman of hazmat modine youtube. Get all the lyrics to songs by hazmat modine and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Hazmat modine is a bluesfolkworld fusionjazz musical group from new york. The band is fronted by two harmonicas which use call and response, harmony, melody, and syncopated interweaving rhythms. The band is driven by a pair of dueling harmonicas, backed by tuba, drums, guitars, and trumpet with the addition of special guests. His group, hazmat modine, can sometimes ride the line between experimental kitsch and blazing a path to a new genre.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. A multigenerational, diverse collective of artists from across genres, they come together to celebrate their uncategorizable music. This page was last edited on 16 february 2019, at 17. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Interview with wade schuman hazmat modine, english. And what better way to spend it than at the brooklyn botanic garden, listening to hazmat modine. Hazmat modines songs on cicada are often bluesbased, but always different. Met at jazz sous les pommiers, wade schuman from hazmat modine tries harmonica dortel type 4 out of the box. I was in new york city last october so i had the chance to meet wade at his apartment in harlem. The very definition of honesttogoodness american roots music but also considerably more global and exotic hazmat modine is visually and aurally captivating, continually exploratory, and thoroughly engaging. Hazmat modine revolve around the vision of wade schuman, a virtuoso on the diatonic and chromatic harmonicas and a variety of guitars who then mixes and matches his machines to a variety of other instruments till he arrives at that place his head has been visiting.
Traditional and yet unprecedented, hazmat modine blows its harmonica and brass in the face of todays musicindustrial complex. Hazmat modine american, world roots band aus nyc produziert derzeit ihr viertes studioalbum mit dem titel box of breath. We heard hazmat modine cicada the first time in a fnac store in france during the festival interc. Wade schuman joseph daley michael gomez pamela fleming peter smith richard huntley. A multigenerational, diverse collective of artists from across genres, they come together to celebrate their uncategorizable music on extradeluxesupreme. Harmonica player wade schuman is my favorite kind of musician. The most recent lineup of the band circa 2015 features harmonica, tuba, trumpet, saxophone, drums and two guitars, as well as solo and harmony vocals. New yorkbased folk groupethnomusicology experiment hazmat modine draw from a.
A modine is a large commercial heater, appropriate for a band that, as founder wade schuman points out, blows a lot of hot air, what with two harmonicas, a tuba and the occasional baritone saxophone. May 21, 2011 all of american music is here on wade schuman and cos audacious second album, writes neil spencer. Bluesfolkworld fusionjazz hazmat modine cicada 2011. Tell me about this strange band name, hazmat modine. High quality hazmat modine music downloads from 7digital norge. The singer and harmonica player wade schumans musical vision sounds like. Hazmat modine is the kind of ensemble that could have come only from new york. May 26, 2011 hazmat modine s songs on cicada are often bluesbased, but always different. Hazmat modine the tide live at bbc maida vale studios for the paul jones show on bbc radio 2 london, england, may 2010 wade schuman vocals, diatonic harmonica bill barrett chromatic. Distinct from most commentators, schuman characterizes hazmat modine. For the first time you release an album featuring only original compositions.
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