5ive Style
Guitarist Bill Dolan, drummer John Herndon, bassist LeRoy Bach and keyboard player Jeremy Jacobsen formed the instrumental fusion/funk group 5ive Style. The group's self-titled debut appeared in 1995; following an extended break which allowed Herndon to return to his duties in Tortoise and Dolan the chance to record an LP with his side project Heroic Doses, 5ive Style returned in 1999 with Miniature Portraits. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide[more]
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Nearly five years after its self-titled instrumental debut effort, 5ive Style released this engaging follow-up. In the interim, the group's other ensembles gained some notoriety, as did a whole movement of experimental instrumental bands. Drummer John Herndon is also a member of Tortoise and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Jacobsen performs and records as a one-man-band under the Lonesome Organist moniker. These dozen tracks offer a bracing mix of tropical flavors, cinematic reveries, nifty grooves [ read more ]
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A lot of diluted, post-Parliament funk has emerged with America's seemingly recovered infatuation with this genre. Drawing heavily for fan bases on frat boys and sweet hippies, musicianship has taken a back seat to marketability and popularity. Enter 5ive Style, a four-member band consisting [ read more ]
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