Analog Monarch's "Christmas Jam" is a Funk Jazz version of "Sleigh Ride"...though this entry looks like something he might add to later. It's a cool enough little trip from the Canadian Synth Keyboard artist and, if you like it, you can always check out his full Christmas album from last year, "Truth". That one's not free, but Analog Monarch does a mean "Jingle Bells". "Christmas Jam" is name your price at Bandcamp.
You know what we always say around here. We like different. I guess now we can say we like Difference. The Difference are a 7-piece experimental Jazz Fusion collective from St. Petersburg, Florida. And their sound is cool as hell. Still, this is another occasion where a quick trip to the Google thingy before naming the band could have been helpful. There are bands named The Difference in the UK, in Belgium, and in Indiana. I think there's another one somewhere. Or two. But what's worse? When you search for "The Difference Florida band", the top returns are articles on the worst bands in Florida (The Difference is NOT one of the worst bands in Florida...that's just how the Google mind works).
So we'll just have to settle for listening to some great music from "It's Diffmas, Ho (Ho Ho)". I always wonder about the readership, here...whether you just come from the Rock and Indie. I tend to cast a wide net, which means I'll uncover some cool undiscovered Rock and Indie completely by accident. But I can't shake the sense that there's at least one person out there like me, looking for some cool Jazz, Blues, and weird stuff. As it happens, The Difference is pretty accessible. Rock fans should enjoy their Trans-Siberian Orchestra cover, they do some Jazzy Hip Hop things to "Mr. Grinch", and "The Christmas Song" is fairly straight forward, for those who like that sort of thing (for those who don't, "A Christmas Samba" is a totally original arrangement of "The Christmas Song"). For me, the original "Always Christmas With You" is the track of choice. Download "It's Diffmas, Ho (Ho Ho)" free of charge from Bandcamp. Then again, if we all chip in, maybe we can buy them a new band name. |
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