The John Huss Moderate Combo - Lipchitz download free

JOHN HUSS IS a searchlight revolving and shining his objective light into the forgotten corners of the american dream, our ridiculous pop culture, religion, work, and human evolution ("Whaliens"). His insights are uncanny - mainly centered around levity - something that rock music comes up short on these days. Musically the band is engaging; standing on the standard rock form with a few terse references to jazz and blues. Lyrically, it's a contemporary literate showcase of Huss' comic view of the world. His small group the Moderate Combo consists of J. Niimi on drums and John Greenfield on bass; plus a plentitude of additional musicians, of note: Dave Max Crawford from Poi Dog Pondering who worked out a three-part horn arrangement on the spot for "Dad Sold His Sax" in the studio and Susan Voelz who improvised beautifully on the violin part of "How Can You Say There's No God When the World Is So Bent?" Throughout the record instrumentals are tossed in keeping the listener from pointing stylistic fingers - "Juan Campoverde" (Huss plays an electric sitar), "Theme For Lee," the somewhat dissonant "Braying Mantis" and the too short "Opus" show a potential I'd like to hear more of as the band really gels on these short little interludes. Lipchitz reads like a book of short stories and when you approach it on its own terms is a very rewarding experience.