The Olympians
In Search of A Revival
80--80点相当
オリンピアンズは、
作詞家、編曲家、プロデューサー、そしてマルチインストゥルメンタリストでもある
トビー・パズナーが率いる、インストゥルメンタル・レトロR&B／ソウルバンド
The Olympians released their eponymous debut record about ten years ago. Helmed by Toby Panzer, the instrumental album performed by an ensemble comprised of Daptone Records all-stars, combined funk rhythms and horns with Greco-Roman mythology. Songs about the Gods and their emotional journeys (“Apollo’s Mood”, “Diana By My Side”, Sagittarius by Moonlight”, “Pluto’s Lament”) were meant to build a modern temple of song. The results sounded like a James Brown soundtrack to a Blaxploitation film set in the suburbs of a megalopolis. It was weirdly wonderful and garnered a cult following in the years that followed.