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Mashed Buddha's first album is an unexpected foray into electronic music from a keyboard player who started classical, discovered jazz, and ended up in another orbit with electronica. Mashed Buddha's creator John Corda decided to stop waiting for the band of his dreams and instead created his own album of original music. Attracted to the complex drum stylings of jungle and drum n bass, he used this as a rhythmic foundation for much of the music on 'subdue your mind.' Not content with creating just another drum n bass record, he added grooves that are at times hypnotic, dissonant, symphonic, emotional, or all of the above. The result is an organic approach to electronic music.
'Subdue your mind' was recorded in John's Western Mass home studio using warm analog synths, electric pianos, various percussion, and effects. Most of the mixing was done here as well, with additional mixing and final mastering completed by Myles Mangino at Planet of Sound Studios in Hartford, CT.
John has performed live with a diverse array of bands, encompassing such styles as funk, reggae, jazz, rock, blues, and jam band. In these bands he has opened up for Tower of Power and on the complete other end of the spectrum Great White. In college, he studied jazz composition and classical piano, where he received a BA in jazz studies. Before college he obsessively wrote music and improvised, fascinated with how chords, melodies, and rhythms could be combined endlessly, and that fascination continues to this day.
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MASHED BUDDHA NEW CD - SUBDUE YOUR MIND
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BUDDHA DIGS - Jungle/drum n bass with a melodic hook, tempered by ethnic percussion flavorings.
MARTYR - A sublime mix of distorted vocals, driving basslines, and warm analog synth pop. Catchy, danceable, memorable lyrics.
SPIKES - A descending drum n bass pattern that evolves and replicates. Spiky, like crazy Aunt Mable's cookout punch.
SPY HEADS - Cut n paste funk groove with clav, heavy bass, and funky ass drums. Second half of the piece is high energy mind elevation.
DIMENSION - Epic jungle fantasy that pokes you in the ear with constantly morphing synths and chaotic drumming.
VIBIN - Electric piano based groove interspersed with rhythmic words and jazz fusion soloing.
MORPHIN - Fast, relentless beat anchored by upright bass and analog synth attacks. Eventually morphs into a badass hip hop groove.
EDGE - Mahavishnu Orchestra as seen through a ghetto downtempo lens.
SLIPPERY - Trance inducing array of drums, synths, and effects.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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"What do you get when you mix a cup of jagged beats with a spoonful of savory, funk-laden grooves? You guessed it, Mashed Buddha. Influenced by funk, rock, jazz, reggae, and drum 'n' bass, Mashed Buddha's electronic recipes are delectable. This sonic treat is also encrusted with downtempo goodness, which is good news for those into the more minimalist regions of the electronic music spectrum."
- Editor's Choice, download.com
"From the swirling, trance-inducing 'Spikes' to the Prince-ly overdrive of 'Edge,' it's clear that this one-man effort... is as inspired as it is unconventional."
- Gary Carra, Nightcrawler, Valley Advocate
"This album is a mixture of downtempo rhythms, electronica melody staples, and jungle beats. John Currier is the mastermind or madman (depending on the way you look at it) behind Mashed Buddha. He set about to craft jungle and drum&bass beats and rhythms as the backdrop to an electrifying ambient and symphonic journey. The result is a compelling and inspiring joint that works its way into your head analyzing your Zen status and applying a bit of a karmic good rub on your soul. Excellent."
- J-Sin, Smother.net
"This is more great racing danceable music. What makes it stand out? It isn't gimmicky... If you're like me and come out of retirement and go to a rave about twice a year, this is the album you play when you're driving home, trying to stay awake and watching the sun come up. An instant classic."
- Joel Edelman, Agouti Music
"A cool eclectic mix of stuff that teases your cortex in some way that I can't really describe... Very freaky spacy electronica."
- Scott Heller, Aural Innovations |
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