Mad River (Vinyl LP) Soul Funk & Disco

Mad River (Vinyl LP) Soul Funk & DiscoBy far the most ominous sounding of the Bay Area's 1960s psychedelic bands, the music of Berkeley's Mad River comes across like a spiraling, acid spiked descent into hell. With a raw, garagey style marked by Lawrence Hammond's quavering vocals and the interlocking exchanges of guitarists David Robinson and Rick Bockner, Mad River's sound conjures a darker, more menacing version of Quicksilver Messenger Service or early Country Joe and The Fish. No

Band faves Clark and Nathan Fake produce inimitable reworkings as does noted French producer Rone

later recorded in a roots style for Lee Perry as Prodigal and the great Come Down 68

inhabiting the spirit of Roy Ayers and other past greats

From 1969 and originally on the obscure Garu label

who has covered the innocence mission's classic Lakes Of Canada

Sometimes poignant

they abandon improvisation and melody for a steady groove

They would sell out before they even hit the shops leading to frenzied pre-orders and people squabbling over the few copies that made it on to the racks

Ebby Hardy (drums)

'Until Tomorrow'

Teleman - 'Tele'

" a suitably soulful follow-up to the band's previous hit "Moanin'