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HAZMAT Modine
Bahamut (Geckophone)
$15.99

On my list of quirkly originals, this crew just moved towards the top. Duel harmonicas, guitar, trumpet and a drum/tuba rhythm section back vocals of real originality, guests add Romanian cimbalom, electric banjitar, contrabass sax, claviola and bass marimba, while a gang of genuine Tuvan throat singers round it all out. Totally unique, highly recommended.

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Listen: 1. Yesterday Morning 2. It Calls Me 3. Bahamut 4. Fred of Bellaroy 5. Broke My Baby's Heart 6. Almost Gone 7. Steady Roll 8. Everybody Loves You 9. Lost Fox Train (for Joe) 10. Dry Spell 11. Ugly Rug 12. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? 13. Grade-A Gray Day 14. Man Trouble

Here's what the band has to say for themselves:
This long-awaited debut CD is a uniquely intercontinental sonic collage encompassing a tremendous range of instrumental, vocal, and conceptual originality--all with a lot of soul and groove. Like the mythological beast of its title track, HAZMAT Modine's BAHAMUT holds the world in it's eye. Its fourteen songs are steeped deep in American roots but merge influences as diverse as Romanian brass, Middle Eastern fable, Jamaican Calypso, and Tuvan-Mongolian ballad. Wade Schuman's velvet-in-sand vocals are backed by a core ensemble that includes electric and steel guitar, sparring harmonicas, trumpet, drums, and mutant tuba, and joined by the likes of Romanian cimbalom, electric banjitar, contrabass sax, claviola, and bass marimba. BAHAMUT's musical range is genuinely singular and innovative: On one track, ghostly guitar accompanied by the nocturnal baying of Indonesian street dogs morphs into explosive late night R&B in a New York club; on another, a Balkan instrumental leads into pulsating western swing; the CD even features three uncanny collaborations with Huun-Hur-Tu, the virtuoso Throat Singers of Tuva.