The Alien Dub Orchestra
PLAYS THE BREADMINSTER SONGBOOK
(LP)
Alien Transistor / 05278071
12 Inch
New collective dub project by members of The Notwist, G.Rag y los hermanos Patchekos and Elijah Minnelli.
The Alien Dub Orchestra is ragtag collective of Bavarian musicians, featuring members of The Notwist and G.Rag y los hermanos Patchekos. The cohort formed around the idea of performing the standards of the fabled Breadminster Songbook, aka the back-catalogue of lone dubman Elijah Minnelli. Minnelli is known for constructing wheezy, forlorn odes to his hometown, both as highly sought-after self-released 7" singles, and a critically-acclaimed debut album, "Perpetual Musket" for FatCat Records, lauded by the likes of The Guardian, The Wire, and The Quietus. "The Alien Dub Orchestra: Plays the Breadminster Songbook" finds group covering Minnelli"s cumbia-infused dub reggae with full band, playing an eclectic array of instruments including: guiro, accordion, melodica, sousaphone, trumpet and assorted percussion.[info sheet from distr.]