Artist: Galactic
Genre(s):
funk
Acid Jazz
Discography:
We Love 'Em Tonight (Live at Tipitina's)
Year: 2001
Tracks: 13
Late for the Future
Year: 2000
Tracks: 14
The New Orleans-based jazz-funk corps de ballet Galactic formed in 1994; to begin with an eight-piece, the radical presently pared down to an instrumental sextet comprising guitar player Jeff Raines, organist Rich Vogel, bassist Robert Mercurio, saxophonists Ben Ellman and Jason Mingledorff, and drummer Stanton Moore. Later adding Crescent City music scenery vet Theryl deClouet on vocals, Galactic built a fervent local following on the strength of a unappeasable live schedule which included opening slots for group heroes including the Meters, Maceo Parker and Medeski, Martin & Wood. In 1996 the isthmus issued their debut LP, Coolin' Off; upon sign language to major label Capricorn, they re-released the album deuce age later, presently followed by the all-new Crazyhorse Mongoose. Since that fourth dimension, they have got released a smattering of albums including Late for the Future in 2000, Rukus in 2003 and From the Corner to the Block in 2007.
