EVERYBODY WINS

Vinyl LP pressing. If told about a band that consisted of only keyboards and drums, one wouldn't be faulted for thinking, "Where's the rest of the group?" But one listen to Amendola vs. Blades - the funky California-based duo of Wil Blades on Hammond organ and clavinet and Scott Amendola behind the kit - and all fears will be assuaged. Blades's cutting solos and deep bass lines make for a thick stew of soulful harmony and daring improvisation. And Amendola's beats are simply unstoppable, simultaneously pushing the duo to heights unknown and sending the listener into a joyful sonic trance.