Joe Says:
El Ten Eleven is an instrumental duet consisting of bassist Kristian Dunn and percussionist (note "percussionist," not "drummer") Tim Fogarty. They released their self-titled debut in 2004.
The album itself is filled with insane amounts of bass-creative leads and out-of the-box drumbeats. There is no doubt that these two musicians understand their craft and what they are trying to accomplish. One listen to the first track "My Only Swerving" and you can tell that this band has it goin' on.
Don't, of course, get the wrong idea of ETE. They're not some jam-band centric "drum 'n bass" group thrown together in a Seattle garage. While the skilled Dunn does maintain a lot of leads in the bass area, there are a vast amount of guitars which carry the songs and create the moods and emotions One would hardly realize that the members covered but the rhythm section unless told otherwise.
The only downside to the album is the amount of tapping. It seems that in most (if not all) of the songs there are whole sections involving a bass-lead and guitar tapping. It sounds great at first glance, but listening to the album completely through proves a bit boring and repetitive.
As for the drum part of the arsenal: wonderful. Fogarty knows exactly what to play to make the songs not sound completely spacey and unorganized, while not inappropriately stuffing 16th-note fills in every heartfelt emotional climax that the tracks produce. The use of sporadic loops also greatly enhances the songs, and I give him an ample dosage of Joe-prop. As a whole, this album definitely has my seal of approval.
El Ten Eleven is an instrumental duet consisting of bassist Kristian Dunn and percussionist (note "percussionist," not "drummer") Tim Fogarty. They released their self-titled debut in 2004.The album itself is filled with insane amounts of bass-creative leads and out-of the-box drumbeats. There is no doubt that these two musicians understand their craft and what they are trying to accomplish. One listen to the first track "My Only Swerving" and you can tell that this band has it goin' on.
Don't, of course, get the wrong idea of ETE. They're not some jam-band centric "drum 'n bass" group thrown together in a Seattle garage. While the skilled Dunn does maintain a lot of leads in the bass area, there are a vast amount of guitars which carry the songs and create the moods and emotions One would hardly realize that the members covered but the rhythm section unless told otherwise.
The only downside to the album is the amount of tapping. It seems that in most (if not all) of the songs there are whole sections involving a bass-lead and guitar tapping. It sounds great at first glance, but listening to the album completely through proves a bit boring and repetitive.
As for the drum part of the arsenal: wonderful. Fogarty knows exactly what to play to make the songs not sound completely spacey and unorganized, while not inappropriately stuffing 16th-note fills in every heartfelt emotional climax that the tracks produce. The use of sporadic loops also greatly enhances the songs, and I give him an ample dosage of Joe-prop. As a whole, this album definitely has my seal of approval.
My Rating: 7/10
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