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KELVYN BELL’S “CUBED ROOT CURE” EP IS NOW AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE!

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THIRSTY RECORDS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF KELVYN BELL’S “CUBED ROOT CURE

JANUARY 2, 2018 (NEW YORK, NY) – Thirsty Records is proud to announce the release of KELVYN BELL’S, “CUBED ROOT CURE” EP.

Master guitarist/composer Kelvyn Bell follows up on his 2015 solo release, “St. Louis Blu – Kelvyn Bell Plays Acoustic Guitar” with this return to audacity and electricity, “Cubed Root Cure”. Rhythmelodic talking jazz guitar, greasy rural funk, world music, psychedelia, and futuristic odd meter soundscapes mixed together in a liquid solution.

“Cubed Root Cure” is a collection of six original compositions recorded at Pappaw’s Porkchop Palace (Brooklyn, NY). All instruments were played by Kelvyn Bell (Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass), Sasha Forte (Organ, Synthesizer), and co-producer Lowball Jack (Bass, Guitar, Percussion). Kelvyn states, “This was about getting outside the comfort zone and straight into the experimental. I went for it with all the wildest stuff I could imagine.”

The opener, “Crocodile Smile”, is a straight up scorcher including a wicked break. “Cubed Root Cure”, the title track, is a slinky envelope filter masterpiece that counts out variables of time in nine, six and three. “I Say You Say” is an intense back and forth conversation over a rolling, swampy groove in seven. The loose, slightly dissonant “Spheric Monk” is a tribute to the idiosyncratic beauty of Thelonius Sphere Monk. The vibe for this tune arrived one night on the bandstand. Kelvyn jammed around on it all night long, and then recorded it the next day after no sleep. “Undulation” evokes the romance of old New York’s streets at dawn as distant muted horns hook up with the talking guitar down on the corner. The closer, “Desert Continuum”, feels at once old and new as ancient acoustic drone meets futuristic world electronica.

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CUBED ROOT CURE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IN 2018

KELVYN BELL IN THE LAB WORKING ON “THE THIRSTY SESSIONS”

Here are some cool pics of KELVYN BELL in the studio at Pappaw’s Porkchop Palace in Brooklyn working on the ridiculously funky “THE THIRSTY SESSIONS“. Coming out this fall.

ST. LOUIS BLU: KELVYN BELL PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR – AVAILABLE NOV. 2015

Over the last little period Thirsty’s Lowball Jack had the pleasure of recording KELVYN BELL’s new LP, “ST. LOUIS BLU: KELVYN BELL PLAYS ACOUSTIC GUITAR“. It’s about what one man can do while working alone without a safety net… just the spontaneous sound of wood, wire and dangerous skill.

Some will call it avant garde Jazz, but it’s bigger than that. This very real record will be available everywhere on Monday, 11/16. Get yours!

NEW KELVYNATOR RELEASE, “FUNK 4 WHA CHA KNOW”, PRODUCED WITH THIRSTY’S LOWBALL JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE

All songs on “Funk 4 Wha Cha Know” are performed by Kelvyn Bell along with featured guests:  Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Bass on tracks 5 & 6), Graham Haynes (Cornet on track 2), Tony Lewis (Drums on tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 9), and Carlos Henderson (Bass on on tracks 1, 3, 7, 8, 9).

Produced by LOWBALL JACK and KELVYNATOR.

KELVYNATOR’S “FUNK 4 WHA CHA KNOW” IS AVAILABLE NOW AT:

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KELVYN BELL FEATURED GUITARIST ON LOWBALL JACK’S NEW RECORD, “BUG”

check out kelvyn bell (aka KELVYNATOR) playing guitar on two tracks he co-wrote on the brand new LOWBALL JACK record, “BUG“.

kelvyn’s guitar curses you out with the blistering funk of “Crocodile Smile” and then soothes the aching head with the late night jazz of “When Yer Down”.

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