CD review from Music: Underground Magazine(www.mugzine.com) - April 12, 2006
A mostly instrumental record, Chaibaba’s Slow Brewed is a hypnotic meditation into musical transcendentalism. With their ability to meld progressive rock with jazz and funk, Chaibaba’s style is reminiscent of early Steve Vai, though far more conventional.
On this album, bassist Ketan Bakrania yields some amazing chops, mixing slap with tap, all over the board. Each song is built around the melodiously driven bottom lines. Ketan’s brother Vijay handles the guitar work, mixing funky chord progressions with jazzy solos, constructing a sonically appealing six minutes of music on each track. The one vocally oriented song on this disc is a wacky ode to the splendors of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Slow Brewed is fun and quirky in a sophisticated way that will stick in your head, not the roof of your mouth.
On this album, bassist Ketan Bakrania yields some amazing chops, mixing slap with tap, all over the board. Each song is built around the melodiously driven bottom lines. Ketan’s brother Vijay handles the guitar work, mixing funky chord progressions with jazzy solos, constructing a sonically appealing six minutes of music on each track. The one vocally oriented song on this disc is a wacky ode to the splendors of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Slow Brewed is fun and quirky in a sophisticated way that will stick in your head, not the roof of your mouth.