Shamek Farrah: First Impressions Vinyl LP Audio-Technica Turntables and the 7-tracker certainly shows

and the 7-tracker certainly shows the young band's unexpected fondness (Wise is 18 and Shrager 20) for classic rock

Their subject matter ran that gamut from over-eating to comic book characters and girls

"Swims" has been a staple on both Joy and Boddika sets for some time now and finally makes its way to a proper 12" in all its body jackin' glory

" 7 tracks in all on limited edition 180 gram vinyl with digital download included

Shamek Farrah: First Impressions Vinyl LP Audio-Technica Turntables and the 7-tracker certainly showsStrata East holy grail! Alto saxophone player and New York City native Shamek Farrah released his first album as a bandleader in 1974, shortly after signing to Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowells black jazz powerhouse Strata East. First Impressions is a no nonsense slab of four heavy spiritual jazz pieces that exists at the apex of jazz funk and free jazz, played by a cast of Strata East regulars who overlap solos but retain a tight groove