Hear No Evil, by Electric Beethoven

Hear No Evil

by Electric Beethoven

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1.	The Fifth 07:25	buy track
2.	Elise 04:37	buy track
3.	Ode to Joy 05:02	buy track
4.	Moonlight Sonata 05:37	buy track
5.	The Path 05:05	buy track
6.	The Seventh 04:10	buy track
7.	The Seventh (Michael Menert Remix) 03:41	buy track
8.	The Fifth (Tae Meyulks Remix) 05:21	buy track
9.	New Moon w. Death by Dub 06:05	buy track
10.	Ode To Joy (Combsy Remix) 03:41	buy track
11.	Elise (Sidecar Tommy Remix) 04:10	buy track
12.	New Path feat. Karl Denson 08:35	buy track
13.	Ramps & Vamps 08:54	buy track
14.	To Love The World 09:29	buy track

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Electric Beethoven is two things: 1.) A four-piece band 2.) A groove-based improv game that uses the framework of Beethoven’s iconic songwriting as the playing field. Reed Mathis and his fellow musicians embark on the musical ropes through a series of vamps (looping sections to stretch out and improvise) and ramps (utilizing a series of chords to move from one section to another). If the resulting music is funky and all of the moves have genuinely surprised one another, then they have won the game.

Hear No Evil finds the band recording six Beethoven games, live in a room together, directly to tape, at Color Red Studios in Denver, Colorado. While the band’s previous albums consisted of deeper cuts in Beethoven’s vast volume of repertoire, ‘Hear No Evil’ focuses on six of Beethoven’s most famous and well-known tunes. “Elise” gives Beethoven’s piano method book standard “Für Elise” a funky facelift and dance floor makeover. “The Path” uses Piano Sonata No.8 best known as “Pathétique,” as its muse as Mathis envisions a present-times scene of the 1994 film Immortal Beloved where Beethoven, portrayed by Gary Oldman comes to terms with his hearing loss. During the pandemic lockdown, the group invited six friends to pick a track and put a new spin on it resulting in four remixes and 2 re-arrangements by Michal Menert, Sidecar Tommy (Beats Antique), and more, making Hear No Evil a double LP. The team effort in the studio, playful improvisation, and experimental remixes lead listeners down a path of unknowns, ultimately connecting elements that ignite their minds, bodies, and spirits.

credits

released December 16, 2022

Produced by Reed Mathis

Credits:
Reed Mathis - Bass, Musical Arrangement
Todd Stoops - Keyboards, Electric Organ
Clay Welch - Guitar
Josh Raymer - Drums
Jason Hann - Percussion Instruments
Karl Denson - Saxophone
Scott Flynn - Trombone
Drew Sayers - Tenor Saxophone
Jonny Jyemo - Drums
Ryan Jalbert - Guitar (Electric)
Dan Africano - Bass
Michal Menert - Remixer
Sidecar Tommy - Remixer
Tae Meyulks - Remixer
Combsy - Remixer

Tracking Engineer - Mike Tallman
Color Red Studios - Denver

Mixing Engineer(s) - Jeff Franca, Josh Fairman, Rob Eaton, Eddie Roberts, Dan Africano, Otis McDonald

Mastering Engineer - Doug Krebs
Doug Krebs Mastering

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Electric Beethoven Denver, Colorado

Electric Beethoven is an improvising funk-rock band, with elements of both jazz and EDM. 100% of the music is based on the compositions of Ludwig Van Beethoven. The musicians improvise with an intention to heal themselves and the listener, through authentic grooves & excited discovery. ... more