June/July 2000
OnOffOn
Brilliant
Musicianship !!
Why Is The Rest Of The Music World
Raving About
These Fabulous Musicians ?
The Wizard's "Pick of the Week" (Aug. '99) at Renegade Reviews:
ONOFFON- The Band
"Overall, an extremely talented
trio that can probably play any style jazz they want. The singing is exceptional,
musicianship is in a class of it's own. I really don't know why you guys
aren't
on some world tour right now. In
Europe they would go nuts for your stuff. Hell, I go nuts for your stuff."
Jason Spatola of Spatola's Music:
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"ONOFFON, the progressive jazz-rock
trio from California, has once again achieved perfection with their second
release, Your Mind is one of the greatest albums of all time by any artist.
I sincerely
recommend it to anyone."
Donald Donofrio of Don's Music Views:
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"Let's just say that they're not only interesting, ground-breaking, and original, but they're also visionaries. To put it another way, no one is doing what these guys are doing and what they're doing is thoroughly enjoyable. This disc is an early runner for the best of 1999 list--and take my word for it--no review is really going to do it justice."
Stanton Swihart of The All Music
Guide:
ONOFFON-Surrender Now
"Babasin is nothing less than a
virtuoso on bass, while Lake's guitar is tensive and spacy, making many
of the songs, even those with lyrics, sound mysterious. Dave Goode's drumming
builds a tricky and complicated foundation for the music that can be either
heavy or dexterous, but is
never less than interesting. Surrender
Now never stops short of surprising or delighting the listener who is willing
to give the music the effort it deserves."
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"Onoffon make it known from the
beginning that Your Mind is an entirelydifferent animal from the band's
first album. While its wonderful instrumental prowess and locked-down ensemble
playing is still in place,
Onoffon take a distinct left turn
on Your Mind, and it has upped the stylistic ante of their music. The thing
that a listener comes away with from the album is imagistic music with
its accomplished stylistic
interweaving."
Just Plain Folks review:
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"Jazz is about musical experimentation
and risk taking, and ONOFFON carries on that tradition with their hip beatnik
jazz explorations. >From track to track you never know what they are going
to do next,
but each track is a delight. I
found delight in the surprise and the delivery. Original and playful, it
is great to see bands like ONOFFON still inventing new music, all while
tipping their hat to what has
come before."
Per Stenberg of the Lunatic Fringe:
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"Your Mind is the breathtaking result
of a band that is superbly integrated. The sound is pure and very clean
and the musicians are indeed very competent. Various musical directions,
mainly jazz, blues
and progressive is merged into
a sound that is indisputably forged by ONOFFON."
Paula Edelstein of The Jazz Review:
ONOFFON-Your Mind
"YOUR MIND is 11 songs that portray
the Latin influence, surrealistichues and the talents of a group posed
on the edge of stardom. YOUR MIND features some good tunes on this set
from Onoffon, an exciting band and one to watch for in the new century."
Buy Their CD
Like The Mayor Did
Your Mind Will Be Blown......
The Mayor Says...Five Stars *****
Highest Rating
This CD belongs in everyones Jazz
Collection
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