Vandermark conceived Powerhouse Sound in the summer of 2005 to explore composition focusing on the bass, rather than writing from the proverbial “top down.” Inspired by the rhythms of James Brown, the dub experiments of Lee Perry, and the textural collages of Public Enemy, Vandermark arrived at a concept more funky, electronic and rockin’ than anything he’s done before.
Oslo / Chicago: Breaks
By Powerhouse Sound
Musician: Ingebrigt Håker Flaten / Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love
Label: Atavistic
Available Formats: CDDigital
Released in: 2007
Shipping from: Chicago / Vienna