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To kick things off we are going to reprint a review from Richard Malcolm. This originally appeared over at his blog on the Duke City Fix.

Which Way 2 Utopia?

Which Way 2 Utopia? This was the question asked by the local funksters known as Aladocious as they brought forth their debut CD this month at Burque’s own Blue Jeans Lounge. On the way to the answer, the band fuses three decades of funk tradition into a brand-new bag. This stuff comes off as yo’ mama’s funk, from the streetcorner of Clinton and Sly, with soulful ryhthms, sweet harmonies, deluxe horns, and arrangements that would beat many bands. And this band fears no wah-wah. But just when you think you can settle in for a trip on the Retro Train, the sound will take a turn into solid 21st-century territory–without ever skipping a beat or losing touch with its roots.

The navigators of this journey are Kevin “Kookie” Jones and Jerome “Scooby” Oubichon, who co-pilot on songwriting and production. Jones is the principal author of most of the tunes, which are skillfully engineered and masterfully mixed by Oubichon at Creole Cockpit Studios. The duo mapped out the estimable arrangements over several months of Sundays. The hand-crafting has paid off in a sound that is clean, tight, and complex; artful while not straying into artifice or cluttering the aural landscape.

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