Artist:Garage A Trois
Song:Assault on Precinct 13
Album:Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
Garage A Trois is a side project led by Galactic drummer Stanton Moore. When he isn't touring with Galactic, he tours with Garage A Trois. The formation of Garage A Trois came out of the recording of Moore's 1998 album All Kooked Out!. Moore, guitarist Charlie Hunter and saxophonist Eric "Skerik" Walton thought they could turn it into a band. So with the assistance of Fog City Records owner Dan Prothero, they recorded the album Mysteryfunk. They decided to call themselves Garage A Trois. The music is not jazz. It's more experimental than jazz. Moore and Hunter are jazz musicians but are open to adventurous music. Walton plays saxophonics which is experimental as well. Moore was happy with the results so he decided to keep Garage A Trois Going. For the 2003 album Emphasizer, Moore added vibraphonist and percussionist Mike Dillon who he knew from Galactica. For the 2009 album Power Patriot, Garage A Trois signed with the indie label The Royal Potato Family and they added keyboardist Marco Benevento from El Michels Affair. And those four are the band for the 2011 album Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil. Other than this cover of John Carpenter's theme from the 1976 film Assault on Precinct 13, all the songs are written by the band. This album is available as a budget CD. I guess Moore was busy with other projects because Garage A Trois returned with the 2021 album Calm Down Cologne. Hunter returned for this album along with Moore and Walton. They toured and who knows if Garage A Trois will record again. Here's Garage A Trois performing Assault on Precinct 13 at Regattabar in Cambridge, MA May, 20, 2011.
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