''Mondo Garaj'' is the debut studio album and fourth album by
jazz fusion band
Garaj Mahal
Garaj Mahal is a jazz fusion band formed in 2000 that combines jazz, rock, Indian music, and funk. The band consists of Fareed Haque (guitar), Kai Eckhardt (bass), Sean Rickman (drums), and Eric Levy (keyboards). Garaj Mahal allows its music to ...
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The album was recorded in late 2000 and early 2001 at In The Pocket Studio in Sonoma County, CA, then mixed/mastered over 2001 and 2002 at Talcott Mountain Studio in Simsbury, CT,
The Plant Studios
The Record Plant is a recording studio established in New York City in 1968 and currently operating in Los Angeles, California. Known for innovations in the recording artists' workspace, it has produced highly influential albums, including Blo ...
in Sausalito, CA, Phelps Studios in San Francisco, CA, and Fluffland Studio in San Anselmo, CA, and finally released in 2003 on Harmonized Records.
Track listing
*Mondo Garaj (Eckhardt) - 5:33
*Hindi Gumbo (Haque) - 5:31
*Be Dope (Hertz, Levy) - 6:11
*Junct (Haque) - 6:22
*Poodle Factory (Hertz) - 3:51
*The Big Smack Down (Eckhardt) - 0:35
*New Meeting (Hertz) - 8:04
*Beware My Ethnic Heart (Haque) - 9:11
*Madagascar (Hertz, Levy) - 5:21
*Gulam Sabri (Haque) - 7:47
*Bajo (Hertz) - 7:07
*Milk Carton Blues (Levy) - 3:06
Personnel
Musical
*Fareed Haque - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Sitar (Electric)
*Alan Hertz - Drums, Art Direction, Mixing, Photography, Cover Photo, Roland Synthesizer
*Eric Levy - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Mini Moog, Oberheim OB8, Prophet 5, Sequential Circuits
*Kai Eckhardt - Bass
*Michael Kang - Fiddle, Mandolin
*DJ Fly - Agaric 23 Turntables
*DJ Roto - Turntables, Sampling, Effects
Technical
*Garaj Mahal - Arranger, Producer, Art Direction, Mixing
*Christian Weyers - Producer, Executive Producer
*Toni Fishman - Executive Producer
*Justin Phelps - Engineer
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John Cuniberti
John Cuniberti is an American recording engineer and producer.
Career
John Cuniberti was the drummer for The Rockets in the early 1970s, the original band for Eddie Money. He later managed Hyde Street Studios, where he was the recording engine ...
- Mastering Engineer
*Jason Andrew - Assistant Engineer
*Mark Fassler - Assistant Engineer
*Theresa Reed - Photography
*David "Hot Rod" Shuman - Mixing Assistant
External links
Garaj Mahal official websiteFareed Haque official websiteKai Eckhardt official websiteEric Levy official websiteHarmonized Records official websiteJohn Cuniberti official website
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2003 albums
Garaj Mahal albums