on either clear red or clear blue vinyl, random choice! Choi Records installment of funk from The Traffic takes on 2 great covers by ground breaking ol skool artist Grandmaster Flash and the dark big-beat specialists The Prodigy.
The Traffic are a brainstorm band brought together by producer/drummer Ivan Khatchoyan (Cookin' on 3 Burners, Mayfield)
The band was recorded/mixed/produced/mastered in Melbourne Australia at Choi Production Studios FTG. over the course of the year. The result is a stompin 45 with two great covers played instrumental style.
Side A is White Lines by Grandmaster Flash. Another ol skool hip-hop groundbreaking dance number from 1983 transformed instrumentally to be a hard-funk Bboy track.
Side B is the hard hitting Smack My Pitch Up(slight name change :)) by none other than the legendary big beats of the Prodigy. I needed some middle eastern vibes for the breakdown so I thought why not go with my own Armenian culture and get a duduk player in.. Thank you Eric Budd!!
The rhythm section is on fire and the horns are blaring on all cylinders! This is sure to blow the socks off of a dance floor !!
Stellar line up includes: Yuri Pavlinov- Bass (Bamboos), Kumar Shome - Guitar, Alexander Howroyd - Trumpet/flute, Brett Evans Baritone sax, Jimmy Bowman – Trombone, Ivan 'CHoi' Khatchoyan Drums& percussion/wah clav (CO3B& Mayfield)
Eric Budd- Duduk(side B)
| A | Whitelines |
| B | Smack My Pitch Up |
