NAFRO

NAFRO

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Orange County, California Release: Slippin' Into Darkness(Written by War) (produced by Jophes) b/w Sunday Grinnin' Label: AllCity Recordings Media: 7" Release Date: january 2005 Press "The effects of Natural Afrodisiac's homespun brew of funk and soul are spreading. After gaining notice on its Orange County home turf, the multi-racial octet is picking up fans in other cities, including San Francisco, where it made its live debut in September. But even with a growing fan base, it's difficult to sustain an eight-piece band. "We're hustling just to get it together and even just to keep our rehearsal space," says percussionist-vocalist Anthony Gonzales. "I don't think people really see us as a marketable group, but I'd like to have some tour support so we can get our music out there and show we can make it happen." Still, the goods are in the grooves. "The One is the Three," the band's debut, is so accomplished that casual listeners are stunned to learn that it's self-produced and self-released. War is the best reference point, but there are also echoes of Lenny Kravitz..." Craig Rosen LOS ANGELES TIMES - Buzz Bands "Great things come from Stanton, including funk/Latin/jazz/soul/R&B collective Natural Afrodisiac. After a couple of EPs, we wondered what they'd do with the freedom of a full-length. And now we know: nearly an hour's worth of hot, deliciously danceable jam music by eight guys who could be the spiritual offspring of War, the band that perfected multi-culti aural gumbo. A lot of these songs feel free and fresh-perfect ear candy for breezy, late-summer city park barbecues, let's say-and all are grounded by Jamie Allensworth's emotive, classic soul man's pained howl. When Allensworth starts singing about heartache-even metaphorically, like "the cars that won't get in gear" (or more bluntly, like the moment when he screeches "MY WOMAN, I KNOW YOU DON'T LOVE ME!")-you hurt as badly as he does... OC Weekly

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