Brooklyn's Sunwatchers features three former members of Dark Meat (Jim McHugh on assorted guitars, Jeff Tobias on saxophones and keyboards, and drummer Jason Robira) plus bassist Peter Kerlin, who often plays in Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band. In four years, they've quickly ascended to a paramount of psychedelic music, a brew potent with free jazz, gonzo rock, droning Thai folk melodies, minimalism and mutant funk. Since they've made New York their home, members have been the backing band for saxophonist Arthur Doyle, and have a double album on the way with guitar madman Eugene Chadbourne. They also combine with other Brooklyn experimental musicians in Drunk Foreigner Band, a passion project that pays electric tribute to the music of Thailand and Laos.
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