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Black River by The Pulsations

The Pulsations summon the deep pocket in “Black River Crisis.” Spurred from a group writing session, the drum and bass groove pave the way for interlocking guitar parts and a topsy-turvy horn line. The group found inspiration in the cataclysmic nature of the Black River that fed Lake Washington in the Seattle area. The river was inadvertently drained when a canal was constructed from the Puget Sound to Lake Washington. The dried-up river caused a catastrophic loss of a resource that affected local farmers, the salmon population, and Native tribes who still lived alongside the river. It beckons the reality of the inevitable briefness in all facets of life and thusly, “you gotta dig it while it’s happening.”

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from West Seattle Soul / The Pulsations- Soul Makossa / Black River, released December 19, 2019
Oliver Klomp - Drums
Tige DeCoster - Bass
William Wolford - Guitar
Chris O' Conner - Guitar
Kent Halvorsen - Keyboards
Lalo Bello - Percussion
Jason Cressy - Trombone
Kate Olson - Baritone Sax
Marc Fendle - Alto Sax
Kevin Nortness - Tenor Sax
Peter Daniel - Baritone Sax
Mike Barber - Trumpet
Bill Jones - Trumpet
Maurice Caldwell - Vocals

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Recording Engineer - Jason Gray
Blue Mallard Recording
Mixing Engineer - Jason Gray
Booking - B. Dhalia
Merchandise - Tess Morgan

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The Pulsations Seattle, Washington

The Pulsations were birthed from Funk Night Collective Cover Band called West Seattle Soul. Playing cover tunes uncovered from deep funk origins and inspiring new originals from this 14 piece funk band, horns, guitars, keys, percussion, vocals and bass give their sound a thorough high energy groove cleansing you have to experience live. ... more

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