This is a UK cult band who can't count. Last time I looked, a quartet meant there were four members but there are eight of these suckers. Maybe they should call themselves The Voodoo Trombone Double Quartet!
The misnomer is doubtless part of multi-instrumentalist leader Paul Thorpe's master plan to preserve a 'quirky' image while maintaining a "bona fide underground status".
Despite claims that this album features leftfield disco with a "contemporary dance floor sensibility" only the cheesy 70s funk of Love Is All.....After could legitimately claim to fit into this category.
Other tracks like the lounge motorik of Easy To Learn or the soporific closing tune (aptly titled Slow Movement) are more suited to a chillout room.
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Not counting a few snatches of wordless vocals, the only truly non instrumental is the chilled reggae of Time Keeps Crawling ("will the sandman ever come calling?").
The best tracks are Hello! Who Are You, a kind of funky brass band take on Lemon Jelly, and the melodic Armistice Day with a pulsing bass which builds to a gentle crescendo.
As a novelty live band, they seem tailor made for festival warm up slots while their recorded music is destined for adverts or TV series soundtrack.
The Voodoo Trombone Quartet's website
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