Drum n bass n keyboardist Mashed Buddha (aka John Corda) announced the
release of his latest album "Zen Conspiracy." The album represents a
new direction for Mashed Buddha, first introduced in his prior EP
release "Four Keys To Zen," offering an intricate blend of drum n
bass, ambient electronica and downtempo funk-grooves that allow for
jamming keyboard solos. In addition to a richer pallette of sounds and
guest vocalist Uri Geller, he incorporates something no one else in
this genre uses: jazz improvisation.
Zen Conspiracy is available through CD Baby -- http://cdbaby.com/cd/mashedbuddha2
and myTracks -- http://www.mytracks.com/mashedbuddha
Mashed Buddha is the name of the one man band consisting of John
Corda, his keyboards, his computer, and occasional human
collaborators. A rarity in the world of electronica and it's various
offshoots, he adds musicality and, the not-so-predictable, human touch
to a form dominated by DJs and people who program machines, then let
them run through their paces. Mashed Buddha falls under the rubric of
jungle and drum 'n' bass, but is so much more than the terms imply.
"I like to think of my music as electronica that doesn't take itself
too seriously," he states. "Mostly it's a blend of wild musical ideas
that constantly run through my head. I tame them with soothing words."
He further soothes them by adding a rock and pop sensibility to the
framework of drum 'n' bass. He achieves this by using tried and true
techniques of songwriting such as creating verses, choruses and
bridges from hooks, voices, keyboard licks, snippets of sound and
catchy themes.
Unlike his debut CD, 'Subdue Your Mind', each song uses drum 'n' bass
-- frenetic drum beats matched against slower bass lines -- but also
elements of funk, downtempo, and even '70s jazz fusion. On his latest
CD, 'Zen Conspiracy', in addition to a richer pallette of sounds and
guest vocalist Uri Geller, he incorporates something no one else in
this genre uses: jazz improvisation.
Mashed Buddha was born out of Corda's need to combine his musical
tendencies and experiences, maintain his forward-looking creativity,
and satisfy his need to communicate with an audience, an audience that
approaches music with both mind and body. "Drum 'n' bass gives me
artistic freedom while tapping into an audience that wants to listen."
In addition, he further explores his musical tendencies and leaves the
house of Mashed Buddha, so to speak, by performing live in the Boston
area with the acid jazz band Organism.
For more information on Mashed Buddha, visit his website --
http://www.mashedbuddha.com -- and MySpace -- http://www.myspace.com/mashedbuddha
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DJs and radio programmers can download broadcast-ready songs from his
album at Airplay Direct -- http://airplaydirect.com/music/bands/2386/
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