Wade Schuman of Hazmat Modine
November 6th, 2006
HAZMAT MODINE draws from the rich soil of American music of the 20′s and 30′s through to the 50′s and early 60′s, blending elements of early Blues, Hokum Jugband, Swing, Klezmer, New Orleans R & B, and Jamaican Rocksteady. The band is fronted by two harmonicas which use call and response, harmony, melody, and syncopated interweaving rhythms. The band includes tuba, guitar, and percussion, claviola and Hawaiian steel guitar. The band’s sound reflects musical influences ranging from Avant-garde Jazz to Rockabilly and Western Swing to Middle-Eastern, African, and Hawaiian musical styles. Wade Schuman plays Diatonic Harmonica, Guitar, Banjitar and is lead vocals. If you are not aware of Hazmat Modine or the Album BAHAMUT, I encourage you to take a few minutes to listen to Wade and I talking about the mighty manifestation known as HAZMAT MODINE.
Listen here to our conversation.
November 7th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
These guys rock man thanks for the tip. what a sound makes me think about good times thanks for having Wade on your show maybe they will come around this way?
gene
November 8th, 2006 at 8:13 am
These guys are cool..I almost made it to that Joe’s show but got detoured..I like the idea of a piano with this sound too, these guys will use anything including the kitchen sink and maybe the dishes inside of it. Get them to come to CT sometime. Chaz
January 21st, 2007 at 10:27 am
HAZMAT modine is my choice of BEST BAND and
BEST recording of 2006! Their time has come
and if they don’t wind up with a grammy I’ll
be sorely surprised. People who like texture,
color, and innovation in music will love them!!!
Wade Schuman is a brilliant multi-disciplinary
artist…his paintings are exquisite!
January 21st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
BTW, the above, Linda, is the one and only
la POOTINELLA!!!!!