1939 Ensemble Beats & Saints 2014-11-11 [[Release Detail]]Tracing the lineage and

[[Release Detail]]Tracing the lineage and citing the fore-bearers of the New Weird America

both self-aware and hopelessly in love with the dumb pageantry of rock & roll

Released: 8/10/96

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1939 Ensemble Beats & Saints 2014-11-11 [[Release Detail]]Tracing the lineage andSince its inception, the music of Portland, Oregons 1939 Ensemble has always explored the relationship between rhythm and melody. Melodic, surprising, and rhythmically dense, Beats & Saints finds the band taking that connection between pulse and phrase and turning it inside out. The record finds vibraphonist Jos Medeles, percussionist David Coniglio, trumpeter Josh Thomas, and guitarist Knate Carter in a loose, playful mode, interpreting songs by