Beninghove’s Hangmen – Pineapples and Ashtrays (Beninghove’s Hangmen, 2015)
You can tell that these guys are having a lot of fun. Beninghove’s Hangmen is an instrumental group of excellent seasoned musicians based in New York City who play music with a wide-range of influences that takes unexpected quirky twists and turns.
On Pineapples and Ashtrays you’ll find a mix of Brazilian rhythms, surf rock, funk, dub reggae, blues, Americana, zany circus music, and exploratory jazz-rock. You may think that this more than plenty, but there’s more. What begins with a Latin beat may turn quickly into surf or Americana. The musical surprises are fascinating and carried out with total ease.
At times Beninghove’s Hangmen has a cinematic feel, a wacky soundtrack that would feel at home in a Tarantino or Almodovar film.
The band is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Bryan Beninghove. The rest of band includes Eyal Maoz on guitar; Dane Johnson on guitar; Rick Parker on trombone; Shawn Baltazor on drums, and Ezra Gale on bass.
Beninghove’s Hangmen discography includes the self-titled Beninghove’s Hangmen, the self-released EP “Rattlesnake Chopper”, a tribute to Led Zeppelin titled “Zohove“, and “Pineapples & Ashtrays.”
Pineapples and Ashtrays is a highly entertaining album that combines skilled musicianship with good humor and eccentric exploration.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
