Category Archives: Reviews

Gig Review: Spaghetti Eastern Electro Dub in New York

Spaghetti Eastern Electro Dub, live at Otto’s Shrunken Head, June 29, 2025

Review by David Belmont

I was looking forward to catching Spaghetti Eastern Electro Dub at Otto’s for a couple of reasons. One, I have a perverse liking for the East Village dive bar that has been the scene of lots of independently produced entertainment and artistry over the decades, including a monthly poetry reading that I have participated in for the past several years. Two, I was interested in checking out the band in person after having gotten heavily into their Live at Green Kill Sessions CD when I was reviewing it for DooBeeDooBeeDoo NY. I wanted to see/hear what made this highly eclectic band tick, and, in my experience, there’s no better way to do that than check them out in an intimate setting.

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Single and LP Reviews: SADATO GROUP/ALEF – A Deeper Legacy

Reviews by Dawoud Kringle

Saxophonist/vocalist/bandleader SoSaLa (a.k.a. Sadato) has some history behind him.

Readers of doobeedoobeedoo.info will know that he has re-released some of his earlier music. 1993 is a recording he made in ’93 featuring Mark C (of Live Skull, Fuse, Spoiler and Int’l Shades) on guitar, Toshimaru Nakamura on guitar, David Motamed (formerly with Arthur Lee and Townes Van Zandt) on bass, James Lo (composer and sound designer) on drums, and Peter Gordon (composer, producer) on tenor saxophone and jaw harp. 1994 – Live at CBGB was a landmark recording he’d made of one of the two SADATO performances at the legendary club. He was joined by Masaki Shimizu (fretless bass and backing vocals), Ryo Kato (drums and backing vocals), and Toshimaru Nakamura (electric guitar). Legendary soundman Martin Bisi recorded it.

However, SoSaLa’s roots go much deeper. In 1984, he released a 7-inch flexi single with his Osaka band, SADATO GROUP, titled  Kafesho + Gohon Gahon.  With Sadato on sax, organ, and vocals, Mutsuhiko Izumi on guitar and recording engineer, Koji Ito on tenor sax, and Hitoshi Usami on drums) through the Osaka indie label Kang Gung Rec.

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CD Review: Chris Parker Quartet “Heart of Mine”

“Only a musician with Parker’s experience and mastery could have accomplished this.” – Dawoud 

An Album Review by Dawoud Kringle

Chris ParkerArtist: The Chris Parker Quartet
Title: Heart of Mine
Label: M’Bubba Music
Genre: Jazz
Stream here: https://soundcloud.com/chris-parker-294697926

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