What I think is one of the most fabulous examples of trip hop music, at least in America, Supreme Beings of Leisure play tonight at Chop Suey. They are back in Seattle for their first show in years and on tour with DJ Carmen Rizzo along with local talent DJ LA Kendall.
Supreme Beings of Leisure shown here playing at theinfamous roof top bar of the Standard Hotel in downtown L.A.
With five years between albums, you could be forgiven for thinking Supreme Beings of Leisure were taking this leisure thing a tad too far. But America’s first, and arguably best, trip hop band is finally back with an expanded sound that goes beyond trip hop and a new story to tell. Or rather 11 of them, with their new CD, 11i. But the time away wasn’t all rest and relaxation. During the intervening years, both SBL leaders Ramin Sakurai and Geri Soriano-Lightwood dealt with serious family health issues and the waves of change that inevitably follow such life-altering events.
Now, at long last, the ultimate chilled-out martini band is ready for the after-party with a loosely conceptual song cycle about the risks, repercussions and renewals of daily life.
These underground darlings have earned favorable notices in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Details, Interview, Elle, Wired, Billboard, Keyboard and Seventeen.
Doors at Chop Suey open at 9pm with a $12 cover.
