Veteran local jammies BC3 were bopping around Uconn when I was there in the early 80s, which gives you an insight into their vintage. Sharp instrumentation especially drums, guitar, and keys flowed easily from song to song. Goofy lyrics put them squarely in Phish acolyte territory. Nice rendition of "Way Out Under The Sky" was a keeper of a track on a CD I bought at a show in the 80s.
House Of Waters is a world music power trio from Brooklyn. Seven-string bass player was from Japan, drummer from Buenos Aires, and hammered dulcimer player looked to be of Indian descent. The dulcimer player explained that their brand of world music fusion flowed like a house of waters. Bass player was exceptional sounding like Jaco with his ecstatic runs. The drummer was also a virtuoso, looking like Christiano Ronaldo behind the kit. The hammered dulcimer is usually associated with traditional US folk music, it looks like the guts of a piano that is played percussively with small mallets. The dulcimer player was speedy and had this cool technique of deadening the sound with his forearm. If these guys weren't such virtuosos, this music could easily veer into full on crystal rubbing, sage stick burning, aromatherapy oil huffing, new age territory of Andreas Vollenweider. Fortunately, the visual of such an unusual trio, coupled with the expertise of the players made for an enjoyable listen.
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