© 2023
Jeff Wyatt (SOCAN). All arrangements by Jeff Wyatt, Phil
Howell & Vince Iormetti.
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Album
Title:
OFF THE FLOOR
Label:
Cardboard Alley Music
Catalogue
No.:
CAM-011
Release
Date:
March
6th, 2017 (Official) - May 14, 2016 (Unofficial bootleg
version)
Availability:
This album is available by contacting this website only at
this time
Produced
by:
Jeff Wyatt
Recorded
at:
Cardboard Alley Music recording
facility, Burnaby BC, 2016
Engineered
& Mixed by:
Jeff Wyatt
Mastered
with:
T-RackS 3
Deluxe
Art
Work & Cover Design by:
Jeff Wyatt
Photography
by:
Dan Flynn
Particulars:
1st album by Jeff Wyatt & the Wreckin' Crew. Recorded
on a dual processor PowerMac G5. Software used
included
Digidesign
Pro Tools, and
a host of IK Multimedia processors
available in
T-RackS 3
Deluxe.
Canadian
west coast blues power trio “Jeff Wyatt & the Wreckin’
Crew” recorded “Off the Floor” back in January of 2016.
With Jeff Wyatt (guitar/lead vocal), Phil Howell
(bass/backup vocal) and Vince Iormetti (drums), this EP is
an enjoyable mix of 4 Wyatt originals as well as variations
on 2 popular public domain blues standards from the early
1900’s. An infectious groove and a definite live feel were
captured in 2 afternoon live off the floor recording
sessions. The term "off the floor" has been referenced due
to the fact that all instruments were recorded
simultaneously, as opposed to the more modern method of
multi-tracking and layering instruments and voices
individually. As a result these recordings definitely
represent the raw, live energy and feel of the band at
their shows.
OFF THE FLOOR - ALBUM REVIEW
Blues Magazine, Netherlands,
April 24th, 2017 - by Jos Verhagen
ENGLISH
TRANSLATION:
"Off the floor recording" is a no-nonsense way of recording
music. Plug in your instruments, check for sound and
finish. It's a way that's close to what you can expect from
a band. I like this style of recording, you get a kind of
"live feel" including small mistakes. A mixer to adjust
what's up. That's why I'm also "Jam in the van" or "Live on
KEXP Seattle" fan, two Youtube channels where "off the
floor" is played.
The good thing about Jeff Wyatt is that he delivers a
comprehensive bio to his CD that saves you a lot of
research, though that particular research makes writing
reviews so fun. Jeff Wyatt is a Canadian music veteran who
has been playing for years. In the seventies, he became
known with Canada's popular prairie rock band Eden. Jeff
Wyatt is a musician, writer and recording technician known
in the Canadian West Coast and prairie rock scene. In 1990,
he started as a solo artist, with folk and roots blues as
his thing. Since 2011 he has performed as part of a trio
known as The Wreckin’ Crew.
Jeff Wyatt and his Wreckin’ Crew, Phil Howell (bass /
backing vocal) and Vince Iormetti (drums) have recorded 6
songs , appropriately called "Off The Floor." Four of the
six songs are originals and are accompanied by two famous
blues classics, Crossroads and Roll And Tumble. The
Wreckin’ Crew includes Phill Howell on a standup bass,
which in these recordings is a bit in the background, but
that live visual definitely offers some extras. Jeff
Wyatt's vocals and his fine guitar game are very much at
the forefront of the mix. But it is nice for careful
listening. On the two instrumental songs Butt Burger Boogie
and Bodhi Surfing, he lets his guitar art extensively be
heard, and I see The Shadows of Mark Knopfler for me, the
latter of which I would say is definitely an inspirational
source for Jeff.
Although there are only six songs, you can say this is a
successful record, especially because of the live feel of
the off-floor recordings.