The Picasso Zone

Metonoia (Transformation Of The Heart)

Jagaana (Awakening)

King Ghidorah

Still I Rise (feat. Maya Angelou)

Now & Zen

From MODUS FACTOR's "The Picasso Zone" (2016)
Track 01 - Brownian Motion (5:06)
by Brownman Ali, Ian De Souza, Chris Lesso 
Solos: bass, trumpet, drums 
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[ Taken directly from the liner notes: ]
The record opens strongly with a melodic drum intro groove that sees Brownman and Ian in inverted roles -- Brown initially playing the bassline with his octave pedal, while De Sousa is in the guitar register, high on the neck.  This transitions into a solid backbeat feel with a wah pedaling trumpet melodic statement before moving into a deadly fuzz bass solo, eventually again accompanied by basslines from Brownman on his octaver.  From here the section eventually explodes into a blazing trumpet solo before returning to the original melody.  A quick moment of drum'n'bass acts as an interlude before Lesso lays down a drum solo laden with metric modulation over some seriously tricky shots.  This final open blowing section is most impressive.  Lesso,  wanting some interesting metric material to solo over, enlisted Brownman to quickly write that final section, the band having little time to learn it.  The result is captivating, with Lesso sounding very comfortable, tight & consistent across his entire solo.

Brownian Motion

Afindia

Casa Kimono

Rounded Corners

Jeet Kune Flow

Chris Lesso's MODUS FACTOR is:
:: Brownman Ali - electric trumpet
:: Ian De Souza - bass & effects
:: Chris Lesso - drumset & Korg wave drum
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Three of Toronto's busiest studio musicians step back into the club circuit with MODUS FACTOR, all bringing their own considerable experience from from 3 different musical circles to the table to form a truly unique new electric jazz/groove/world music outfit.  Influenced heavily by Frank Zappa drummers, Chris Lesso spent years touring the world with Tony "Wild T" Springer & The Spirit and is now a highly acclaimed figure in the country's rock and drumset community (endorsed by both Sonar Drums & Sabian cymbals he has toured the country as a drumset clincian); the Trinidadian born Brownman Ali is known as Canada's multi-award winning jazz trumpet icon heralded as "Canada's pre-eminent jazz trumpet player" by New York's Village Voice magazine; and Ian De Souza is an extremely sought after bassist in Toronto's busy electronic & World music scenes and a founding member & bassist for Kevin Breit's Sisters Euclid.  All 3 of these artists are heavy users of modern electronics to colour their sounds.  Modus Factor, Lesso's brainchild, brings all 3 of these musicians and their one-of-a-kind sounds on stage together performing uniquely exploratory improvisations, setting the table for an engaging expedition into modern music that will resonate with sounds ranging from Miles Davis to Frank Zappa to Antonio Carlos Jobim.

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