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The Bakerton Group: This is the House that Groove Built

Posted in Features on February 16th, 2009 by JJ Koczan

These guys look awfully familiar...El Rojo is the second album from Clutch offshoot The Bakerton Group. Released through the band’s own Weathermaker Music label, it finds guitarist Tim Sult, bassist Dan Maines and drummer J.P. Gaster joined by Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon, completing the foursome and making it so that any time these dudes walk into a room, you could yell out, “Hey, it’s Tim, Dan, J.P. and Neil from –” and be right with either band name.

Comparing a Bakertons record to anything but the band’s alter ego would be pointless, but there are different influences at work in the two bands. El Rojo, like the self-titled which preceded it, boasts a jazzier tinge, hooked up fusion-style with Sult‘s guitar and the inimitable groove held down by Maines and Gaster. Mostly instrumental, even Fallon, whose guitar abilities audiences have watched grow at Clutch shows over the years, adds a unique personality to songs like “Peruvian Airspace” and “Last Orbit.” “Work ‘Em” even has some words, but not much. Don’t go into it thinking you’re getting a Clutch record.

Maines rang up the valley for the phoner below to discuss his bands’ ever-evolving sustainability — they tour constantly, are more popular than ever, have their own label and can now basically open for themselves — how their touring and writing processes work and even a bit about the new Clutch record. You can click the Maryland flag below to listen and read along after the jump if you so choose.

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