This came out in 2000 — or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
If you’ve been wondering what the organ-jazz funketeers of Medeski, Martin and Wood would sound like if they added a permanent guitarist, Zony Mash might be the answer.
Of course, MMW would also have to move south of the Mason-Dixon to complete the picture and compete with Zony Mash’s southern-fried sound. With a pickled pig foot in one hand and a bottle of Wild Turkey nearby, organist Wayne Horvitz and his trio groove, move, slip and slide through 11 R&B-based tracks laced with gurgling organs, squealing guitars and gumbo-thick backbeats. These guys sound like they’ve been sharing a dressing room with The Allman Brothers Band — which makes the fact they’re from Seattle all the more amazing. Nearly as amazing as Upper Egypt, in fact.
