Prolix
Prolix consists of nearly 2 dozen members who write and record all songs in their individual eclectic ways. Most songs feature a mix of searing lead guitar, fun
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Makin' It To The Top Makin' It To The Top
The hit title song from the inspirational late 80's-early 90's television program, "Makin' It To The Top"
Hoogh Hoogh Kpantsk Hoogh Hoogh Kpantsk
Arguably Prolix's most popular song. Starting with Tuvan throat singing before breaking into some classy funk.
Boston (Live) Boston (Live)
Rare live recording. Neo-Classical Honky Tonk and Fuzz Organ warm up the crowd, before moving into an interchangable mix of 70's Classic Rock with a Soul backbeat and Disco stylings. Watchout for0 Stunt Guitar erupting the crowd.
Funkdinghy Funkdinghy
Set sail on Lake Funk aboard the Prolix Funkdinghy manned by Captain Clyde B. Goode, First Mate Frankenberry, Commander Leeland Bigelow, and Rear Admiral Karl "Skidmark" Buckner.
Funkblimp Funkblimp
The first Prolix 'funk' song with a funkyfunk mode of transportation.
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record label and media production company.Band/artist history
Formed in 1974. Prolix are also the inventors of the musical genre of Frankensteinian Funk (according to Bass Player magazine).
Prolix consists of nearly 2 dozen members who write and record all songs in their individual eclectic ways. Most songs feature a mix of searing lead guitar, funky bass, fuzzy organ, dynamic male vocals, bone-rattling drumbeats, trembling Tuvan Throat Singing, bastardizing bagpipes, boom boom boom boom beatbox, xyclon zube tube, spoons, spacious synthesizers, and Didgeridoo. Imagine stomping flat-footed through a mud puddle, and you have part of the Frankensteinian Funk of Prolix.Have you performed in front of an audience?Yes. Wherever. You bet. Uh-huh.
Your musical influences
Influences: Pink Floyd, Bootsy Collins, Victor Wooten, Frank Zappa, Metallica, Captain Beefheart, Spinal Tap, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Monte Montgomery, Mike Oldfield, Allan Holdsworth, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Al DiMeola, Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius, Booker T. & The MG's, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Jeff Beck, MC Hawking
Similar Artists: Bootsy Collins, Captain Beefheart, Boston, Primus, Prolix, Mike Oldfield, Ondar, Joe Walsh, Metallica, Deep Purple, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, Rush, Mark Knopfler, Pink Floyd, King Crimson,What equipment do you use?
Guitar (distorted and clean), Vocals, Bass, Synth, Drums, Spoons, Bagpipes, Throat Singing, Zube Tube, Fuzz Organ, Slide Organ, Piano, Tambourine, Human Beat Box, & Didgeridoo.Anything else?
Music Style: Frankensteinian Funk, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Adult Contemporary, World, Instrumental, Vocal, Techno, Vertical, Baroque, Classical, & Funk-Metal
Press Reviews: Prolix was featured in the May 2000 issue of Bass Player Magazine. Wherein the song "Hoogh Hoogh Kpantsk" was transcribed and described.Contact
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Hi!
I came across your page rather in an unusual way, but I was happy to. I liked very much your rendition to Whiskey in the Jar... a nice singing tone, crystal-clear sound, very professional... Thumbs up!
Cheers and good luck from this side of the world (Mexico, that is).
WOW.. that throat singing is amazing!! Also really like Whiskey in the Jar!
Cyndee, electric violin
Really all it is healthy. I listen and enjoy. Though itself such I do not write. Call on!!! At me absolutely fresh tracks. Good luck!!!
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