The Budos Band is an American instrumental band from Staten Island, New York, formed in 2005. AllMusic describes the group as a "doom rock Afro-soulbig band with a '70s touch" that joins "musical universes from trippy psychedelia and Afro-funk to '70s hard rock and late-'60s soul." They have described themselves as "70's Psychedelic Instrumental Music," and "Afro-soul inspired by Ethiopian music with a soul undercurrent" and "sprinkled a little bit of sweet 60's stuff on top." Their more recent albums have incorporated sounds from 1970s jazz, funk, Afro-Beat, underground rock, and proto-metal. They have been signed to Daptone Records throughout their career.
History
The Budos Band originated at a jam session hosted by the New York band Antibalas. Some of the participants decided to form the new band, which has consisted of an occasionally floating lineup featuring David Guy and Andrew Greene, Cochemea Gastelum, Jared Tankel, Dame Rodriguez and Vincent Balestrino, Thomas Brenneck, Robert Lombardo, Mike Deller, Daniel Foder, and Brian Profilio and John Carbonella Jr.. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2005 and featured guest appearances by Bosco Mann and Neal Sugarman. The Budos Band II and The Budos Band III were released in 2007 and 2010, respectively. During this period the band members, in various permutations, backed several other acts associated with the Daptone label, including an acclaimed appearance on "Changes" by Charles Bradley. The fourth Budos Band album, Burnt Offering, was released in 2014 and was noted for incorporating elements from hard rock and heavy metal. The band was saddened by the deaths of labelmates Sharon Jones in 2016 and Charles Bradley in 2018, with some members moving to other states and starting families. The members reconvened in 2019 to write and record their fifth album, Budos Band V. The album was further noted by critics for its diverse influences, being described by Kerrang! as "cinematic yet menacing, the soundtrack to a bad drug trip in the desert in a blaxploitation flick." The album also received positive reviews from Rolling Stone and New Noise. The latter described the Budos Band as "one the best bands out there today. They bring a familiar vibe while standing defiantly unique."
Discography
Studio albums
The Budos Band
The Budos Band II
The Budos Band III
Burnt Offering
The Budos Band V
EPs
The Budos Band EP
''The Shape of Mayhem to Come
Singles
"Up from the South" / "T.I.B.W.F."
"The Proposition" / "Ghost Walk"
"More Mess on My Thing" / "Budos Theme"
"Day Tripper" / "Money"
"Kakal" / "Hidden Hand"
"Burnt Offering" / "Seizure"
"Magus Mountain" / "Vertigo"
"Maelstrom" / "Avalanche"
Other appearances
"Up From the South" is featured in a commercial for the NFL Network.
"T.I.B.W.F." is featured in a series of commercials for 1800 Tequila and in the sixth episode of This American Life.
"The Chicago Falcon " is featured on Wale's fourth mixtape, The Mixtape About Nothing.
"Budos Rising" and "The Proposition" are featured in ' and ', respectively, for PlayStation consoles.
"King Charles" is featured in episode 37 of the HBO TV seriesEntourage.
"Origin of Man," "Up From The South," "T.I.B.W.F." and "Hidden Hand" are featured in the movie New York, I Love You.
