Sound Proof
Bandname
Sound Proof
Country
US / Florida
Musicstyle
Psychedelic
Homepage
Contact
JASON HANLEY (GTR/VOCALS),... and friends ...
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Records:
Soundproof
Record ID: 2192
Label
Nasoni
Released
2006
Time (minutes)
43
Tracks
11
Format
CD • LP
Musicstyle
Psych Rock • Country Psych • Westcoast
 7 Reviews / 1 Link
The stuff on this record varies from track to track, which makes it an interesting piece in the whole. Floating psychedlic and accoustic guitars sometimes melt in space where minutes before country blues had given us secure grounds somewhere in the farmland. These guys are all good musicians who know their instruments well and love to play. Betti

Sound Proof’s self-titled effort is a calm trip through a well-crafted landscape of organic sound, and on the whole, its songs, while simple, lack pretentiousness in any and all regards. Rather than attempting big budget drama that it likely can’t afford, the group clearly aimed at capturing a minimalist sound. However, where many have struggled with a similar approach, Sound Proof succeeds, utilizing its acoustic guitar accompaniments to punctuate the "laid back and chilled over ice" ambience of the entire album. There are touches of folk and Latin-tinged flourishes that grace the collection, and a faint echo of reminiscence hangs over many of the tunes. Tracks such as Jakeamya show off a heartfelt sentiment that is severely lacking in today's angst-y musical world, and with a sonic full review Matthew Durham

“Sound Proof is a collection of songs and music built around the styles of the musicians and artists who perform them. Therefore, the music is fluid and free of monotony or any structured format (Other than the rhythm of the moment).” That quote is cut and pasted right off the website of this east coast trio who sent me their prolific CD this week. This largely acoustic music initially reminded me of some bluesy folk artists of the late sixties, with touches of John Mayall, Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead. Beginning with the political overtones of “Money Machine”, this music moves along like a live jam session being recorded in someone’s living room. The feeling is loose, experimental and improvisational. “Daniels Drum” is an aptly named tune where the musicians seem full review Madmonk

This is an MP3 of cafe folk-blues with heavy intrusions of jam, psyche, rock, jazz, and whatever the spirit of the moment directs. It's raw, gritty, passionate, home-made, and adventurous as hell. Jason Hanley's a guy who's seen a few rough tumbles in life (adopted, jailed, dealt drugs, etc.), wised up, reached deeply into his soul, and emerged an artist of more than a few talents and merits. Nor has his dance on the edge of things hardened him: the guy runs a recording studio dedicated to getting grassroots music out to people in a communal effort.
It's no accident that his band Sound Proof is the sort of ensemble one might have run into in the 70s, openers for a some more famous group at The Whiskey A Go Go. It's drenched with the stoned boundlessness that the creatives of the era full review Mark S. Tucker

Local CDs have been piling up on my desk, gathering dust and silently demanding my attention. In an effort to clean up the mess in my cubicle, I offer you these reviews in what may be my most positive local-CD roundup ever. Live at the Mp3Cafe.com by Sound Proof and Friends (Soundproofproductions.net). At first, I was turned off by the press release that came with this CD, which featured one music critic hailing Sound Proof, a.k.a. Jason Hanley, as "soulful acoustic blues-rock" and never-negative Palm Beach Post critic Bill Meredith calling Hanley "a musical freedom fighter." But, in fact, the tunes on this album draw as much from world-music influences as they do from blues or rock, making it a good soundtrack for a wake-and-bake, lazy Sunday morning. Bongos, swirling guitars, lengthy full review Dan Sweeney

It may not qualify as a musical empire, but Jason Hanley's Sound Proof Productions has become a Lake Worth epicenter for under-the-radar local music. The singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer goes by his recording label name rather than his own when producing music by other artists. The Web site, and even his own live gigs, are also billed as Sound Proof. Ask the Detroit native why, and you get an answer that goes beyond humility. "It's very methodical, actually," Hanley says from work at the Java Juicebar (an extension of his other downtown Lake Worth job at the adjoining newsstand, Studio 205). "I'm doing business as Sound Proof Productions. It's the name I'm using to build the label, and a performance name to let people know to expect the kind of music I'm full review Bill Meredith

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(Denmark)

Sound Proof- Sound Proof (Nasoni Records 059CD) I'll start by saying that is this not what you would expect from Nasoni Records but don't let that put you off. Sound Proof are a Florida based 60's inspired blues-folk band. They feature male and female vocals (ala. Jefferson Airplane) and feature electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, blues harp and bass and keyboards on a few of the more electric tracks. This is quite stoned blues stuff in a good 60's way. Very retro in sound and feel but that is cool. A lot of the music is improvised and jammed, which I like quite a lot. You can tell they are having a good time and you will too if you light one up and have a cold beer and crank this sucker up! http://www.nasoni-records.com If you dig: Country Joe and the full review Scott (Denmark)

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