The Plum Magnetic come straight from New Orleans but captivate the true meaning of “world musicans”. Formed in late 2011 by Trent (banjo/vox) and Oliver (drums), who were playing together in the super eclectic local band Eve’s Lucky Planet, The Plum Magnetic combines the motion, melody, and structure of Indian Classical music, the ecstatic pulse and rich, repetitious, patterns of Africa, the manifold great American forms, including Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk/Bluegrass, Fusion, and beyond.
The Plum Magnetic performing at Covington, LA. Photo: Facebook
While looking to expland their line-up they added to the project Andrew McLean, who studied raga and tala from over a decade at the Ali Akbar Khan College of Music and was at the time Trent’s sitar teacher. The band needed a bassist, and after experimenting with a few different players, Jon Solomon (founding member of Gravity A and bass player about town) joined the band.
The Plum Magnetic are influenced by bands such as Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, The Grateful Dead, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Talking Heads. Among my personal favorites from their eclectic debut “Terra Animata” are “Sweet Confusion”, who captures easy-living, island vibe
and the album titled “Terra Animata”:
The Plum Magnetic are also on Bandcamp, Facebook, Reverbnation & Twitter @Plummagnetic.
