Forq’s “Big Party” to Feature Kevin Scott, James Genus, Chris Morrissey, and Eli Menezes
Get ready for a sonic shindig. Forq has announced a new album called Big Party that brings all good vibes. A press release describes its as “sonically wild and wonderfully funky” with a “thrift shop’s worth of zany cultural references.”
“Weird is at the forefront of what we do in Forq,” says the keyboardist and composer Henry Hey. “We play groove-based improvised music. I don’t really think of it as ‘fusion,’ unless we’re talking about fusing Ennio Morricone with gameshow music from the ’70s, classic video-game soundtracks and D’Angelo.”
Forq consists of Hey along with Snarky Puppy guitarist Chris McQueen and drummer Jason “JT” Thomas as well as bassist Kevin Scott, who also holds down the low end for Gov’t Mule and the Warren Haynes Band. It wouldn’t be a party without a lot of people, so they’re also joined by guitarists Ryan Scott and Jordan Peters, bassists James Genus, Chris Morrissey, and Eli Menezes, and drummer Josh Dion.
“In choosing musicians, number one with me is spirit,” Hey says. “Are they having fun? Are they contributing? I despise the idea of musical mercenaries. All these musicians are lovely people, they’re super creative, and they’re not stuck in one thing.”
Big Party won’t be out until September 13th, but they’ve dropped the first single “Va!” to get the party started. The track takes Brazilian Carnival to West Africa, with Hey putting it as “Sérgio Mendes meets Ray Conniff meets Salif Keita and transistor organ. Enjoy the humorous madness.”
Check out Scott’s awesome bass work and get your groove on:
Big Party is ready to pre-save on Spotify, Apple, Amazon, and more.
