One of the really inspiring developments in this age of computer generated, rhythmically quantized music, has been the resurgence of brass bands playing every imaginable kind of music. Powered by human breath and muscle, they take us back even as they lead us forward.

Brooklyn-based, six piece Dingonek Street Band, led by trumpeter Bobby Spellman makes their entry with "Primal Economics." Influenced by Fela Kuti, Mulatu Astatke, Gangbé Brass Band, Ornette Coleman, Primus, Art Ensemble of Chicago, their debut recording shows strong, funky playing, distinctive material and an original style.