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Sokoband is a maximum-capacity CD containing 10 tracks, eight of which are new versions of the songs from Soko's 1997 debut album, In November Sunlight. The other two are previously unreleased; the first is a modern take on an old Michael Sokolowski ballad, and the other is a lush tenor sax-driven piece built on a percussion jam from 2005's Two sessions. Sokoband now includes the brilliant Nir Z drumming on drums and percussion. As with Two, the recording features the legendary, Grammy-winning cellist, David Darling again in the studio. His radiant, ethereal-yet-earthy cello tones complete the new arrangement of the record's deepest improvisational dive, "Body Home." Guitar hero Steve Kimock lends his soaring lap steel and searing electric leads to the new version of "Jiriki" opposite Tim Reynolds' fiery acoustic playing and Dave Matthews' dancing vocal jams. Broadening the guitar palette with precision, soul, and a diversity of styles are Mike Colley, John Zias and Tom Harbeck. LeRoi Moore, George Brooks, Charles Owens, Bobby Read, Jay Rodriguez, David CasT, and Greg Howard complete the saxophone army. (LeRoi Moore's "In November Sunlight" soprano solo is perhaps the defining moment of this new collection.) John D'earth and Mark Maynard bring the punchy brass to the Coast to Coast horn section.