Purple Witch of Culver

Purple Witch of Culver is the duo formed by poet, spoken word vocalist and saxophonist Sarah Safaie and producer and a multi-instrumentalist Evan Taylor, who make the kind of music that sits between a head trip and an art trip. It is experimental at some level, but it is also a callback to some of the cooler corners of the '70s as seen through fun house mirrors. Safaie was on her way to becoming a conventional jazz musician before she got to see Parliament-Funkadelic live one day. Taylor on the other hand, had worked with a bunch of musicians in the past, including P-Funk. They create music that has the sonic feel of a band caught in the middle of the mid-section of an early 70's epic glam-prog piece, getting ready to bring it all home after a long excursion. It may not be very P-Funk-like in how it sounds, but it is intriguing music that exudes a sense of being part of something bigger.