In the grand scheme of time, which is scarcely comprehensible, Kali Yuga, according to the mystics, is the dark age of materialism, the Iron Age, the time in which we are living. Examples of failed love are everywhere and examples of true love are perhaps more profound in Kali Yuga than in any other period of history.

(Inspired by or attracted to music with a strong thread of spirituality in it, like that of George Harrison, Neil Young, U2, REM, etc? The Primatives spirituality runs through their music and is in fact the lifeblood of their music; subtle, primitive, unobtrusive.)

[From a primitive world seen through the eyes of an ancient and dying guardian in The Dragon's Song to the rocking bluegrass style of Can't Stop with its stark truthful message about the life of an artist, The Lovers of Kali Yuga is a tale of life in the "age of materialism"]
 



THE PRIMATIVES
-Folk Music that Rocks-

-Jesse S. Hanson (songwriter, vocals, guitars)
-Lila Hanson (vocals, silver flute, mrdanga and other percussion)
-Jack (vocals, electric bass)
-*Audrey Hanson (vocals)
-*Vincent Graves (electric bass)

"One key to the early Airplane's success was the vocal blend of co-founders Marty Balin and Paul Kantner, along with Signe Anderson, the original female singer. The combination of two men and one woman worked effectively to the point where it became a template for other folk-rock groups to follow.
So it's with high praise that I compare the sound of the Primatives to that of the Airplane. The trio - Jesse Hanson; his wife, Lila; and their bass player, Jack - basically features three lead singers, a distinctive touch in a day one most bands seem to lean toward one front man (or woman).
- Harry Funk (Washington Observer Reporter)

"Hey, I just saw you at the Coffee Den. That was a superb show. I loved the intimacy of it too, it reminded me a lot of when I saw CSN at the Palumbo Center since that was a pretty small concert arena, and I was relatively close."
- Doug Donoughe (musician)

We are presenting our very original brand of spiritually inspired alternative music to the kind folks in Pittsburgh specifically and western PA and Wheeling, WV area generally. We are also reaching out to a larger audience with our 2 CD's, which include the newly released Primitive Spirit as well as the former The Lovers of Kali Yuga.

The musical influences are so varied that categories and genres are in fact misleading. Our slogan is "Folk Music that Rocks".
jesse s. hanson and Lila Hanson
the primatives@hotmail.com