"It takes something special to blend intelligence and critical wit with this degree of catchy songwriting mastery."
Evening Gazette


Teesside-based purveyor of "proto-political-space/sleaze-funk(fusion)-rock"

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Influences

Alabama 3, The Clash, Devo, Gang of Four, Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget), Shriekback, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Sly and The Family Stone, Us3, Ian Dury, Luke Haines, Carter USM, Howlin' Wolf, Eels, Propellerheads, Randy Newman, Leonard Cohen, Space, Massive Attack, Aimee Mann, Curtis Mayfield, Herbie Hancock, Primal Scream, Nick Cave, Black Grape, David Bowie, Jimmy Smith, Pete Shelley, Kraftwerk, XTC, The The, Elvis Costello, PJ Harvey, Japan, Fila Brazillia, Television, Mr. Scruff, John Cooper-Clarke, Adrian Mitchell, Attila the Stockbroker and John Carpenter's film soundtracks.

Gear

There are recordings going back two decades here and, of course, I've used a wide variety of gear during that time. For recent material, however, I have usually composed and programmed the songs on a Roland Fantom-G synth workstation in the first instance and then transferred the WAVs to Ableton Live, adding various live instruments and vocals. I use an Edirol FA-66 audio interface with a Microsoft Windows 7 desktop system. Some of the sounds may come also from a Roland Lucina AX-09, Roland SonicCell, Alesis Micron and Native Instruments Kontakt. Mastering is mainly done using Sony Sound Forge.

Reviews

"I enjoyed every track you made and will be playing them also on my radio shows. 'Agree To Differ', 'Cop Car Chase', 'Teardrops', all of them [are] funky for me and I will let others feel the vibe of your music." Afrika Bambaataa (via SoundCloud)

"Some of the most exhilarating indie tunes I've heard. It takes something special to blend intelligence and critical wit with this degree of catchy songwriting mastery." Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough)

"The title track 'Alright For Some' [is] a very Stranglers-influenced song with a really catchy hook-line that cries out to be a single. ... this is one of the best tapes I've heard in a long time." Evening Star (Ipswich)