Order of this album includes a digital copy of a limited edition dB zine, featuring photos by Gianmarco of our time on stage and in the studio, handwritten sheet music and lyrics, behind-the-scenes info, and original drawings by Looby.
These are the instrumentals from the album 'dB', a culmination of 3 trips around the sun, featuring a raft of songs that were forged on stages and sticky floors all over the UK.
In early 2020, we retreated to the middle of nowhere to Giant Wafer studios, where we spent 10 days laying down the foundations of these 10 tracks with engineer & producer, Jess Camilleri. Each has a special place in our hearts, having all grown organically from simple ideas into the cacophonic fusion of sounds they are today. Packed with wall-to-wall lip-busters, our self-titled debut full-length album captures the energy of a live set, whilst using the opportunity of a studio to bring an unprecedented level of detail to the massive mix of jazz, dub, hip-hop, and DnB that we call our sonic home.
credits
released August 20, 2021
band:
michael ruddlesden - music, sousaphone, production
seb skelly - music, trumpet, flugel, keys
adam mcloughlin - music, tenor sax, contrabass clarinet
joe prescott - trumpet, flugel
jake heath - alto sax, bari sax
ben smith - trombone, guitar
jasper rose - trombone
jack tann - drums, percussion
theo guttenplan - percussion (pidgin)
dj dubba dutch - scratch
jess camilleri - engineering, production
guests:
Dr Meaker (Humble Pie)
team:
chris kalcov - additional engineering (the golden fleece, service with a smile, best in class)
dan johnson - bass guitar
alleya weibel - violin (the golden fleece, service with a smile, best in class)
hannah garty - violin (the golden fleece, service with a smile, best in class)
niamh sanders - viola (the golden fleece, service with a smile, best in class)
cristina cooper - cello (the golden fleece, service with a smile, best in class)
dan giles - double bass (the golden fleece, service with a smile)
alex shad - percussion (humble pie)
Dr Meaker - master
Abstract instrumentals, experimental ambience, and cosmic raps fill the first compilation from new label Extra Lovely. Bandcamp New & Notable May 5, 2015