Service with a Smile is dB’s playful middle finger to sterile corporate art. Originally inspired by the faux-uplifting soundtracks to bank adverts, Looby channels conscious East coast rap to rail against the Wall Street wolves in sheep’s clothing. Seb Skelly provides a transcendent flugel solo, weaving through the lyrics like a 90s Bristolian trip-hop vocalist before DJ Dubba Dutch lays the catchiest cuts to drive it all home. Beware the devil you know. Fight the powers that be.
from
dB,
track released April 1, 2021
mc - looby
trumpets - seb skelly, joe prescott
flugelhorn - seb skelly (solo)
saxes - jake heath, adam mcloughlin
trombone - ben smith, jasper rose
bass (sousa) - michael ruddlesden (production)
drums - jack tann
dj - dubba dutch
electric bass - dan johnson
strings - alleya weibel, cristina cooper, dan giles, niamh sanders, hannah garty
producer - jess camilleri
master - dr meaker
thanks to Moschops & Chris Tofu