Member Since: 8/26/2006
Band Website: biggabush.co.uk
Band Members: BiggaBush has a whole raft of production credits to his name, starting with all the Rockers Hi Fi releases and remixes and including Sly & Robbie, Earl Zinger, Boozoo Bajou, Dawn Penn, Tosca, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Shantel, Swayzak, Benjamin Zepheniah, Ella Fitzgerald and creating a sizeable body of work with more than a passing nod to the influence of dub, 70s style.Since the beginning of this century he has worked on two main projects, Lightning Head ("Studio Don" on Sonar Kollektiv) and BiggaBush ("BiggaBush Free" and "Sound Sensation" on Stereo Deluxe). These have established him as a unique and individual producer with an ear for deep melodic basslines, quirky sounds and polyrhythmic grooves, often with a strong latin or Brazilian influence.
Influences: King Tubby, Prince Jammy, Scientist, Adrian Sherwood, Derrick Harriott, Lee Scratch Perry, Rhythm & Sound, Richie Hawtin, Durutti Column, John Martyn, Tunng, Bert Jansch
Sounds Like: 21st century dub with afro, funk and latin elements
here's a Lightning Head tune called Mudman Skank from the album Studio Don (Best Seven/Sonar Kollektiv) with visuals made by Grainy One for the Big Chill 2004
Record Label: This is the label of BiggaBush and Lightning Head
Type of Label: Indie