Member Since: 19/12/2006
Band Website: www.jooksofficialwebsite.com
Band Members: JOOKS are..LEA MULLEN(percussion,vibes,ideas...humour)
CHRIS CRUICKS(percussion,vibes....bud)
WAYNE EDWARDS(guitar,keyboards,production,artwork)
STEVE RIGBY(bass,keyboards,production/engineering/mastering)FEATUR
ED GUEST ARTISTS ON "SOFTHANDS"Luis Conte (Madonna,Pat Metheny,James taylor)
Reni(Alan Wren)..(The Stone Roses,The Rub)
Andy Treacey (Faithless,Groove Armada)
Kevin Whitehead (Lisa Stansfield,Olive,The Christians)
Ollie Collins(Solaris,Pete Simpson)
Roger Crombie (Proud Mary,G-balls,sessions)
Judy Green(Little Green)
Sergio Gallardo(Ziggy Marley,Latin sessions)
Dennis Bourne (Elektrik Milk,Buffalo66,Brahma)
Dave Bailey(Dbreez,London sessions)
Influences: Downtempo/chillout/soul/funk/jazz/electronica....Fragile State,Zero7,Jose Padillas,Jam and Lewis,Herbie Hancock,Hed Kandi,Ministry,Lonnie Liston-Smith,Gil Scott-Heron,The Beatles,George Martin,Faithless,Trevor Horn,Massive Attack,Mark King,Bjork,Cinematic Orchestra,Sade,Pat Metheny,Azymuth ,Los Van Van,Giles Peterson,Roger Sanchez,Pete Tong,Talking Heads,Honeyroot,John Mayer,Sly and the family Stone,Brian Eno,Bowie..
Sounds Like: An eclectic mix of Balearic soul and funk,fused with an up-tempo mix of percussion,house and latin rythyms,brought back down with a chilled out soundscape of mellow grooves.
Record Label: Roots music
Type of Label: Indie