Member Since: 6/10/2005
Band Website: smokehand.co.uk
Band Members: We are a four piece:
Adam - Vocals & Double Bass
Andy - Guitar
Ben - Drums
Dan - Keys & Backing Vox
Influences: Ready? Comfortable?
Tom Waits,
Scott Walker,
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,
Tindersticks,
The Velvet Underground/Lou Reed,
David Ackles,
Leonard Cohen,
Jacques Brel,
Miles Davis,
Nick Drake,
Portishead,
Gil Evans,
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band,
David Bowie,
The Divine Comedy,
Led Zeppelin,
Frank Zappa,
Charles Mingus,
Jeff Buckley,
Black,
Lee 'Scratch' Perry,
Wu-Tang Clan,
Thelonius Monk,
Dr Octagon,
John Peel,
George Gershwin,
(early) Fleetwood Mac,
John Barry,
Stevie Wonder,
King Crimson,
Desmond Dekker,
Bill Evans,
William Burroughs,
Beastie Boys,
PJ Harvey,
John Coltrane,
Nine Inch Nails,
Neil Young,
The Smiths,
Chris Morris,
DJ Shadow,
Rogers & Hart,
the music to The Elephant Man by John Morris,
Radiohead,
Steve Reich,
The Clash,
Kurt Weill,
Lenny Bruce,
Howling Wolf,
Otis Redding,
Buena Vista Social Club,
Lenny Breau,
Bark Psychosis,
Brian Wilson/The Beach Boys,
Kraftwerk,
Cream,
Duke Ellington,
Horace Andy,
Gustav Mahler,
Quincy Jones,
Holland-Dozier-Holland,
Pink Floyd,
Sparks,
Cousteau,
Queen,
Johnny Cash,
Philip Glass,
Simon & Garfunkel,
Elvis Costello,
Charlie Parker,
Jack Kerouac,
The Tiger Lillies,
Marvin Gaye,
David Lynch,
John Cage,
Burt Bacarach,
Einsturzende Neubaten,
Henry Rollins,
Rufus Wainright,
Bjork,
Steely Dan,
Bonnie Prince Billy,
Kate Bush,
Barry Adamson,
The Prisoner,
Igor Stravinsky,
Aphex Twin,
Peter Cook,
Tori Amos,
Dr John,
Bob Dylan,
The Rolling Stones,
John Adams,
Lalo Schifrin,
John Williams the film composer,
and John Williams the guitarist
Sounds Like: We have been described as: 'Scott Walker singing Tom Waits songs'… which is extremely flattering and, if we’re honest, not too far from the mark.
If you want a band that goes from orchestral ballad, to Latin groove, to heavy rock, to bizarre fairground stomp, and you’ve been frustrated that there isn’t a band that caters for your needs…
…Then we’re the band you’ve been waiting for. Hooray for us and you!
Record Label: FF Vinyl (www.ffvinyl.com)
Type of Label: Indie