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Member Since: 16/06/2007
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Influences: Parliament/Funkadelic, Can, The J.B's, The Meters, Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy, Billy'Bass'Nelson, Larry Graham, Eddie Hazel, Carol Kaye, Lots of Hip Hop - Ultramagnetic M.C's, Grandmaster, De La Soul, Pharcyde, all things Wu-Tang, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Young M.C, Gang Starr and loads more too many to mention. Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, John Mclaughlin, Loadsa Soul - Staple Singers, Barry White, Love Unlimited, Chic, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, all things Stax and Northern Soul - o.d'd on this shit over the years, so too much to mention! What more can I say, missed out so many lost greats (Kaptain Kopter or Aphrodites Child - anybody?). Oh, can't forget the Wailers, Lee'Scratch'Perry, Toots and the Maytals. Sh*t lets just say all the greats known and unknown soulful and groove heavy! I am a bass player after all!
Other stuff I missed out - Joanna Newsom, E.S.G, Kool Keith, Chromeo, Dr.John, Led Zep, Marvin Gaye, Acetone, Al Green, Herbie Flowers, 13th Floor Elevators, Danny Thompson, Aretha, The Band, Serge Gainsbourg, Big Star, Bill Withers, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Donny Hathaway, War, Fred Neil, Tim Buckley, Mazzy Star, The Stooges, John Barry, Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, Johnny Cash, The Velvets, Lou Reed, N.W.A, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, The Roots, Roots Manuva, Talking Heads, The Temptations, Mancini, Kings of Leon, Sigur ros, Television, Devendra Banhart, Arcade Fire, Bonnie' Prince' Billy, Duke Garwood, Elvis!
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Record Label: Unsigned