Member Since: 26/07/2005
Band Website: www.origamisounds.com
Band Members: Paper Tiger consists of: Pedro y el Lobo - Production; Jim Cooper - Basses; Greg Surmacz - Sax/Melodica/Clarinet; DJ Vital - Turntablism, Percussion, Design; Ed Thomas - Keys; Daniel Roberts - Guitars; Mercury Waters - Guest Vocalist
Influences: Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Tony Benn, Matthew Herbert, King Tubby, The Cohen Brothers, DJ Shadow, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Rod Henderson, El-P, Radiohead, Quannum, Al Green, Fela Kuti, the Tropicalia movement, Grudle Bay Riots, Ornette Coleman, Kraftwerk, Ninja Tune, Klimt, Massive Attack, NEU!, Four Tet, St. Germain, Steve Reich, Stevie Wonder, Ghana Sounds, The Bug, Jack Kerouac, F-IRE Collective, CAN, Sun Ra, Julia Biel, John Peel, RZA, Super Numeri, Gotan Project, Fairport Convention, Afrika Bambaataa, Alice Coltrane, Parliment, M.I.A, Aphex Twin, John Coltrane, The Mars Volta, Easy Star All Stars, Burial, Bill Evans, Jamie Liddell, Nomo, Skream!, Tru Thoughts, Arvo Part, Roni Size, Antibalas, Diplo, Lotek Hifi, Sufjan Stevens, Baile-Funk, The Flaming Lips, Gilles Peterson, Joanna Newsom, Mos Def, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Roots Manuva, Madlib, Quantic, Bugz in the Attic, Miles Davis, DJ Krush, Jaga Jazzist, Squarepusher........
Sounds Like: Progressive-Funk-Afrobeat-Dub-Jazz-Electronica-HipHop-Psyche
delic-Ragga-Soul-Jungle-BrokenBeat.....
Record Label: Origami Sounds
Type of Label: Indie