THE PHAKT
are a London based management company who look after the following acts, producers and labels:
Manakin are a four piece Indie Rock band
Fronted by singer Shake who hails from Bahrain in the Middle East the band are now settled and based in London. Their new album is released in Europe March 2008 with a limited 7†single promo out in January.
Visit: www.manakin.info
The orijahnal Sista of Jamaican funk...
Sista Widey has set herself up at home with a blend of her Jamaican lyrics along with the freshest beats from the most well known knob twiddlers of dance music.
To date, the perverted studio crew include:
Tom Middleton
Jimpster
Makossa & Megablast
J Star
Mark Pritchard
Mekon
Funkipapa
Ursula 1000
Palmskin Productions
Webcam Hifi
Diceman
Kingstown Recordings
For live bookings:
Email: [email protected]
Visit: www.primary.uk.com
+44 (0) 20 7400 4500
The Phakt correspondence:
phakt
po box 46516
london
n1 4wg
United Kingdom
Skank Sinatra Podcasts
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Skank Sinatra Recent Press
Charlton Heston first traversed time and space to find apes running shit and it wasn't until a peek-a-boo Liberty's head was witnessed in the sands of post-apocalyptic Earth that the world came to realize, the gorilla's rise to power is inevitable. Skank Sinatra is composed of four delegates of varying home-countries and religions taking musical direction from a gorilla, a London gorilla at that. Draped in mystique before you ever hear a track, they've got you hooked by sounding insane, in a good “eclectic” way of course. And so it goes that the Chilean, Arab, Englishman, and Jesus Freak under the guidance of Head Primate concoct some tasty electronic stew with remixes from renowned Tom Middleton, whose previous works with Richard D. James of Aphex Twin and Mark Pritchard (Jedi Knights, Global Communication) were landmarks in their respective genres. His presence here means that Skank Sinatra has got some heavyweights vouching for them, and with good reason. With a spectrum of musical elements sampled here from electro to breaks, and trip-hop, with acoustic guitars and soulful vocals (no mere sampling here), this five mammalian team is on the warpath. Its time to go apeshit, or bananas, or any other simian cliché worthy of some damn good music, its too bad the end of humanities musical reign is nearing its end, or is it?
Reviewed by Ryan Rodriguez: www.urb.com
Skank Sinatra Videos:
You can check out the Skank Sinatra Videos on both Youtube and Vimeo. They are updated on the regs so keep checking or subscribe to be kept in the loopdaloop.
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Skank Sinatra:
Skank Sinatra is a Gorilla living in London. He only speaks to his trusted band members and is a fountain of wisdom.
He is living among the human world and is trying his hardest to stop us all bringing the world to an end. Via his music he hopes to bring wisdom and love to the human race.
His band members have been chosen for their diverse talents and the fact that they are from different parts of the world. This is in an attempt to show that although we are different, we are all at heart; from the ape.
Manakin: Gun Video