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Member Since: 9/13/2005
Band Website: http://www.justmusic.co.uk
Band Members: Rob Pollard & Olly Wakeford and (in no particular order): Mike Reed (drums, from 'Mood Bungalow' / 'Introducing'), Matt Derbyshire (aka 'The Second Whorl'/ 'Introducing', keys, guitar), Ricky Fabulous (from 'Belleruche', guitar), Tarik Beshir (Oud, Vox) and Steve Preston (Trumpet) (from 'The Brickwork Lizards'), DJ Barrydark (live decks), Nick Atkins (from 'Bussetti', sax), Rod Devonshire (aka 'Minke' - Theremin), Johnny L (Sax), Tom Stone (sax), John Forde (clarinet), Helen Arney (Oboe), Chris Chalmers (trumpet), Woz aka Mr Smiff (percussion), and vocalists: MC Mantmast, MC Tomohawk (The Brickwork Lizards), Anna Snowman, MC Accord. ..and not forgetting our favourite live VJ - Myogenic.
Influences: anything and everything from gypsy beats to funk, hip hop and jazz, from punk, indie rock and shoegaze to chilled out electronica, from cinematic soundscapes to jungle or drum n bass, from reggae to afro-beat and bossa nova, from the blues to the beatles and the beach boys to Bushy. not too keen on metal or nosebleed techno mind, but pretty much anything else could have been an influence or love of ours ;-)
Sounds Like: fun
LAROCA - FRIENDS IN FAR AWAY PLACES
Available to buy now from
JUST MUSIC
or to download from
JUST MUSIC DOWNLOAD STORE

TuneTribe etc
and all good record shops.
LAROCA - EP1 featuring: b'Looking Like Lions', 'La Glorieta' and 'Theme Flamboyant'.
Available to download now from
JUST MUSIC DOWNLOAD STORE
TUNE TRIBE
as well as Virgin Digital and HMV Digital amongst others. To keep up-to-date with all artist, release and event news from Just Music HQ please click here:
Record Label: http://www.justmusic.co.uk
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ian wilde - overcoat ill-fit - (video link)

well a few years ago, me and olly played bass and keys for our old friend Ian Wilde's band 'home third light'. File under 'criminally undiscovered'. This video is Ian playing my fav tune of his, yeste...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:15:00 GMT

on the stereo at the mo

Balkan Beat Box - Nu Made remixesToumani Diabate - Boulevard de l'independenceBeirut - March of the Zapotec and Real PeopleMono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Valley of the Bears - get your sneak previews here..

eh upI've just uploaded the first 5 tracks of our forthcoming second album Valley of the Bears to our page. Check 'em out :-)Track 5 features Saint Etienne's very own MC Accord. (i mean the place, not...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Jali Fily Cissokho - 10 March MOMO, London W1

well it's all been happening recently. last week we were down in ladroke grove for the  mastering of the new laroca album ' valley of the bears'. It was mastered by a top guy called er Guy @ Electric ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:32:00 GMT

brother mouzone

hi, my name's rob and i'm addicted to The Wire. (late-starter, currently at season 3 ep2, no spoilers please ;-) )so anyway we were recently finishing off 'unit 125'* - our cheeky littly ghetto funk n...
Posted by on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:32:00 GMT

Were alive! (and to prove it..new comps, gigs, n sh*t..)

eh upit's been a while, soz. anyway, we've been busy beavering and lurking, and somehow managing to play gigs on the only 2 days this 'summer' when it actually felt like summer. (see pics of Secret Ga...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:40:00 GMT

Just Music New Release / Free Mix And Tracks / Big Chill / Just Music Online

(psst, just got this in from JUST MUSIC HQ, read on, rob x)HelloIt's a been a while since you last heard from us but with a fantastic new release, the launch of the Just Music official blog and l...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:58:00 GMT

MiniChill - aka Festinho - 1st Sept - full live band

eh upso we've been confirmed to play at a lovely little Charity festival on 1st September, called  Festinho. The Charity is the ABC trust - Action for Brazilian Children. As i write, th...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:36:00 GMT

Secret Garden Festival SUNDAY 29th July 2007

Good news, larocats! For the second year running, we've been invited to do a DJ set at the fabulous Secret Garden Festival this summer..on Sunday 29th July between 8 and 11pm, on the Pagoda Stage...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:40:00 GMT

big chill house gig, new tune, stuff!..

hiya For anyone who saw us down the Big Chill House last week - cheers for the lovely reception. twas a really enjoyable gig, despite matt and mike comin down with man-flu the day before. We played lo...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:16:00 GMT