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Flowriders

flowriders

About Me

Flowriders is the band of producer, beat maker, keys player Vincent Helbers. He started with performing, writing and recording contemporary accoustic jazz, and now combines this with hip hop, broken beat and electronics. Fat grooves, tricky arrangements and “jazz wise” soloing make the band sound both raw and sophisticated.Vincent Helbers aka Flowriders hasn't wasted his time in the studio this year. The new album "R.U.E.D.Y" is just about to drop in 2007. Featuring such great vocalists like Tanya Saw, Spoonface and his regular partner Colonel Red, the album sounds already heavyweight as for collabs, not to mention some live drum contribution from Richard Spaven (MdCL, 4hero, TY). The sound is cosmic, twisted hip-hop, bruk, soul grooves hinted with soulful vocals all in the future manner.Their debut album “Starcraft” has been well received by the international press. Straight No Chaser:”An Highly impressive debut”, Update Magazine:”broken beat ticking all the right boxes” DJ:” The dutch can stop searching, they’ve found the soul, the broken electronics, the spot-on acoustics, the soaring jazz”

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Member Since: 9/28/2005
Band Website: flowridersmusic.com
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Influences: Herbie Hancock, Jazzanova, Fela Kuti, 4Hero, Miles Davis, New Sector Movements, Sly and the Family Stone, The Meters, Minnie Ripperton, Missy Elliott, Dmitri Shostakovich, Burt Bacharach, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, The Roots, Keith Jarrett, Jill Scott, Jimi Hendrix, Elvin Jones, Isaac Hayes, Elvis Costello, Gustav Mahler, Slum Village, Donny Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jaga Jazzist, Blackalicious, Medeski Martin & Wood, Peter Erskine, Stevie Wonder, Mirwais, Pat Metheny, Cassandra Wilson, Bill Frisell, Allan Holdsworth, John Taylor, Bob Marley, Carla Bley, Dusty Springfield, Caetano Veloso, Prince, Bonnie Raitt, Giya Kancheli, Roy Ayers, Bugge Wesseltoft, Squarepusher, George Clinton, Branford Marsalis, War, Maria Joao Pires, Brian Blade, The Family Stand, Afronaught, Tony Allen, Bembe Segue, Joni Mitchell, Quincy Jones, Roy Hargrove, Ayro, Bill Laswell, Celia Cruz, Peven Everett, Kelis, Jorge Ben Jor, Bjork, Common, Zap Mama, Innerzone Orchestra, Sandra St.Victor, Trilok Gurtu, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Roni Size, Raphael Saadiq, Spacek, Ricki Lee jones, Jeff Tain Watts, Mizell Brothers, IG Culture, John Coltrane, Charles Stepney, Gil Evans,Bobo Stenson, Deodato, Claire Fisher,Milton Nascimento,Jay Dilla,Charles Loyd.
Flowriders live at Jazzbreak
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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

flowriders sessions

5 november flowriders broken beat  ( wicked jazzsounds) @ sugarfactory Vincent helbers - keys & samplesRichard Spaven- drums ( Ty,Guru) guests : Marc de Clive lowe - keys & samp...
Posted by Flowriders on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:26:00 PST

R.U.E.D.Y

R.U.E.D.Y album is gonna be released on Mr.Bongo Records oct 2007, an Ep with russelology , roll on + remixes from Marc de clive  Lowe and Kai Suzuki will be released soon
Posted by Flowriders on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:14:00 PST

news

My crazy vein is remixed by Mixed Moods from Berlin and will be released on the compilation of beyondjazz.net. www.beyondjazz.net The flowriders remix of the Colonel Red track "Blue Eyed Blak"is ...
Posted by Flowriders on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:15:00 PST

reviews

Reviews,Quotes & Reactions Flowriders Starcraft CD     Straight no chaser aug 2005    ''the flowriders are much more than just another broken beat production unit.for one...
Posted by Flowriders on Wed, 03 May 2006 02:20:00 PST

Ocifa

OCIFA is a new collaboration combining the writing and production talents of Vincent Helbers and Colonel Red! Look out for Ocifa's short play Album ( Seven Days ) to be released later this year. A rea...
Posted by Flowriders on Wed, 03 May 2006 02:03:00 PST