Member Since: 12/7/2005
Band Website: toob.org.uk
Band Members: Jakeone
[vocals / electronics / bass / guitar]
Rich Thair
[drums / percussion/ electronics]
w/Wendy Stubbs
[Vocals]
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Rich Thair and Jakeone have been producing music together since 2001, forming Toob when Jake was providing an electronic angle to the formidable live sound of Rich’s band Red Snapper.
Their first releases were 12â€s on Groovetech and Jake’s marvelously off-kilter club label, Flameboy. These were picked up by a wide range of top DJs - Rolando, Andrew Weatherall and Laurent Garnier to name a few. Their acclaimed first album “How to Spell Toob†was released on Lo Recordings in 2005. Continuing to defy the ever-narrowing genres in dance music, the club singles “The Miscreant†and “4 Walls†created quite a stir with DJs across the board in the UK and Europe.
Since then they’ve been taking their sound live in clubs and festivals round the UK and Europe. Their simple set up of Rich on live drums and Jake on synths, laptop and, more recently, vocals has been shaped into a crack unit of blistering electro breakfunk. Since their first, brilliantly unrehearsed, gig at The Croft in Bristol their sets have been constantly shifting and evolving – the audiences never seeing the same show twice but always leaving satisfied, which has gained them many a fan along the way.
Holed up either in Rich's studio in Wales, or wherever Jake happened to have his gear at the time, the results of all the gigs started showing in the form of a new album - 'Push Me, Pull You".
Toob have always been about combining an epic techno sound with their love of afro-beat, dub and real twisted punk funk. The electronic with the organic. This album sees them take this to a new level and pushing themselves both musically and production-wise. While Rich continues his quest for the perfect live break, Jake found his beaten up old bass, electric guitars… and his voice. In the clubs Jake had been experimenting using his vocals as another texture and a way to make the music a more direct and personal communication. On the record they’ve taken it further - enlisting the help of Alpha's Wendy Stubbs, her powerful harmonies bringing a new psychedelic gospel dimension to the music.
The album also features a track written with Tim Simenon (Bomb the Bass) - the stealthy, breakbeat meets soundtrack monster 'Pirate Teeth’. It proved a successful collaboration and Jake and Rich both feature on BTB's forthcoming album 'Future Chaos'.
'Push Me, Pull You' has a big sound. On mixing duties, Jake has managed to capture the expanse and energy of the Toob live show and as the album deftly switches styles and tempos throughout, their combined experience as both musicians and producers shines through.
Record Label: process recordings, lo recordings, flameboy
Type of Label: Indie