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EARDRUM

EARDRUM

About Me

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..Fluidifying the links between rythmns/melodies of West African percussion with jazz improvisation and electronics...formed in 1996, UK. Originally a studio project that exploded into a full 7 piece band!.....If you visit our website you'll see a full discography of our many vinyl/cd releases and remixes to date....just to keep mixing it all up, our new line-up also includes Punjabi Tabla which nicely locks in with the Yoruba talking drum, Udu claypot and Western drumkit...CHECK OUR MATERIAL ON ITUNES, (New stuff will also be available on NAPSTER, GROUPIETUNES, EMUSIC)

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Music:

Member Since: 1/8/2006
Band Website: eardrum.net
Band Members: ....Get Your Own! | ..View Slideshow The extended family; Richard Olatunde Baker, Lou Ciccotelli, Jason Yarde, Harvir Singh Sahota, Nana Tsiboe, Trevor Antonio, Age North, Pat Thomas, Boujemaa Bouboul, Nii Tagoe, Ayo Odia, Saba Tewelde.....Do You Know This Guy

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Influences: phew!....so much different kinds of African music, (Fuji, Ewe..to name a couple) as well as noisy "electronica" and experimentalist "free"jazz...from Sun Ra to Miles.....Arab, Indian..life in the countryside and life in the city..
Sounds Like: 23 Skidoo meets African Headcharge meets twisted Fela Kuti meets the aliens!
Record Label: VIRGIN, SOUL STATIC, INVISIBLE, LEAF, more soon..
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CHECK OUR NEW VIDEOS!!

FROM LAST SUNDAY'S BLAST @ COMPONENTS @ THE JAMM, BRIXTON, LONDON UKSpecial Thanks to those crazy dancers!!!..or visit youtube:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXpGmCj7rshttp://uk.y outube.com/watch?v=db...
Posted by EARDRUM on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:39:00 PST

EARDRUM in METRO newspaper today

Wow, today, London commuter's mostly widely read newspaper METRO has a great article on NEW AFRICAN MUSIC and it mentions EARDRUM and the event we're playing at on Sunday 3rd Feb...you gotta come now!...
Posted by EARDRUM on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:56:00 PST

ON ITUNES NOW!!! EARDRUM NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY!!! - EARLIER THAN 21st FEB RELEASE DATE!!

ON ITUNES NOW!!! EARDRUM NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY!!! - EARLIER THAN 21st FEB RELEASE DATE!!
Posted by EARDRUM on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:35:00 PST

SUN 3rd Feb - EARDUM FULL BAND at "COMPONENTS" - Jamm, 261 Brixton Rd, London SW9

AN ALL -DAY EVENT - Come check us in the live room around 9pm - but its FREE b4 6pm! - £3/5 thereafter...loads of stuff going on during the afternoon/eve - courtesy of RED CLAY and AFROGROOV - arts an...
Posted by EARDRUM on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:28:00 PST

EARDRUM Richard remixes Yaabafunk

check out the OLATUNDE REMIX of Yaabafunk's "Nyash e go bite you" on: http://www.myspace.com/yaabafunk
Posted by EARDRUM on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:50:00 PST

CHECK OUT OUR SHORT PROMO VIDEO!...and give us some feedback!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0xFiz_6QmT4Here's a quick cross-fade collage of the forthcoming album...(original artwork by Bec Hatton)...let us know what you think!!Richardhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?...
Posted by EARDRUM on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:34:00 PST

EARDRUM NEW ALBUM:

.. Finally, its on its way to itunes(Europe,U.S. Canada, Japan) Napster, Rhapsody, emusic, groupietunes..etc...and should be available for download by February 2008Q: ..The last Eardrum album ("Side E...
Posted by EARDRUM on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:02:00 PST