Member Since: 3/27/2006
Band Website: thebirdweb.com
Band Members: Ben Walsh, Simon Durington, Bobby Singh and Barry Hill
Influences: Bird loves everything good..... from North Indian Classical music(check out Sultan Khan and Zakir Hussein) to Bens old heavy metal eighties glam iron maiden fetish. Dub masters like King Tubby and Linton Kwesi Johnson we take our hat off to you as well as Fela, JB, Bootsy, Coltrane Miles Mingus and Cuban Greats like Cachao and Guilermo Portobales(forget Buena Vista this guy is the original Cuban Carretero). Movin on through its Tee bee Moving Shadow Red Snapper Amon Tobin and Squarepusher that Inspire our sound in the dnb direction. The ancients like Leftfield Massive Attack and Chemicaql Brothers cant be forgotten. Busta Rhymes and Snoop are in the van when we are on tour trying to feel like rock star rappers - we are try hards sometimes. So much music so little time!
Sounds Like: "Even if Jungle isnt your bag, The Birds live breaks are a sight to behold. They mix dub, groove and beats with a heavy drum and bass vibe - all with the kind of live spontaneity that comes from live instrumentation but delivered with electronic precision. Easily filling the dancefloor, it feels kind of wrong to not move as swaths of tabla and old-school analogue mix meld, putting them in a league of their own." Jo Hill Time off Magazine
Record Label: Valve and MGM
Type of Label: Indie