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Locean

Packing Vitamin Funk since 2006!

About Me

Armed with an arsenal of licks and grooves, and evermore sturdy on the good foot (except one), Locean is a Tour de Force funk/soul band hailing from Christchurch, New Zealand. Locean ("Lotion") is concerned with uplifting your soul and funking your socks off, and this is a mantric statement that the band consistently lives up to. The group itself is comprised of six avid disciples of the jazz idiom:

Rachael Travaille - Alto Sax
Ben Lill - Tenor Sax
Jamie Mitchell - Guitar
Tim Driver - Vox/Keys
John Sneddon - Bass
Park Rojanachotikul - Drums/Electronics

Some Locean performances have included Christchurch Arts Festival 2007, Queenstown Jazz Festival 2006, as well as residencies at prominent Christchurch venues Fat Eddie's and Foam Bar.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/10/2006
Band Members: Tim Driver: Vox/Keys
Jamie "Magic Fingers" Mitchell: Wah-Wah Guitar
John Sneddon: Bass
Park Roj: Drums
Rachael Travaille: Alto Sax
Ben Lill: Tenor Sax

Influences: Marvin Gaye, Parliament, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, The Cinematic Orchestra, Tool, The Beatles, Radiohead, Jill Scott, Sly & The Family Stone, Miles Davis, Portishead, Rhian Sheehan, Beck
Sounds Like: Bit a’ this, bit a’ that...

Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Techno-Geeks ahead! Free wallpaper!

Hey all,we have recently put a wee freebie for all of you on our main page - a free Locean desktop wallpaper for you and your mates!It can be downloaded from the main page with a simple couple of clic...
Posted by Locean on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:19:00 PST

Locean EP (Work In Progress)

Howdy!We (Locean) are currently in the studio working hard on our debut EP (title TBA). It will be released as a five-track EP, and supported by a national tour in Summer 08/09! We are just putting al...
Posted by Locean on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:15:00 PST

Queenstown WinterFestival!

Hoorah, hoorah!It has just been confirmed that Locean will be performing as part of the Internationally-Renowned Queenstown WinterFestival 2008!We will be performing alongside such NZ soul luminaries ...
Posted by Locean on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:39:00 PST

Artists, walk this way!

Howdy howdy,Locean are currently searching for an artist to do some prelim’s for our debut release, due for Sometime/2008! So if you are an artist, or you know someone whose work would suit our ...
Posted by Locean on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:33:00 PST

Name Change

Hey all, due to legal reasons, as of September 1st 2007, Lotion will be changing it's name. We are currently unsure of what the new title will be, but we are working hard to determine a title that sui...
Posted by Locean on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:00:00 PST