Tooth History
in late 96 Sir Robbo, known for his involvement in the Frigid/Cryogenesis crew, the cult Head Shots magazine and member of dub allstars Atomic Hi-Fi met Kevin Purdy, sonic adventurer, who as Purdy had been developing a catalogue of down-tempo experimental sounds for some years. Together, they found their musical, cinematic and cultural aspirations acutely interwoven. This was the birth of Tooth.
Within a very short time Tooth's own brand of psychedelic, cinematic, folk, soul & dub laden tunes were finding their way onto many compilations and their live performances making their way into Sydney folklore.
in 1999 Tooth released their first CD album No Strings, an album adored by many, praised to the high heavens in the Australian media becoming for months a staple on independent radio around the country.
By 2001 there were many more additions to compilations and a higher development of performances, due to the inclusion of legendary bass playing wizard John Maddox becoming a third member. After many months in the Soft studio Tooth released an even more adventurous album entitled,Sirens from here to Titan. Grandly cinematic in its scope, Sirensi. journeyed from finely shaped melodies and hypnotic, solid rockin' rhythms, with a hinted theme stretching the deepest of mythical seas, spiraling to Kubrick-like visions in far outer galaxies.
The repercussions of this fab new work led to Tooth supporting such acts as Tortoise, Labradford, Pan Am, Burnt Freidman as well as many fine headline performances and inclusions at major festivals and events such as the Sydney Festival and Big Day Out.
The next couple of years were none too kind to any leftfield travellers, undesiring of the new state of consumerist hedonism devouring the once blooming music culture. Tooth went into a semi-hibernation, though they released their killer 12 Shift / Sons of shade as well as several remixes and comp tracks. Then in 2005 with a renewed verve Tooth buried themselves deep into developing an album which was to be their finest work, Mudlarking, a double CD epic, with all of musicality, passion, hope, anger and release accumilated over the years into an earthy and highly charged work. Released in Australia in May 06 Mudlarking bowled over punters & critics with its irresistable sonic colour & depth. The reviews have been incredible and radio here has given it quite a flogging.Mudlarking is getting some wonderful props from all over the globe now. Some might say well deserved.
