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Member Since: 5/12/2006
Band Website: opensouls.co.nz
Band Members: Tyra Hammond - Vox, Bjorn Petersen - Vox, Isaac Aesili - Trumpet, Scott Towers - Saxaphone, Julien Dyne - Drums, Chip Matthews - Bass, Jeremy Toy - Guitar/MPC, Steph Brown - Keys, Buttafingers - Turntables/MPC.
Influences:
Sounds Like: 'Comes off like The Bamboos in a very fine fettle with a cracking humable within seconds vocal from Tyra Hammond-You're gona need this for the title track alone.....INTERNATIONAL DJ MAGAZINE
'This is a stomping four track affair of raw soul,jazz,funk fusion that grabs you from the first perfectly plucked strings on the opener-Big Up the Opensouls....6 out of 7-ONE WEEK TO LIVE MAGAZINE
'Female funk stormers,a nice little bossa not to mention an unreleased instrumental this has something for everybody.This is true funk played with authority,great energy and hornss that make you wanna shake it'-7 out of 7 –ONE WEEK TO LIVE MAGAZINE
'Turn It Up' sounds like a long lost 70's classic with soulful brass riff and vocals to match' 4 out of 5 –BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE
'Its classy rhythms complemented by by power funk laden vocals from Tyra Hammond'-BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE
'Opensouls are up there with Sharon Jones & The Dapkings,Quantic Soul Orchestra & Breakestra.It's quality from start to finish'. 4 out of 5- DJ MAGAZINE
'Opening cut 'You Got Me Thinkin' is the killer bold funk track in the set but the whole EP is like a stick of Blackpool rock with the word 'funk' written all the way through it' MONEY SHOT RELEASE 5 OUT OF 5 –DJ MAGAZINE
'killer kiwi super funk band with baaaaaad vocals gets debut european exposure in March with this four track EP'- STRAIGHT NO CHASER MAGAZINE
'This is great,its not often you hear a funk collective that really do have the funk.I do urge you to check these guys out for top notch jazz funk' 5 out of 5 –UPDATE MAGAZINE
STRAIGHT UP.COM WITH HUWSTON –massive massive 12 !
Record Label: From The Crate Records
Type of Label: Indie