Member Since: 6/26/2006
Band Website: ...later
Band Members: Players on 'Mellow Baku' EP are:
Mellow Baku (Songwriter/Voice) Alex Wilson (Rhodes/Songwriter) Alan Simpson (Guitar) Mike Mondesir (Bass) Pat Illingworth (Drums) Murray Elsdon (Trumpet) Tony Briscoe (Producer/Songwriter)
Playing Live (see clips) with:
Mike Sole (Keys) Steve Nutter (Bass) David Anderson (Drums) Sabrina salmon (More Vocals)
Influences: Well...apart from tv, media, hypnotists, collective consciousness, ancestry, DNA and advertising(?!)...Stevie Wonder, PJ Harvey, Billie Holiday, Prince, Bob Marley, Bjork, Cole Porter, Sarah Vaughan, rhythms, polyrhythms, riddims, beats, groove, vibes, Tom Waits, Cy Twombly, Basqiuat, Blossom Dearie, Jimi, the Psalms, Blondie, Doctor John, Toni Morrison, A A Milne, Cassandra Wilson, Courtney Pine, water (mostly the sea) praise, criticism, heckling!..chords, melodic shapes, riffs, Bob Dylan, KD Lang (particularly singing 'Hallelujah' on Jools Holland show) half a puff of the weakest joint, Rachelle Ferell, John Lee Hooker, Moloko, late nights, insomnia, Michie One, Amber, Love, God, Christ, being skint, curiosity, stories, Pain, Beauty, Now, Mum, alcohol. Ec, Set. Er...Ra!
Sounds Like: * * * soul stories against a jazz backdrop with a setting sun on a reggae horizon * * * "A new voice in British music, with an original blend of jazz soul reggae and fine pop. Superb voice, brilliant music, a must for all" - Courtney Pine