Aquaman's Lab
Aquaman's Lab
Aquamans Lab is a sonic/audio experiment fusing genres of, funk, hip hop, house, breakbeat, jazz, reggae and beyond. Inspired by the choons in Swami’s eclectic record collection and travels.
Founding member Swami Adima has been defining and refining the organic existence of the "Lab", best described as a "Musicians Collective", its evolved and morphed over its 8 year history. Beginning primarily as a studio recording project with many of Swami's close musical friends (28 on the first self titled album), it has now switched focus to the live arena, working on dynamic, soulful and diverse live sets incorporating a "Core" band which consists of:
Swami Adima: Drum kit, percussion and programming
John (Sound) Strickland: Keys
Kavi Gable: Guitar
Brice Taylor: Bass
Lyndall Ward: Vox
and often guest Percussionist Alex Koresis.
Founding member Swami Adima has been defining and refining the organic existence of the "Lab", best described as a "Musicians Collective", its evolved and morphed over its 8 year history. Beginning primarily as a studio recording project with many of Swami's close musical friends (28 on the first self titled album), it has now switched focus to the live arena, working on dynamic, soulful and diverse live sets incorporating a "Core" band which consists of:
Swami Adima: Drum kit, percussion and programming
John (Sound) Strickland: Keys
Kavi Gable: Guitar
Brice Taylor: Bass
Lyndall Ward: Vox
and often guest Percussionist Alex Koresis.
Burdy
Burdy
First Burdy began to DJ back in 1993, initially house music but through a residency at 'The Room' club in Hull, moved on to DJing Hip-Hop, Abstract Beats and Blunted Techno.
In late 1994, started recording as one half of Baby Mammoth on Pork Recordings with Mark Blissenden, releasing a debut album in August 1996. To date, with the release of "Octo Muck" in 2004, there are 8 albums by Baby Mammoth, and numerous remixes, most notably for G-Stone's "Tosca".
These days Burdy DJ´s in a more up-tempo style, beats of all kinds, Nu-Jazz, Breaks, House etc.... things not normally associated with his previous work.
Burdy now lives in Perth, Australia and the Suite Musique crew are ecstatic that he's joined the collective. He's been releasing solo material with Austrian based label "Sunshine Enterprises" but now will be releasing his new material with Suite Musique. His track on the Beach Suite compilation, "Running To A Standstill", is so far an exclusive track to the label and compilation.
In late 1994, started recording as one half of Baby Mammoth on Pork Recordings with Mark Blissenden, releasing a debut album in August 1996. To date, with the release of "Octo Muck" in 2004, there are 8 albums by Baby Mammoth, and numerous remixes, most notably for G-Stone's "Tosca".
These days Burdy DJ´s in a more up-tempo style, beats of all kinds, Nu-Jazz, Breaks, House etc.... things not normally associated with his previous work.
Burdy now lives in Perth, Australia and the Suite Musique crew are ecstatic that he's joined the collective. He's been releasing solo material with Austrian based label "Sunshine Enterprises" but now will be releasing his new material with Suite Musique. His track on the Beach Suite compilation, "Running To A Standstill", is so far an exclusive track to the label and compilation.
Julius Waters
Julius Waters
Julius Waters, better known as one half of Kinobe, presents his first solo album: 'Choose Your Own Adventure'.
2 years in the making, the album is brimming with lush orchestral arrangements, cool guitars and funky baselines, trademarks of his 3 previous Kinobe albums, as well as the vocal talents of Lucy Chapman, Kenny St. Amand , and Lou Rawls. Julius has also called on the talents of Dave Pemberton, the renowned producer and mix engineer to co-produce the new album, and the results are to be savored like a fine wine.
The single "Hold Me Closer" features the beautiful voice of Lucy Chapman. Written and recorded in southern France, where Julius has been living for the last few years, this record heralds a welcome return by the London-born, Perth raised musician.
2 years in the making, the album is brimming with lush orchestral arrangements, cool guitars and funky baselines, trademarks of his 3 previous Kinobe albums, as well as the vocal talents of Lucy Chapman, Kenny St. Amand , and Lou Rawls. Julius has also called on the talents of Dave Pemberton, the renowned producer and mix engineer to co-produce the new album, and the results are to be savored like a fine wine.
The single "Hold Me Closer" features the beautiful voice of Lucy Chapman. Written and recorded in southern France, where Julius has been living for the last few years, this record heralds a welcome return by the London-born, Perth raised musician.
Moula Bux
Moula Bux
Moula Bux is the new outfit for Julius Waters and Sharif Galal. They met early 2006 while Julius was back in Perth for the summer. After finding out they had a few things in com-mon and that they both had the same idea for a music label, that Sharif was in the process of setting up anyway, Julius decided to join the collective.
Music of course was one of those common interests and they had similar ideas of what they’d like to do. The first piece they worked on together was a remix for Brisbane outfit PTY LTD called Funky Buddha’s, which opens the second cd on the Beach Suite compila-tion. The next challenge they set themselves was mixing Arabic sounds with all the differ-ent Western musical genres they enjoyed, from Dub to Club and Funk to Punk. Although they haven’t done a punk track yet, there’s a couple of examples also on the compilation with a full length album expected sometime in 2008.
Music of course was one of those common interests and they had similar ideas of what they’d like to do. The first piece they worked on together was a remix for Brisbane outfit PTY LTD called Funky Buddha’s, which opens the second cd on the Beach Suite compila-tion. The next challenge they set themselves was mixing Arabic sounds with all the differ-ent Western musical genres they enjoyed, from Dub to Club and Funk to Punk. Although they haven’t done a punk track yet, there’s a couple of examples also on the compilation with a full length album expected sometime in 2008.
Nico et Maya
Nick Littlemore, one half of P’nau, is well known within the Electronic and Dance Music scene as one of Australia’s finest producers. He’s developed a taste for live bands and is leading front man for Teenager, collaborator with Perth band The Sleepy Jackson and now has a new band called Nico et Maya.
Nico et Maya was conceived in Venice during the Bianalle 2007, and they are the last believers in daylight. This solar powered outfit, explores the marriage of early music, colour theory and sugar highs in a hopeful mission to capture the grey lit zones. The sound is a strangely familiar harmony of memories and landscapes that sketch out an outline of impossibility. Each song, like a diary entry, traces the intimacy of two people as they experience the world.
bass - sam dixon
guitars - floyd vincent
keys - rob wolf
vox - maya
programming - nico
Nico et Maya was conceived in Venice during the Bianalle 2007, and they are the last believers in daylight. This solar powered outfit, explores the marriage of early music, colour theory and sugar highs in a hopeful mission to capture the grey lit zones. The sound is a strangely familiar harmony of memories and landscapes that sketch out an outline of impossibility. Each song, like a diary entry, traces the intimacy of two people as they experience the world.
bass - sam dixon
guitars - floyd vincent
keys - rob wolf
vox - maya
programming - nico
Peter G
Peter G
Peter Golikov, aka Peter G & The Russian on Percussion, started his formal music training at the age of 7, where he studied A.M.E.B classical piano for 10 years. His love of Funk and Soul music led him to shift towards Jazz piano, and begin performing live at the age of 16. This early introduction to music led him to begin playing Drums and then to hand percussion.
Over the last 7 years he has worked as the keyboardist/programmer in his band PTY LTD. They have toured throughout Australia and the world, including Nepal and America. Two American Vinyl releases (Gallery), followed with remixes by some of the most respected D.J’s in the business Derrick Carter and J.T Donaldson, The band has released 1 E.P, Two full length Album’s, and an assortment of compilation’s over the years. An Italian Vinyl release followed, of Elevator Lovin remixes, produced by D.J Blade of Jestofunk in 2005.
He has also continued to work as a session performer, featuring on H Foundation’s record “Environments” in 2003. The Feel good’s is a “Live” concept which began in 2003, with it’s focus being on showcasing all Brisbane musicians that respect the Funk. Think Old school Keyboards, 60’s Cosmic Grooves and Roots level Funk are all in the mix. “It shines Golden Rays of Sunshine, on those that are able to witness it”
Currently thrusting his energy and focus towards his solo work, Peter G is currently in the studio completing his first solo release, consisting of Funk/Down Tempo/ Sounds cape inspired music. Release date mid 2008.
Check out a sneak peak @ myspace.com/petergolikov
He has also been the stalwart percussionist, banging out the Rhythm’s at Family for the last 7 Years. Being the resident Saturday rhythm machine in the Unkle Bar/Lounge, he has had the opportunity to play with some of best International Underground D.J’s, and Family resident’s included. He has also played at a host of Festivals including Good Vibration’s, Woodford Folk Festival, Summer Field Days, Kiss My Grass (Melb), Fall’s Festival, Parklife and the Playground weekender.
Over the last 7 years he has worked as the keyboardist/programmer in his band PTY LTD. They have toured throughout Australia and the world, including Nepal and America. Two American Vinyl releases (Gallery), followed with remixes by some of the most respected D.J’s in the business Derrick Carter and J.T Donaldson, The band has released 1 E.P, Two full length Album’s, and an assortment of compilation’s over the years. An Italian Vinyl release followed, of Elevator Lovin remixes, produced by D.J Blade of Jestofunk in 2005.
He has also continued to work as a session performer, featuring on H Foundation’s record “Environments” in 2003. The Feel good’s is a “Live” concept which began in 2003, with it’s focus being on showcasing all Brisbane musicians that respect the Funk. Think Old school Keyboards, 60’s Cosmic Grooves and Roots level Funk are all in the mix. “It shines Golden Rays of Sunshine, on those that are able to witness it”
Currently thrusting his energy and focus towards his solo work, Peter G is currently in the studio completing his first solo release, consisting of Funk/Down Tempo/ Sounds cape inspired music. Release date mid 2008.
Check out a sneak peak @ myspace.com/petergolikov
He has also been the stalwart percussionist, banging out the Rhythm’s at Family for the last 7 Years. Being the resident Saturday rhythm machine in the Unkle Bar/Lounge, he has had the opportunity to play with some of best International Underground D.J’s, and Family resident’s included. He has also played at a host of Festivals including Good Vibration’s, Woodford Folk Festival, Summer Field Days, Kiss My Grass (Melb), Fall’s Festival, Parklife and the Playground weekender.
Rollerskates
Rollerskates
Rollerskates is a band from Perth. They like experimental, organic hip-hop and rock.
The journey from inception to R E K K I D, their debut album, was one of eight years for Rollerskates. They began playing live in 1999, and have played alongside such luminaries of the fringe as Machine Gun Fellatio, Regurgitator, Pre-Shrunk and Gerling. They have played at two Big Days Out. Stevie fly-kicked Leigh at one of them.
Rollerskates released their debut EP in 2001 to a rapturous crowd in Perth. It featured heavy hip hop alongside bizarre B-grade science fiction explorations. The band subse-quently released the singles Poly-Ether 1944, The Movement and Gettit, all three receiving healthy national airplay.
And so, Rollerskates release their debut album R E K K I D. It‘s a textured, anarchic col-lection of sounds and words. Of guitars and drums. Of samples and synths. It’s the product of 8 years of experimentation. The band will spend the next year playing shows, producing and remixing the works of la-bel mates on their new label Suite Musique.
Moflo Leigh – vocals, samples, decks, beard
Stevie C – vocals, keys, production, chest
Jordy – vocals, guitars, noise
Rufus – bass, keys, brotherhood
Gubbs – drums, faith
The journey from inception to R E K K I D, their debut album, was one of eight years for Rollerskates. They began playing live in 1999, and have played alongside such luminaries of the fringe as Machine Gun Fellatio, Regurgitator, Pre-Shrunk and Gerling. They have played at two Big Days Out. Stevie fly-kicked Leigh at one of them.
Rollerskates released their debut EP in 2001 to a rapturous crowd in Perth. It featured heavy hip hop alongside bizarre B-grade science fiction explorations. The band subse-quently released the singles Poly-Ether 1944, The Movement and Gettit, all three receiving healthy national airplay.
And so, Rollerskates release their debut album R E K K I D. It‘s a textured, anarchic col-lection of sounds and words. Of guitars and drums. Of samples and synths. It’s the product of 8 years of experimentation. The band will spend the next year playing shows, producing and remixing the works of la-bel mates on their new label Suite Musique.
Moflo Leigh – vocals, samples, decks, beard
Stevie C – vocals, keys, production, chest
Jordy – vocals, guitars, noise
Rufus – bass, keys, brotherhood
Gubbs – drums, faith
Team9
Team9
Team9 is the work of Perth based producer, Neil Mason.
Best known for their remix and bootleg website, team9 have featured in magazines such as NME, Blender, GQ and Spin and produced mix sets for Live 105 and Indie 103 in the US, alongside a number of high profile Superchunk sets for XFM in the UK – one of which was called the ‘most joyously, entertaining half hour sets in years’ by XFM DJ Eddy Temple-Morris. They were also famously threatened with legal action by Warner Records for their part in the Greenday bootleg album ‘American Edit’, which spurned a protest day and huge international press. They have recently remixed bands such as The Junior Boys, Peter, Bjorn and John and Stephanie Dosen, who will feature on the next Massive Attack album.
Currently collaborating with blogs and record labels in the UK in creating online marketing products, as well as producing radio sweeps for UK stations, ‘As we travel’ provides a glimpse of a more delicate side to team9.
Best known for their remix and bootleg website, team9 have featured in magazines such as NME, Blender, GQ and Spin and produced mix sets for Live 105 and Indie 103 in the US, alongside a number of high profile Superchunk sets for XFM in the UK – one of which was called the ‘most joyously, entertaining half hour sets in years’ by XFM DJ Eddy Temple-Morris. They were also famously threatened with legal action by Warner Records for their part in the Greenday bootleg album ‘American Edit’, which spurned a protest day and huge international press. They have recently remixed bands such as The Junior Boys, Peter, Bjorn and John and Stephanie Dosen, who will feature on the next Massive Attack album.
Currently collaborating with blogs and record labels in the UK in creating online marketing products, as well as producing radio sweeps for UK stations, ‘As we travel’ provides a glimpse of a more delicate side to team9.
The Ku-Ling Bros
Although appearing on stage in many shapes and sizes over the past 10 years, the Ku-ling Bros are comprised of three key founding members - Shane Norton (Soundlab), Jack Lucas (Yummy Fur, Il Capaninas) and Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire, Sassi & Loco).
First formed as a remix project, the Ku-ling Bros have always found home with the one and only Offworld Sounds label on which they have a string of releases including their debut album “Creach” and the remix album “Eat The Rich”.
After taking time out to work on other projects both in and out of the studio, starting with the infamous “Amateur Night In The Big Top” project, the Ku-ling Bros have finally found the time to cook up their third full length album release with the help of special guests - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape), Andre Maz (Yummy Fur) and our very own Shine Eye Gal (Soul Avengers). While the finishing touches are being made and the title is yet to be announced, the best words to describe this album are probably “long over due”.
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First formed as a remix project, the Ku-ling Bros have always found home with the one and only Offworld Sounds label on which they have a string of releases including their debut album “Creach” and the remix album “Eat The Rich”.
After taking time out to work on other projects both in and out of the studio, starting with the infamous “Amateur Night In The Big Top” project, the Ku-ling Bros have finally found the time to cook up their third full length album release with the help of special guests - Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays, Black Grape), Andre Maz (Yummy Fur) and our very own Shine Eye Gal (Soul Avengers). While the finishing touches are being made and the title is yet to be announced, the best words to describe this album are probably “long over due”.
Watch this SPACE ...
