Cantaloop's mission is to provide "iFunk" to the masses and is fronted by the hip-hop/funk attack of Dannie Dee with the pioneers of "iFunk" 100c on guitar, Paulo De' Wooton on bass, and
Beef on drums, fleshed out with additional players either (sax or trumpet) and special guests.
In 2005, the band completed a tour of 25 dates in Switzerland and Europe. The band also performed an unstoppable amount of shows in the UK (their home territory). Cantaloop have supported several reputable,
established acts.
Cantaloop will look to release its third album I.C.H.I.L.E. in 2008, the band are currently finishing the album with Gavin Monaghan (The Editors, Nizlopi, Carina Round). The band recently circulated a coveted few
white label remixes featuring their stellar track "Real Thing" remixed by The Fun Lovin' Criminals. Also look out for their signature live tune "Propa".
Cantaloop played at various festivals and legendary venues including Glastonbury Festival (The Jazz World and Avalon stages), Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux), Blue Balls Festival (Luzern), Moods (Zurich), The
Flechedor (Paris), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Larmer Tree Festival (UK), Vicar Street (Dublin), Barrowlands (Glasgow), Ashton Court (Bristol), Jazz Café (London), Cargo (London), Carling Academy (Birmingham,
Manchester, Bristol), Rock City (Nottingham).
The Fun Lovin' Criminals — Irish Tour 2007
The Fun Lovin' Criminals — Livin' In The City Tour 2005
The Fun Lovin' Criminals — Bag Of Hits Tour 2002
The Fun Lovin' Criminals — Loco Tour 2001
De La Soul — 2002
Trevor Nelson — 2002
Roy Ayers — 2002
Dewele — 2004
The Blockheads — 2006
"Thats a great sound for a British band to be making !" - Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music
"Blending funk with hip-hop they create a real party album in the great tradition of artists like Sly And The Family Stone and De La Soul." - The Beats Surrender
"If you're after a Hip Hop album with out all the bullshit that comes with that scene then maybe you ought to check these guys out. - Street Voice
"I.C.H.I.L.E. is a breathtaking album of mature, modern music that's hard to pigeonhole but easy to absorb - loads to admire and nothing to fault. Distinctly hip-hop/rap oriented but with massive jazzy
undercurrents, blissfully soulful vocalisation and a bucket-full of pop sensibility, Cantaloop have contrived to come up with a style that's fresh, bright and easy on the ear." - Toxic Pete
"In The Frame is a head nodding, foot tapping soulful hip-hop track that shows you don't have to stick to a guns, girls and diamonds lyric to make a quality track." - thebeatsurrender.co.uk
"If this were summer I would have this blasting out of my speakers as I crash out in a field of green." - the-rocker.co.uk
"In The Frame, showcases Cantaloop's vibrant mix of pop, soul, funk and hip-hop, the track features a wonderfully soulful and smooth deliver by frontman Dannie Dee, whilst the rest of the band create a
funky backing track complete with bouncy elastic basslines and obligatory record deck abuse." - Rhythm & Booze
"Funk n Hip Hop at it's best. 8.5/10" - myspace.com/streetvoice
"In The Frame is a crackin' piece of 'pop' music just for pop's sake!" - toxicpete.co.uk
"Bounce, bounce, bounce - a tune destined for greater things, like a playful Lemar rocking out with RHCP, a summer anthem of christ-like proportions" - subba-cultcha.co.uk
Drug Related, new independent motion picture, is directed by June Daguiso (Full Circle & Collide). Drug Related is a gritty drama exposing the most evil of drug usage in America to the most innocent of its victims. Movie premieres in Falls Church, Virginia August 15th & various cities throughout the country.
Hey Dannie, Soz for the late reply, been away and only got back late last nite. Yeah, the jam is defo on, every thursday. Set up from about 8ish with the action starting about 9 going on till about 12:30(ish) so aplenty of time for you guys to fit in when you want.
Inmiddels zijn 200 boeken verkocht en de pers is positief over Muziekreis door het Berlijn van toen en nu - van jazzhel tot technohemel.
Duits.de: ‘Ik vind dat Jonker … die klus heel goed geklaard heeft.’ ‘Het boek is over de gehele linie - algemene geschiedenis en muziekgeschiedenis - toegankelijk geschreven en bevat talrijke anekdotes.’ ‘Alles wat langs moet komen komt dan ook langs: de jazzgekte van de jaren '20, de Schlagers van de jaren '30 en '40, Rock'n Roll, Punk, Techno - alles.’
Festivalinfo.nl: '... geeft het boek een zeer goed en uitgebreid beeld van de muziekcultuur in Berlijn.'
FONK: 'Al met al is het werkje een leuke alternatieve reisgids voor wie binnenkort naar de Duitse hoofdstad gaat. Kort, krachtig en vlot opgepend.'
Trajectum: '... is vooral voor Berlijn- én muziekfans een must voor in de trein richting Berlin Hauptbahnhof (waar je na het lezen van de eerste pagina's meteen op wilt stappen).'
Het boek is t/m 31 juli met korting online te bestellen voor EUR 14,-. Daarna geldt de normale winkelprijs van EUR 15,95. En ook in de winkels gaat het hard. Velvet Music moest al bij bestellen, nadat ze uitverkocht waren. Bestel jouw exemplaar nu!
yeah sorry about that, i was pretty drunk and had to go meet some people, yeah but anyway, Ive got a load of nights i'll putting on once uni kicks off. i'll let you know when ive got the exact dates should be in october-novemberish!
HI DANIEL AND DA LOOP, ARE YOU NOT PLAYING GLASTONBURY??? LOOKED AT YOUR TOUR LIST AND I ALWAYS SEEM TO BE MISSING YOUR GIGS, STILL TRYING TO GET WORK IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW GUITAR WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY UP MY GAME...A YAMAHA APX500...ITS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME...I AM UP FOR DOING ROADIE WORK AND AM ASKING EVERYONE FOR WORK, IF YOU EVER NEED ANY HELP DOING STUFF, PLEASE GIVE ME A SHOUT, RESPECT ALWAYS FROM MATTY JAMES
“Friday night at BASE STUDIOS in Stourbridge we film
bands and musicians who come down to play the OPEN MIC and we
make promotional videos for FREE. Just turn up at 7pm to play the OPEN MIC. Filming begins at 7pm.
There's always a crew there. The Bar opens at 7pm too and if you want more
people in your video then bring a crowd down with you (It makes your videos
look better)” - Nick
Interview: Camera: Andy Watts
Music clip Director/editor/camera: Nick J.Townsend
It wasn't a criticism against you for the cut-down set... (would I ever dare do such a thing!?).. it was a snipe at the venue!
Just seems crazy that we were deprived of quality Loop when the place kept going til the early hours and we had to listen to craziness like dancehall mixed with trip-hop... Darn those support bands!
What she said LOL! I think I'm dead though...sooooo tired. You guys were awesome - LOVE the new stuff. Beef how the HELL did you get such a good drum sound with only 2 drums dude?! The short set was a real shame, but it was great to see you all! Had a brilliant night, thanks!