DRAWBAR is an Organ funk project from the south coast town of Hastings. Consisting of Simon Ham (bass, vocals & production)and Jo Brooks (hammond organ & various keyboards), alongside a select collective of musicians, vocalists and a scratch dj. Heavily influenced by library and soundtrack composers of the 60's & 70's, and the classic soul/jazz combos of that era, Drawbar adopt a modernist approach to this tradition. Combining vintage sounds & instrumentation with samples and top notch production into a genre defying melange of musical styles. From hip hop, funk and jazz to soundtracks,exotica and beyond.for more info go to - www.drawbar.org Last Bongo In Belgium-(Drawbar/Phase 5 Stereo RMX) by Drawbar/Phase5Stereo
Roy Budd, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Adam Best, John Keating, James Last, Pete Moore, Harry Stoneham, Johnny Gregory, Tony Hatch, Keith Mansfield, Alan Haven, Ted Heath, Paul Mauriat ,
Alan Tew, Johnny Harris, Geoff Love, Klaus Wunderlich, Alan Hawkshaw, Michel Legrand, Mandingo, Jack Parnell, Chico Arnez, Deodato, David Axlerod, Spencer Davis Group, Jimmy McGriff,Rusty Bryant, Eddie Harris, Stanley Turrentine, Jimmy Smith, Incredible Bongo Band, Bobby Hughes Experience, Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger, Tom Scott & The LA Express, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Headhunters, Gary Bartz, Grover Washington, Bobbi Humphrey, Billy Cobham, Harvey Mason, Minnie Riperton, Jaco Pastorius,Weather Report, Betty Davis, Jimmy Smith, Medeski Martin and Wood, Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rythm Band, Kool and the Gang, The Fatback Band,Fela Kuti, Quincy Jones, Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Gang Starr, De La Soul, Bernard Purdie, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow, Portishead, Kinobe, Wiseguys, Roy Ayers, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber Fusion, Johnny Guitar Watson, Buddy Rich, Jimmy Castor, Dennis Coffee, Eugene Mc Daniels, Willie Bobo, Deodato, Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66, Burt Bacharach, Young MC,
1.Hijack- Jackie Hairston.
2.Girl Get Hold of yourself - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition.
3.Bongolia - The Incredible Bongo Band.
4.Beware Of The Dog - Georgie Fame.
5.Purple Haze - Johnny Jones.
6.Gator Tail - Lee Dorsey.
7.He's Gonna Step On You Again - John Kongos.
8.Get Back - Deirdre Wilson Tabac.
9.Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On - Edwin Starr.
10.It's Your Thing - Cold Grits.
11.Brother Rapp-pt1 - James Brown.
12.Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Mr Bloe.
13.Shaft In Africa - Johney Pate
14.Solid Funk - Flame & The Son's Of Darkness.
15.Poltergeist - Nino Nardini.
16.Heads Or Tails - Booker T. & The M.G.'s
17.Looking Out My Window - Tom Jones.
18.That's What It Takes - Peggy Lee.
19.Baby Scratch My Back - Tony Joe White.
20.Funk Bomb - Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis With the JB Orch.
21.Nobody But You Babe - Clarence Reid.
22.Live Right Now - Eddie Harris.
23.Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter - Nina Simone.
24.Stone To The Bone - James Brown.
25.Filigree Funk - Anthony King.
26.Up Town Top Ranking - Althia & Donna.
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a "thanks" is in order.- DRAWBAR would like to thank- SIMON PAGE for his slick drumming on "Brown Allegro" & "Champagne Ideas on Beer Money". The Late "Drefuss Dad" for his 3 chord lesson 20 years ago. Thanks to Melvis & Whirlie for their support, putting up with us not being around and letting us do what men do (record the funk). Thanks to Stu Dawkins for renting us his warehouse toilet (WC STUDIOS) to create ORGANZOLA (sounds dodgy dunit).Thank you RUFUS STONE for the loan of your upright. Also thanks to Gee for his amazin guitar solo on "Champagne Ideas on Beer Money".Thank you to Charlie Harper for her vocals on "Leave That Devil Alone". Thanks to all our family & friends we love you all. And finally thank you for listening.
DRAWBAR presents DEFUNKT Vol1.
(FREE DOWNLOAD).Rare Cabaret Funk.
http://boxstr.com/files/3829002_lidzr/Bureau%20Defunkt1.zip
01-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do-(Sweet Illusion) Sweet Illusion
02-For What It’s Worth – (Pete Moore And His Orchestra)
03–Meadowbank – (Bob Rogers) - At Combe Haven Hastings
04–Eleanor Rigby – (Graham Sacher) Fool On The Hill
05–Aint No Sunshine – (Howard Beaumont)
06–This Old Hammer – (J.J Sashko & His Band Feat Harold Berman on Sax)
07–High On Grass – (Adam Best) – Wall Of Sound
08–Limp Dropper – (Daly Wilson Big Band feat Kerrie Biddell)
09–The Sexton Blake Theme – (Roberto Mann)
10–Bahia – (Disco Dynamite- Barrosa & Gilbert)
11–Fat On Funk – (Inner City Express)
12–Watermelon Man – (Eric Delaney)
13–Pedro Smith – (Chico Lopez)
14–Don’t Let Tomorrow Get You Down – (Bob Downes)
15–Summertime – (Klaus Wunderlich)
16–The Deep Blue ‘C’ – (Michel Legrand)
17–Move In – (Harry Stoneham)
18–Jungle Fever – ( Big Jim ‘H’ & His Men of Rhythm )
19–Ye Me Le – (Pete Moore And His Orchestra)
20–Summer In Shima – (Koichi Oki)
FLIGHT OF THE TEMPEST LP out Oct 08'.
It's a unique musical trip that echoes the past and looks ahead to the future- but is right here right now.
Kicking off with a cut & paste ode to Hastings,"Home Sweet Home", followed by the stripped down hammond funk of "Leave That Ol' Devil Alone" and the deep aural jazz of "Broken & Battered"- both tracks now available on a limited 7" single! While "Catch My Soul" mixes swampy New Orleans funk with block party hip hop and "What..s the Matter" has that lowdown lazy southern soul shuffle, featuring the bluesy voice of Josophine Hope. Tracks like "Bring It On" and "Brown Allegro" take the classic hammond funk combo and reshape it with the addition of steel drums and vocoder,respectively. "The Present" starts out as surreal & funky lounge groove when it suddenly transcends into an extended Afrobeat jam. And "Flight Of The Tempest" sounds like an action Bollywood funk theme, layered with sitars and ethereal voices.
"Root Canal" comes over like an informal live in the studio jam with the ever present hammond leading the band, complemented by DJ Morals on the ones & twos. The album..s final track, "Champagne Ideas On Beer Money" is an amusing concoction of laid back funky jazz and Gallic Accordion music.
The New Mastersounds "Hole In The Bag" Drawbar Remix.
We are proud to announce we won The New Mastersounds/Beatsource remix contest.
“This is the perfect remix - Drawbar have honed in on the funkiest parts from the original bass, drums, guitar and hammond tracks and created something even more tasty.
It totally rocks! We will be working with these guys in the future.”-The New Mastersounds.
The track will be available to download & theres talk of a 7" too so keep em peeled.
CRS702
Drawbar: leave that ol' devil alone(OUT NOW!!!!).
(COUNTERPOINT RECORDS)
Following on from the amazing response received from their debut 10' single, ..The Present.. (Counterpoint
CRS025), Hastings.. tripped out combo, Drawbar, are back with a double hitter 7" single that will give you
another little taster off their debut album, ..Flight Of The Tempest.., scheduled for release this October.
A. Leave That Ol.. Devil Alone- Is a stripped down gospel funk excursion, with just hammond organ, bass, drums and occasional horns stabs driving the groove. Lead vocals by bassist/producer, Simon Ham, are suitably menacing considering the conent (don..t mess with the darkside!!).
Listen out for the spooked breakdown halfway through. Good God almighty!
B. Broken & Battered- is a highly charged slab of cinematic jazz. Fluid upright bass lines and hard jazz
drum rhythms lay down the foundation for the orchestration (haunting strings, flute & muted trumpet)
to create suspense and drama. Sax maestro, Rob Leak, weaves his magic on top as the track builds and cascades to a dramatic finale.
Musicans: JO BROOKS - Hammond M100 & Sharma 2000, Korg CX3,
Nord Electro, MicroKorg, Roland JV-1010, Fender Rhodes,
Hohner Accordion, Melodica, Vocals. SIMON HAM - Fender Jazz Bass, Upright Bass, Acoustic Guitar,
Vocals, Beats & Treats, Production. RUSSELL FIELD - Drums, Percussion. ROB LEAKE- Soprano Sax, Flute. JAMES BOARD - Guitar. DJ MORALS - Decks. JAMES McMILLAN - Trumpit. MATT JUCKES - Clavinet,Rhodes,Bass Clarinet. JOSEPHINE HOPE - Lyrics & Vocals on"Whats The Matter". CHARLIE HARPER - Backing Vocals on "Leave That Devil Alone". SIMON PAGE - Drums on "Brown Allegro" & "Champagne Ideas On Beer Money".
oye oye thanks for joining the recent world of Phat Tucker, Dont forget we are down the Six Bells in Chiddingly tonight and this isn't gonna be that frequent in this neck of the woods ;-)
Nur noch eine Woche, dann ist es soweit: restorm on stage Köln geht in die erste Konzertrunde und präsentiert Carmen Brown und Grand Slam, die sich gegen ihre Mitbewerber in Jury-Auswahl und Voting durchsetzen konnten.
Dear All, brace yourselves for shameless plugging aplenty!
Lots from the Funk Salad kitchens:
New tracks to listen to, and a DJ mix to d/l on the site:MySpace.com/PeeWee'sFunkSalad We've been getting some love from those lovely northern monkeys over at The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show! You can re-listen here (we're at 1hr21 in):BBCRadio6.com/CraigCharlesFunk&Soul You can hear some fun(k) based bootlegs over at:Soundcloud.com/PeeWees-Funk-Salad ...and as if that wasn't enough, you can keep up-to-date with the latest recipes over at our very swanky new Facebook page:Facebook.com/PeeWeesFunkSalad or Twitter page:Twitter.com/FunkSalad Phew!! So there you go, no excuses people - come and have a nibble!
Thanks for the support! keep spreading good and amazing sounds! Funky Seventy thanks ahead of time... by Spreading the its Funk&Soul... Peace... Hugs Brazilian Greetings www.cdbaby.com/cd/funkyseventy
Hey sexy badger it's Jimmy The Fingers! If you haven't seen this video please take a peek... This is me singing my song "Grace." If you buy one mp3 this year make it a jimmy! BUY NOW – CLICK HERE!!!!!
sorry for the blatant plug but if i don't plug it, no one else will innit!
Our remix is featured on the new Mr Confuse album titled "Feel The Fire: The Remixes" available digitally! Remix artists include Smoove, Lack Of Afro, Una Mas Trio, The Uptown Felaz etc..
Bring it on is such a fucking tune!!! I love every element in it! Just when you think it's peaked you play another trump card!! Honestly, for me it's one of the the best tunes I've heard in ages... Love it!!!
WHO DOESNT DANCE IT HOLDS THE CHILD
