Players include drummer Ed, Marcel on bass, Stef on percussion, Sam and Pat as Horn Section, Martin D B on Geetar and Ev on Keys. On the rare occasion that his timetable is as flexible as his jowells we share the stage with Mr Fantastic and his turntablism superheroics. There have also been collaborations with drummers john Bjergfelt(heard on triptych'07), Charlie giddings (heard on brokenday lullaby and stefs tune), Mark Claydon (Gene Drayton Unit), and Denzel Lowndes (flipside), Jon Vincent (ManfrediFunkInitiative) as well as Robin Gilmore (BA CMT) on decks and samplers throughout 2005, Nick Malcolm on trumpet (heard on BST and Brokenday lullaby), James Morton (featured on alto in new recordings 'the Herb' and 'Triptych' 07), mike Lesirge (tenor solo on 'scubadiva' 07), Chris Apthomas featured on percussion in '07 studio material, Laura Philips (alto) and Dino Christodoulou (suprano saxophone on 06 recordings), jon Freisner on guitar plus guest vocalists Clive TV, Louise Decordova, Oneself and of course Madlox (recorded on BST and Triptych)................................alto andy is currently in the process of joining forces with the live show front line along with alto james gardener-bateman.
Influences
In no particular order............James Brown and the JBs, Grant Green, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lee Scratch Perry, Sun Ra, The Beatles, Otis Redding, Airto, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Booker T and the MGs, Gil Scott heron and Brian Jackson, The Meters, The Roots, Headhunters, Sly and the Family Stone, The Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, Stevie wonder, Dr John, Billy Cobham, Bernard Purdy, Lonnie liston Smith, Ray Charles, Thelonious Monk, Toots and the Maytalls, Joni Mitchell, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Mittoo, Fela Kuti, The doors..........R.I.P. Jase Rae, unsung superstar and beloved friend. The memories and inspiration you gave to us won't be leaving so soon.
Sounds Like
Styles of da funk, from Sly and Robbie to the JBs to the MGs; Fat ass bass, crisp simple funky drummer, exquisitely distorted Wurlitzer piano, horns from free jazz to reggae fill ins, funky chopped guitar in conjunction with Clive TVs chain smoked crushed soul vocal; bit good really![ Decode magazine, Oct 05]............................................................................................................
One of the definite highlights of Ashton Court; A powerful band operating somewhere on the borders of jazz, funk, dub and dance music
[ Venue magazine, Jan '07]....................................................................................................Among the funkiest bands in Bristol at the moment, Edenheight play a heavy brand of explosive 70s dance grooves guaranteed to fill the dance floor
[western soul, sept '07]
Edenheight write original breaks in styles from heavy funk and jazz to hip hop, afrobeat to roots/dub reggae;...............................................
The tunes incorporate a high energy musical precident and studio production technique with live and improvised open structure excursions. The product is a band who work well with a full dance floor or a crowd of chin scratchers, and as such edenheight have risen quickly in the vibrant live music underground of Bristol and Bath Since launching the live project in the UK, May 2005..................................................
The band have gigged extensively, noteably including big club nights in Bristol and Bath for NYE 2005 and 2006, a Headlining appearance at Walcott Nation Day (Bath Fringe festival Climax 2006), Ashton Court 2006 and 2007, Shambala festival 2007, and Glastonbury 2008.
The live formation typically features both guest vocalists and various invitees, alongside the core section comprising drums, percussion, bass, guitar, keys, 2 piece horn section and samples/dj. Listen out for new material recorded in bristol later this year.
Hey nice jazzy tunes. Big thanks for adding me guys and big ups from down under. For some boogie beatz pease check my page and for a rocking floor bomb check:
Hi Edenheight. I came and saw you at Mr Wolfs - top stuff! ...not that that is meant to be some sort of reason for you to come and see my band, but if any of you are twiddling your thumbs this sunday night, my band Phonetics are Funking out at Joe Publics. A multi-colour message to the same effect goes as follows:
