Mark Hartley - Bass & midi, and Minal P Minal - Drums & midi. We also have a crew of other collaborators who join us onstage and in the studio, these include: Fin - Vocals, Aunty Paul - Guitar and midi, Swivel - Swivelling, Laura Ige - Vocals, Steve Owen - Keys, Chuckie - Guitar, Phroyter - Phroyterage, Swerve and Switch - Decks, Gemma T - Vocals, Alvin Ewan - Saxamophone... and a cast of thousands.
Influences
Bill Hicks, Mark Thomas, Johnny Dawes, John C.Lily,
Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Ray Harryhausen, George Lucas, Rob Bottin, Dick Smith , John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman-Hunt, Seymour-
Powell. Oh, yeah and anything thats good music.
Sounds Like
You tell us....? Some people have said Lamb, Moloko, Zero 7, Tackhead, Junglefunk, A Certain Ratio, The Doobie Brothers, Chick Corea, Portishead, Prince, Propellerheads..... Feel free to suggest some others!
Funkpig are
an improvisational rhythm-section, based at Hangar 18 studios, a secret location in Birming Ham, England, we create carbon-based funk using live bass and drums with samples and loops triggered in real-time.
Between us we have been honing our skills for long enough to get a pension.
The joy of midi allows us to make a big sound - playing lead and synths from the bass guitar and vocal samples, keys, brass, percussion and anything we like from the drumkit and drumkat. All live.
The music is intended to be modular and constantly evolving. Sometimes this gets recorded, sometimes tweaked, often neither. When it does its a kind of musical snapshot. This gets mixed and released as free downloads via our website www.funkpig.com.
We also work as session musicians and a freelance rhythm section.
But mainly we just like getting Foinky.
Thanks for adding me. Always nice to make new friends.
BTW, look out for my new track "Hypnotise". Also log onto my website at www.overplay.com/Stickman, here, you can find a list of where my album, "Cyborg" is available for sale in digital format.
you'll be amazed .. i just received a FREE PLAYSTATIOn 3 TODAY!! I went to a website about a week ago.. filled out my zipcode and it just arrived today here is a pic. SEE I'm NOT lYiNG !! I SAVED THE LINK FOR U GO RiGhT HERE*just click* to get urs while u still can.
AFRIKA JAM JAH Presents ANTIBALAS
Sunday 3rd June 2007
@ The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath, Birmingham.
Doors: 8.00pm - midnight
Arguably the best Afrobeat band in the world.
Hailing from New Youk, this 13-piece extravaganza band are touring the
world to promote their new and best yet album "Security".
Following in the tradition of Fela Kuti, Antibalas have an awsome horn
section, one of the tightest, heaviest rhythm sections around and
deliver a powerful lyrical message.
This is a rare chance to see this special band at such an intimate
venue - so do not miss out.
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Advance tickets @ £12+Booking fee from
Jibbering Records, Moseley. 0121 449 4551
Old Skool Daze, Selly Oak,
www.theticketseller.co.uk
www.skiddle.com
Hope you're in top form, just wanted to say thanks again for bringing me and Bea down to the xmas party, we had an absolutely awesome time - we were in our element!
Take it easy, hopefully see you soon.
Your nephew and descended rhythm monkey :) love ya dude xx
sweet music guys! notice you have the february march imposters in your friends list though, obviously we are the real deal but we forgive you...love your sound and we appreciate the add request. shall be peeling our eyes for a chance to catch you 'swine-ing' and dining in the near future!
