Buy Tickets for our November Show with Smerins Anti-Social Club here:
http://kingmojosheffieldpresents.com/
or AIRY FAIRY (239 London Road, S2 4NF)
or THE CUTLER PUB (32 Cambridge Street, S1 4HP)
or SPACEMAN (268 West Street, S1 4EU)
Beatnik Matt (Vocals and Guitar)
Oli (Beats)
magic Alex (Bass)
Ralph (Lead Guitar)
Jon (Didgeridoo, Djembe, Trumpet, Tambourine)
Jack (Harmonica, Flute)
Matt (Sax, Keys)
also introducing our new trio of hipshaking female backing singers, Holly, Bev and Lindy
and on special occasions the amazing Nick the Flute on Sax
Mojo and the Beatniks are a Sheffield seven-piece that spit psychedelic, funky rhythm oil from the hips in an eclectic array of didgeridoo, djembe, brass, guitar, flute, harmonica, drums, bass and soulful vocals. With a large following in Sheffield and a reputation for hi-octane live performances, Mojo and the Beatniks are guaranteed to get the crowd’s hips shaking.
Formed in 2006 Mojo and the Beatniks have gone on to play such festivals as Shamania, the Mind, Body and Boogie Festival, headlined Peace in the Park, Shefstock, Sharrowfest, Freefest, Refugee Week Devonshire Geen Festival, Headlined Heeley Festival as well as hundreds of gigs around the north. Known for stomping woodstock style performances, live is the way! Now recording their debut EP, due for release late 2009 to coincide with some big gigs with some big and funky names
Get your beatnik soul mojo risin' from your hips!
Influences
Sounds Like
The Psychedelic Solution
Expect the funkiest, bluest, most skaful, soulful, afrobeatmassive, knees up almighty, psychedelicisized gospel this side of Woodstock with some proper mojojuju sepiaflavours from the sunset trip and crazy, slightly hazy vito freaks hipshakin mindbendin body mendin junksleazegarage from the sixtieslostnfound orginal vaults of freakbeat happenings, visceral sweatsoaked raveups, drinkin muddywater from dr johns poisoned chalice, there will be rattlesnakes spittin piglatin.
There's a psychedelic sanctuary, where the flowers in your hair are in full bloom all the year round, there's a psychedelic solution to be found, the days of purism are over, melt the pot, scrape the lot on the alchemists stove, cook up some gumbo and alligator with snake oil, best served funky!!
"The main stage was headlined
by Mojo and the
Beatniks. This long-standing Sheffield
outfit are pretty much designed for
such an event and pulled it off with
aplomb. Heavy psyche...delic blues
were complemented by, amongst
other things, a didgeridoo, a harp
and towering frontman Matt Critchley,
whose frenzied presence helped build
things up to such a level of intensity
that the scene wouldn’t look out of
place on a Woodstock documentary."
NOW THEN (Music Magazine)
Ben Dorey
....FRIZZ RECORDS is proud to announce our first official LP release...
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" is the debut release from AUGUST, the London based band centred around the songwriting partnership between vocalist VEDINA MOSE and multi-instrumentalist / producer RAPHAEL MANN (MR HUDSON / JOY JOSEPH / ART TERRY), with master drummer CLEAN CUT MARK and clarinetist / vocalist MAREE CHOIE completing the core line-up, and a supporting cast including ART TERRY (keyboards), SHOHEI KAWAMOTO (AKA Japanese producer Baraki, Bass clarinet, soprano sax and flute), and KAI HOFFMAN (French horn)
Always an act that juggled a diverse set of influences, the album has been compared to artists as diverse as KATE BUSH, PRINCE, DE LA SOUL, SLY STONE, MADLIB, SERGE GAINSBOURG and THE DELFONICS, for its concoction of wild experimentation and traditional song craft, organic production and futuristic electronic touches, funk bass & drums and jazz & orchestral references, infectious melodies and lyrical flights of fancy...with nods towards classic soul, JB funk, Studio One, 60s pop, psychedelia, left field hip hop, new wave, doo wop, tropicalia, high life, & avant garde jazz, without any song ever fitting squarely into any of those categories...new music, basically...and an instant classic!
"It's Not The Wand, It's The Magic" can be downloaded now from the iTunes Store
The album is also available on heavyweight vinyl LP in a sumptuous gatefold sleeve, or on Digipack CD from www.FrizzRecords.com & all good retailers
THE LEGEND OF THE 7 BLACK TENTACLES 11 piece experimental hip hop and eveything else, Sheffield favourites fast becoming the band to bend your minds after the success of playing The Tuesday Club"7BT put on a good show. A sweet combo of cello sax violin and flute is layered over a heavy rhythm section and a turntablist for interesting results....."...adventurous instrumentation, a couple of spot-on guest vocalists and cool projected visuals, changing tactfully between heavy and soulful and drawing the biggest crowd of the night."(Now Then Opus magazine) http://www.myspace.com/7blacktentacles
MR MEERKAT-DUBCENTRAL Dubcentral resident dedicated to roots reggae, gather the tribes and be uplifted http://www.myspace.com/mrmeerkat
Hi ya mate, just dropped the pixs from last night's Peace In The Park fund raiser on to www. flickr. com/photos/birleymick if you want to check them out.
Such a cool sound you guys have! Quality influences! We're really looking forward to playing at The Red House with you on 21st November! Please come and have a listen to Mr Beatnick's re-mix of our song 'People' ... it's the 6th track on our player ... we love it and hope you will too!
Good gig last night guys. I came with Andy to watch you, and really enjoyed it. Great to watch, great sounds. I will definitely come and see you again. Word
