JAH NELLY -GTR'S ,KEYS,,SITARS.
TRAY-VOCALS ,
MARC - TABLA
AURALEA -TAMBORA
ARUN (THE BARON)-BASS GTR.
CASPER -HARMONIUM/ACCORDIAN
BIG THANX TO MIKEY AT 811 STUDIOS IN SUSSEX AND TO KEV AT ESTELLE BEAT CO. (BRIGHTON,WHERE FAT BOY SLIM STARTED ) AND ROCK ON ALL YOU OTHERS WHO HELPED.......JO,HANNAH AND DUDLEY@BLOW UP IN BRIGHTON,LIZZIE,JULES.
BIG THANX TO JOCK MC CRACKEN FOR DOING THE PERFECT PETE VIDEO FOR US!!. WICKED MATE!!!..
Influenze
PUNK ,REGGAE,ROCK,WORLD N DANCE
AC/DC, SEX PISTOLS
PRINCE FARI,SUN RA ,
BEATLES,,U2, , GROOVERIDER,
DJ HYPE,DJ SHADOW, CHILLI'S,
, VELVET UNDERGROUND,
BLACK SABBATH,COLDPLAY,
DANNY WARHOLS,SPIECALS,
HALF MAN HALF BISCIUT
,THE ONLY ONES,SHAKTI,
ZAKIR HAISSEN,JEFF BECK,RAVI!!!!!!
MYSTIC WARRIOR -ARE CURRENTLY A 6 PIECE BAND ,MAKING INDIAN BASED MUSIC WITH A WESTERN TWIST OF MELODY AND GROOVE.FEATURING NELLY ON SITAR AND VOCAL,
MARC ON TABLA,AND PERCUSSION
TREY ON VOCALS,MANDOLIN
AURALEA ON TAMBORA AND VOCAL
ARUN (THE BARON) ON BASS GTR. EX. DADDY FANTASTIC
CASPER ON ACCORDIAN/HARMONIUM
WHILE TRAVELLING IN INDIA AND IMMERSING HIMSELF IN THE CULTURE AND THE MUSIC NELLY BOUGHT A SITAR AND SET OUT TO LEARN THE TEACHINGS OF SHAMU,IN VARANASI.
RECORDING AND PRODUCING A SITAR BASED ALBUM ENTITLED 'TRUTH ,LOVE AND HAPPINESS'.WHICH FEATURED TREY ON VOCALS. THIS LEAD TO PUTTING TOGETHER THE CURRENT LINE-UP,WITH TREY.
WE HAVE BEEN GIGGING THIS WINTER,BUT WITH A RECENT CHANGE OF PERSONAL-ALUNA PAUL(accordian) HAS GONE TRAVELLING....GOOD LUCK MATE!!
NELLY A.k.A. MYSTIC WARRIOR, PLAYED AT BUDDHAFIELDS FESTIVAL 2007,WHERE HE MET OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND .
WE ARE LOOKING TO BOOK GIGS,SO IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU HEAR GET IN TOUCH!!!
NELLY LIVES FOR MUSIC.MYSTIC WARRIOR HAS BEEN HIS MUSICAL OUTLET-TAKING MANY FORMS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS,REGGAE,DRUM AND BASS,AND WORLD MUSIC.WHETHER IT'S RECORDING/ENGINEERING IN THE STUDIO OR BUSKING ROUND TOWN ,COME RAIN OR SHINE,HE TOTALLY LIVES ROCK N ROLL.
I ASKED HIM "WHAT GOT HIM INTO MUSIC?",HE EXPLAINED HOW HE INHERITED A HUGE BOX OF 45'S SINGLES ,FROM A UNCLE HE NEVER MET(A BLACK SHEEP).THE BEATLES,SABBATH,ELVIS,FREE, EVERY NUMBER ONE FROM 1966-1971,THEN SPENT HIS CHILDHOOD IMMERSED IN IT.
AS FOR ROCK N ROLL CREDIBILITY,HE'S LIVING THE MYTH; DRUG BUSTS ,JAIL SENTENCES,A MILLION DOLLAR DEAL WITH HIS PREVIOUS BAND CORE ,IN THE STATES WITH FRED DURST(FROM LIMP BIZKIT).
MYSTIC WARRIOR HAVE WRITTEN/PRODUCED A LARGE BACK CATALOGUE OF MUSIC,IN MANY DIFFERENT STYLES- INCLUDING A DUB ALBUM-THE THIRD PART OF THE DUB TRILOGY TO INCLUDE 'EAST OF THE RIVER NILE ' BY AUGUSTUS PABLO,'NORTH OF THE RIVER THAMES' BY DUB SYNICATE,WITH THE ALBUM 'WEST OF THE RIVER OUSE' BY MYSTIC WARRIOR.
NELLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED WITH AND PRODUCED DANCE MUSIC OF MANY DIFFERENT SHAPES AND GENRES AND LABELS.RELEASES INCLUDING SONY 'AMBIENT SENSE'S' CD- AND ON POLYGRAM WHEN LOCAL BAND 'DON' WERE SIGNED FOR 7 FIGURES FROM NELLY'S DEMO'S,AND THEY WORKED WITH ALL THE TOP PRODUCERS- MARK 'SPIKE' STENT ,MIKE HEDGES,JON LECIE-BUT STILL NELLY GOT ASKED TO PRODUCE THE B-SIDES FOR THEIR SINGLES SUCH ARE HIS TALENTS.
FROM POP TO TRANCE VIA DRUM N BASS.WORKING WITH ARTISTS AS DIVERSE AS PERFECT PETE(BIG BROTHER 2007 WINNER) ,CAPTAIN SENSIBLE , VIOLA WILLS( No. 1 IN U.K.+U.S. IN 70'S, R.I.P. GOD REST HER SOUL )
IN THE STUDIO HE'S LIKE A MAN POSSESSED,FINDING AND CAPTURING SOUNDS-FROM TUNED GLASSES OF WATER , LOOPING HEADPHONE SPILLAGE,OR UTILISING SOUNDS HE RECORDED ON THE STREETS OF INDIA .
I'D NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT.NELLY IS THAT RARE THING-A TRUELY ORIGINAL MIND, BLAZING A TRAIL THAT LEAVES US ALL STUMBLING BEHIND IN REVERENT AMAZEMENT. MYSTIC WARRIOR IN YOUR AREA!! .
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Hi Nelly, howz life? I have some new tracks up.. wanna come take a listen? More sarangi yay! Will make it back down to Briton again soon, hope to see you ;) lotsa love xx
The February “MyClub” was a SELL OUT at Concorde2 in association with SoundLocker Studios where four of Brighton's best bands played to a full capacity of nearly 600 with the remaining queue 1 in 1 out for the rest of the night. SoundLocker Studios is proud to present the biggest and best monthly live show at Concorde2 “Brighton's Number 1 Music Venue”. Come along to the next “MyClub” at the end of March.
