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Fuji Rock Festival, Japan, July 2008 - photo by Yusuke Kitamura
Larking around at the Moboogie loft in Denver Colorado, March 2009
The New Mastersounds are a four-piece band based in Leeds, England, whose modern take on vintage soul-jazz, funk and rock draws influences from Jimmies McGriff, Smith, and Hendrix, as well as their most closely-associated mentors, The Meters. Try to imagine Grant Green and Lou Donaldson having a fight in a Hammond Organ shop while James Brown holds the coats, and you have some idea of what to expect from this band.
Their first single, One Note Brown, was released on Blow It Hard Records in 2000 and was passionately championed by acclaimed Northern Soul and funk DJ Keb Darge. To date, the band has released four studio records: 102%, This Is What We Do, Be Yourself, Keb Darge Presents… as well as The New Mastersounds Re::Mixed, and Live At La Cova. Also of note: their single, “Your Love Is Mine” featuring Corinne Bailey Rae, was used in the 2007 Warner Brothers movie Feast of Love.
Having toured throughout Europe, Japan and the USA, the NMS have earned global recognition as a key band in the ‘New Funk’ scene. But purists beware: their unique blend of funk, rock, soul and dance music is hard to sum up and doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre.
Headed soon to a city near you, The New Mastersounds deliver gritty grooves and deep rhythms in clubs, theater venues and festivals alike. Their live shows will get you up dancing and hold you there intoxicated by the funk until last call- when you’ll stagger home, sweaty and exhausted, on a wave of euphoria.
Led by guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts, The New Mastersounds feature Joe Tatton on Hammond, Pete Shand on bass and Simon Allen on drums.
The slideshow below features images from their first Tokyo performance in 2006, by music photographer Yusuke Kitamura (e: unk2658@hotmail.com)
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You can buy all the New Mastersounds CDs and some vinyl at the One Note Records online store
Follow the link to buy live CDs of the San Francisco shows in December 06, April 07, and Jan 08 from Bay Area Recorders.org: BRO
Bear Creek - Early-Bird Tickets $115 until August 18th
Hello friends- The Bear Creek Music and Art Festival is excited about our 2009 line-up. We hope that you will join us November 13-15, 2009 at the magical Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Early-bird tickets are now $115 but will increase on Augusgt 18th. Please take advantage of these great low ticket prices and come enjoy a funky weekend of unforgettable music. We hope to see you in November.
http://www.bearcreekmusicfestival.com/
Galactic x 2 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe x 2 Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk x 2 Lettuce x 2 Perpetual Groove Steve Kimock and Crazy Engine The New Mastersounds x 2 Hill Country Revue Porter Batiste and Stoltz x 2 The Benevento -Russo Duo Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue Garage A Trois Fred Wesley and the New JB's Lotus Papa Mali Band The Slip DubConscious x 2 Zach Deputy x 2 The Pnuma Trio Bonerama The Ryan Montbleau Band Surprise Me Mr. Davis Break Science featuring Adam Deitch Brock Butler Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 Good Enough For Good Times The Heavy Pets Pnuma Live PA On The One The Malah x 2 Green Hit x 2 Stillwood The Soular System Shak Nasti Nate Wilson Group Pimps of Joytime Curious Circus with funkUs Sol Driven Train( 1 kids set, 1 big kids set) Corporal Boil Catfish Alliance 3rd Stone Savi Fernandez Band Moseley Brown Band Green House Lounge Two Foot Level Skerik- Artist-at-Large
The New Mastersounds - San Frantico played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music. Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/
Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive & Well Mukatsuku Records 4/5 An explosive slice of Afrobeat from Kaleta gets the licensing thumbs up from Mukatsuku, who finally get this gem to the Fela faithful. Originally clocking in at over 14 minutes, its been chopped virtually in half to add more punch and immediacy, whilst on the flip Guynamite and label boss Nik Weston add a more contemporary boogie house twist to the original, in doing so losing none of the vitality or the 'Fela' essence.
You guys are amazing !! We can't wait for you to come to France !! We wish you the best for the US tour, and we hope we will be able to play with you some time or another !
The New Mastersounds - “San Frantico” played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music. Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/
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Hi guys! Sounds great. You have class, yesss. We wait for your next concert in Madrid soon, or another colaboration with Chip. Greetings from Spain. Wish you the best. MAMA BOOGIE people
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