The BOP will performing henceforth with Craig Terris, Tom Callwood, Matthew Armitage, Thomas Watson and on special wonderful occasion Lee Prebble and David Long.
Influences
Persian tea, old salt, Bob Dylan, David Kilgour, The Mighty Boosh, Frank Black, Brango, Gilberto Gil, Los Angeles session bands of the '60s, Lawrence Arabia, Bressa Creeting Cake, Martin Denny, The Mysterious Tapeman, married people, Sea Turtles, spice wars and The Shitty Beatles.
Sounds Like
it's time for a full blown chocolate sundae boogie woogie.
Straight Answer Machine was recorded in a couple of mighty pleasant weeks at Surgery Studios in the southern suburbs of Wellington City. Production under the managerial eye of Samuel himself and the renowned Lee Prebble.
Featuring the musical calamity of thee Bunnies On Ponies to accompany the songs of one Samuel F. Scott, this is music steeped in the teachings of the old guard.
Samuel has been known to sing and dance as frontish man for The Phoenix Foundation. He also has irregular intervals as a composer for moving pictures of the silver screen, such as Eagle Vs Shark.
If one was to liken this album to any other, a good place to start would be The Hunt Brings Us Life. Peformed by a similar, though not exact, lineup of merry men. Both The Hunt and Straight Answer Machine are available through the phonographic publication services of Loop Recordings.
And so it is then dear friends, that we entreat thee to close the shutters on negative light and open your eyes to the positive electro-magnetic waves of the darkest hour of the soul.... or do we?
Here's a video for 'War Over Water' from the album 'The Hunt Brings Us Life';
Get 'Straight Answer Machine' from Itunes;
PSS. check out http://www.thekitchensink.co.nz/ they have a google maps gig guide of Wellington! Flash!
Samuel F. Scott & The B.O.P's Friend Space (Top 20)
Hi Samuel, it was great talking to you and Luke after your Q&A at the Library last thursday. I would appreciate any comments or feedback on my tunes. Cheers,
Hey guys, We're mishing up from Invercargill to play at Hole In The Wall tomorrow night (Friday 29th of May) with our good friends Fire & Intergracia. So for some of the heaviest grooves in the country come check out some southern chug! Hope to see you there! Cheers Osmium
Barnaby Weir and his dad are on Kim Hill's Playing Favourites this morn and they are closing their segment with Black Mark. KH and BW just sang your singing songwriting praises. Hope your ears were burning.
Leighward, Ho! Friends got along to the AKL show last night and had a fabby time.
Thanks for being my digital friend. Craig, that penis hat in the band photo is beautiful. Nice sounds guys, I hadn't heard yous fullas before stumbling over you in myspace. Cool video too.
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