....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
Cariad has a new Facebook page. Please go there, become a fan and share with your friends! Go here: http://www.facebook.com/cariadharmonmusic Cariad's new record “Four Letters” is out on August 25th! Get it at Amazon and iTunes!
Hey Em, nice one at 1001 the other night, it was awesome! Just wanted to give you a heads up that we're playing with Billy Jenkins tomorrow night at Pangea if you're around, hope to see you J x
As you can tell, I'm rubbish when it comes to MySpace. Don't check it very often, but thanks for adding me. Hey, I'm doing a personal project to document London - is it okay if I photograph you guys preparing for set-up, chatting etc? ie. documentary style, rather than posed pics.
Quite obviously the coolest and bestest blues band in the whole world. We should do many gigs together and become best friends! Hurrah for the the Choir Boys and Hooray for Sister Mary! love The Magic Lantern x
