MAIYA JAMESvocals...
Maiya's unmistakeable soul voice is at the centre of Spengler's sound.
Maiya has already featured on many classic tunes and has worked with
artists such as Kyoto Jazz Massive, Phil Asher, East West Connection,
Osunlade and Mark de Clive Lowe.
DAVID
PRICEvocals/guitar...
After two years playing reggae and dancehall music in Italy and
featuring for artists such as Jon Cutler and Reel People, David's
warm, bluesy vocals are now an integral part of Spengler's line-up.
HUW PRICEvocals/guitar...
This energetic performer creates a real buzz at Spengler shows with his soulful songs and smooth vocal style. Huw also performs soul, jazz and latin music as a guitarist / vocalist either solo or in duos with great saxophonists like Max Gruhard, Roberto Manzin and Bukky Leo.
THIERRY
PAULguitar...
Having been a big player in the Cannes, Monaco and San Remo hip-hop
and soul scenes, Thierry now unleashes his virtuoso jazz-funk sound
and incredible solos on the London crowd with Spengler.
NEIL
POLLOCKbeats...
A beat connoisseur, multi-instrumentalist, music addict and Welsh
resident, Neil produces and composes for the Spenglers.
Etkilendikleri
Just a few of the many, many, many influences: Parliament, Bootsy Collins, Fela Kuti, Dean Fraser, The Skatalites, The Pharcyde, Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown (RIP), Tom Jobim, Yusef Lateef, John Coltrane (and Mccoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones), D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Basement Jaxx, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Elis Regina, Miles Davis, Larry & Fonce Mizell, Django Reinhardt, The Beatles, Prince, Sly Stone, Roy Ayers, Bounty Killer, The Wailers, Steel Pulse, The Smiths, Charles Mingus, Louis Armstrong, Beyonce, Ruben Blades, The Fania All Stars, Q Tip, Wu-Tang Clan, J Dilla, Ken Boothe, The Paragons, Ernest Ranglin, Dave Hillyard, Tommy McCook, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Cole Porter, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Justin Timberlake, Matthew Herbert, Renato Carosone, Ska Cubano, Sam Cook, Tom Waits, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Frank Zappa, Peter Green, Lenny Breau, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Roots, NAS, Taref de Haidouks, Doc Watson, Neil Young, Amy Winehouse, Alice Russell, Saban Bajramovic, Horace Silver, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Bob Dylan...
Back in 2004, fellow Newportonians Neil Pollock and brothers Huw and David Price decided to start a recording project. After laying down some initial tracks, it made sense to expand into live work. Since then, we've been lucky enough to work with some of the UK's finest, including Maiya James, Thierry Paul, Rob Cornish, Alex Mead, Paul Whittington, Robbie Craig and Mark Armstrong. Spengler's particular brand of broken soul is all about getting musicians into studios and letting them play. We believe that live playing and real songwriting is where it's at.
R E S P O N S E:
"Beautiful is... BEAUTIFUL!! 10/10." - Michael Rutten (Soulsearching - The Compost Radio Show) "These guys are on fire at the moment and this is... beautiful." - Simon Harrison (Basic Soul) "Love all the tracks. ‘Beautiful’ is what I will be playing on my shows." - Sammy Goulbourne (New Style Radio) "Loving the Spengler shizzle!!! Original cuts working for me - full support." - Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s / Straight No Chaser) "So fuckin' funky and soulful" - Mike Biggz "Seriously slick" - Out of Hand Magazine "A broken soul delight...definitely an act to watch out for" - fly.co.uk "I really like what I..m hearing" - Malachi Padron (ABB Soul) "Fans of Erykah Badu should definately check Spengler..s nu-soul gem ..Good Things.." - Plastic Records "Oh my gosh! Spengler Rocks! I..ve been hearing about you guys for a year or so, didn't know how good you were 'til now." - Travis Blaque (Soul Brother Records) "If loving you is wrong, I don..t wanna be right." - Scrimshire (Wah Wah 45..s) "Love your vibe man! - Would love to hear more" - Colonel Red "Damn fine stuff" - Blackbeard "Really loving the music" - Jessica Lauren "Charismatic vocal. Will play on my show." - Nik Weston (Mukatsuku Records) "Beautiful is going straight on my show on The Jazz and the remix on Sunday’s soulful house show on Choice FM! " - Chris Phillips (Choice
FM / TheJazz)
C O N T A C T:
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Just to let you know I've invested in some new printing presses so we can now print much larger quantities of full colour flyers, leaflets, posters etc. If you've got a big gig coming up, check out my website for some amazing launch deals: www.StressFreePrint.co.uk. Hope I can help you out sometime.
We are playing in your area. You have 2 chances this Saturday! 1)Paradise Gardens Festival- it's free and fun! We play around 9pm 2) Passing Clouds -Hackney- Late night afterhours gig.
hope to see you there!
If not- Glastonbury! Friday night- just after Lady GaGa (go figure)
Hey! How are you? Thought I'd stop by and say hi ! How's things? This is my new profile. so don't to forget to delete the other one if you have it in your friends!
Just wanted to let you know that round 1 of the next People's Music Awards kicks off next month, so we are putting the call out to all new and unsigned bands to enter their best song into this years awards (completely free of charge)
For more info please check out our myspace page or go straight to the site: www.thepeoplesmusicawards.com
Just to let you know I've launched a new website: www.StressFreePrint.co.uk. If you get a sec, please take a look around and let me know what you think. As always, give me a shout if you need any leaflets, flyers or posters to promote your gigs. As a thank you for being my Myspace friend, I'll knock 15 quid off your next order... just enter the voucher code 'myspace' when ordering. Hope I can help you out sometime.
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Hi ! S P E N G L E R !! Just popping by to have a browse at your page! Lovin' it! Hope everythings good with you. Figured it was time to start speakin to my friends Please take the time to listen to my re=recording of 'Hey' up on my myspace now if you havn't already! Any feedback would be appreiciated =)
Ez, come check out the new Mindstorm tune "Off The Radar" recently added to the player. This track along with 15 more original bangers will be featured on Mindstorm's second album The Invasion coming this summer. Feedback is always welcome and always appreciated. =) Cheers!
Society is afraid of your wild natures afraid of your naturalness, so from the very beginning, it starts cutting your wings.
And the most dangerous possibility in you is the possibility of love.
Because if there is love, you can go even against the whole world.
If you know your being, there is no question of becoming.
All that you could have ever imagined to become you already are.
You are gods who have forgotten who they are.
You are emperors who have fallen asleep and are dreaming that they have become beggars.
Now beggars are trying to become emperors, in dreams they are making great efforts to become emperors, and all that is needed is to wake up! You may be the last generation which has be the possibility to rebel.
And if you don't rebel there may be no more chances.
Humanity can be reduced to a robot like existence.
