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Colin Lake and Wellbottom
Blues / Soul / Rock

Soul Drenched Original Blues from Portland to NOLA



PORTLAND, Oregon
United States

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Last Login:  12/26/2009
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   Colin Lake and Wellbottom: General Info
Member Since5/23/2006
Band Websitewww.colinlake.com
Band MembersColin Lake - Lap-slide Guitars, Vocals
Kevin Marcotte - Fender Bass Guitar, Vocals
Paul Ansotegui - Drums
Deejay Redi Jedi - Turntables, Trombone, Percussion
Bryan Appel - Guitar, Vocals


The Wellbottom Horns
Matt Crampton - Trumpet, arrangements
Marc Hutchinson - Tenor Sax
InfluencesThese are just some of our influences, in no particular order.

Colin:

Corey Harris, RL Burnside, Kelly Joe Phelps, Blind Willie Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Taj Mahal, North Mississippi All-Stars, Son House, Chris Whitley, Robert Belfour, The Allman Brothers Band, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Elmore James, JJ Cale, John Hiatt, Mississippi John Hurt, Fred McDowell, Leo Kottke, Sam Bush, Freddie King, Albert King, BB King, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Esther Phillips, Otis Redding, Cozy Cole, Chuck Leavell, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Paul Pena, O.V. Wright, Rebirth Brass Band, etc.

Bryan:

The Beatles, The Meters, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Parker, Muddy Waters, Boston (no, seriously...), Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, John McLaughlin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Eric Clapton, BB King, The Band, Wes Montgomery, Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Herbie Hancock, Joe Satriani, Steely Dan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, 70s & early 80s Pop and Country, late 80s & early 90s Hip Hop, 18th & 19th Century Classical Music (especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin), Dead Prez, Squarepusher, Thievery Corporation, The J.B.'s, Matt Crampton and Kevin Marcotte

Kevin:

paul jackson, chuck rainey, george porter jr., herbie, miles, the meters, bobby womack, trio of doom, mahavishnu, steely dan, the shaggs, mgp, party country, drats, lord master, townes, willie, waylon, and me. and your mom.

DJ Redi Jedi:

Led Zeppelin, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Massive Attack, Underground West Coast HipHop, KRS-One, DJ Qbert

Paul:

Black Sabbath, Primus, Slayer, Dave Holland & Billy Kilson, Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Matt Crampton, The Meters
Sounds LikeSoul Music
Record LabelWellbottom Records


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Dec 31 2009 7:00P
DBA (Colin solo) New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 27 2010 7:00P
Evergreen House Concert (Colin solo) Beorne, Texas

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   About Colin Lake and Wellbottom
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Colin's first solo album now available on iTunes

Colin Lake - In On Time




In the summer of 2001, while on a month long motorcycle trip to Alaska and Canada's Northwest Territories, Colin Lake quietly began to craft a style and sound that would not come to fruition for many years.

At the time, Colin was a novice guitar player and songwriter who had yet to even really sing, and the 'band' that he was forming in his head was little more than a fantasy. Over the next several years, however, Colin put more and more weight into his craft, becoming a proficient songwriter as well as a remarkably soulful vocalist and lap-slide guitar player.

In early 2007, Colin released his debut album, Wax Wane, a blues-infused romp through love, death, and politico that included a slew of well-crafted original tunes alongside covers of Bukka White and Chris Whitley, one of Colin's strongest modern influences.

Later that year, Lake won the 2007 Telluride Acoustic Blues Competition and would prove himself as a stellar solo blues performer to his largest audience yet.

Meanwhile, back in Portland, the sound that Lake had been dreaming of years earlier had taken shape and was now hitting its stride in the form of "Welbottom", the band that Colin formed in 2006. Steeped in jazz, funk, and blues, CL&W features a monster rhythm section and innovative instrumentation.

In October of 2007, Colin Lake & Wellbottom retreated to the Cascade Mountains of Washington to record the forthcoming album, Bullet. Tracked over two days and recorded live in one room, the album features over an hour of epic tunes and uncanny interplay, along with Lake's best songwriting and vocal performances to date.

Now a touring act, the band has played venues thoughout the western U.S. as well as playing on the main stage at the Waterfront Blues Festival and the Crystal Ballroom here in Portland. CL&W has shared the stage with Fred Wesley, Average White Band, J.J. Grey & Mofro, The BoDeans, Keb Mo, Curtis Salgado, Trombone Shorty, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, and Woodbrain. Bullet's very warm reception and the band's growing reputation for high-energy live performances have landed CL&W on stages that Lake could only dream of as he rode north six years ago.





The Making of Bullet


For a few days in the Fall of 2007, Colin Lake and Wellbottom retreated to a studio in the Cascade Mountains and hit their stride. The result is the groundbreaking twelve song blues-rock masterpiece Bullet.

Produced, engineered, and mixed by Bryan Appel of StoveTopStuff!, Bullet captures Lake and his band firing on all cylinders as they soar through eight burning originals, three timeless blues gems, and one surefire hit. That hit, written by Lake's friend and musical contemporary Ian Mouser, is "Red Cross", a smart, infectious blues-pop scorcher in the vein of early Rolling Stones material that has already garnered the attention of national music publications---months before the album went to print and without the help of a record label.

While many blues albums are forced to hide behind a single strength of the band or performer, this album has nothing and no one to fear. Bullet is an unapologetic, sun-up to sun-down romp through strikingly authentic territory. Lake's soulful vocal style, dripping slide-guitar tone, and gripping, introspective lyrics could easily have you confusing this 27 year old for a road-weary gunslinger twice his age. But as Lake clearly draws from a musical well that is older than us all, his style and approach to the music are decidedly modern. Enter the rhythm section; bassist Kevin Marcotte, drummer Jason Stewart, and guitarist/producer Bryan Appel had each played together for years before ever meeting Lake. Steeped in jazz, funk and old-school R&B, the three are improvisational wizards with a feel that knows no bounds. Don't call Wellbottom a backing band---there's room in the drivers' seat for everyone and that notion rings true from the top to the bottom of Bullet's deepest grooves. Add to this the unexpected; many blues fans have never heard the sound of a record being scratched and many young hip hop fans have never heard a blues album. Somewhere in that vast divide is where the band's fifth member, Deejay Redi Jedi, feels most at home. On the hard-driving lead-off tune, "Hammer", as well as the band's funk-infused interpretation of the Robert Johnson classic "Stop Breakin' Down", Redi uses a variety of rubs, scratches, samples and rhythmic breaks that help make this album as intriguing as it is unique.

At over 63 minutes long this album is packed with go-for-broke emotion, thoughtful hooks, and honest, purposeful improvisation. With a tiny budget and huge ideas, Lake and his band have created an album that has all the feeling and none of the trappings that have come to define America's original music; Blues. Bullet is, to paraphrase, built for comfort and for speed...and the people will agree.






FALL 2008 PROMO VIDEO






2008 WATERFRONT BLUES FEST VIDEO






2007 PROMO VIDEO






Press

"Bullet is one of those recordings that should be heard by anybody who doubts the future of Blues music."
      Greg Johnson, President of the Cascade Blues Society

"...superb songwriting and vocal style bolstered by scorching slide-guitar and driving grooves... Colin Lake and Wellbottom will blow your mind."
      - Rebecca Thoreson, The Telluride Watch

"...a long worthy ride of modern blues."
      - Kelsey Bernius, The Missoula Independent

"In concert, Lake was a revelation; sitting, almost buddha-like, centering a caldron of sound, casually signaling the band with a simple glance, beaming as he played his laptop slide and easing into vocals that would have Lowell George's ghost nodding approval."
      Zaph Mann, music journalist

"Lake’s music is pure soul.... The songs...are authentic and rooted in old-time blues, but at the same time modern and forward-thinking."
      Ben Salmon, The Bulletin








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Teddy Presberg

Teddy Presberg



Dec 26 2009 4:01 PM

Hey hey hey my funky friend,

I just released a new funky album "Outcries from a Sea of Red" which is now available! You can check it out here:

Teddy Presberg: Outcries from a Sea of Red


Hope it treats your ears right!

Keep cool and in touch,

Teddy Presberg
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ANGELO DOMINICK

angelo dominick



Dec 25 2009 11:12 AM

THANKS FOR BEING BUDS...MERRY CHRISTMAS...AND HAVE A SMOKIN NEW YEAR MY FRIEND...
When Bears Attack!(NEW SHIRTS!)

When Bears Attack!(NEW SHIRTS!)



Dec 22 2009 11:12 PM

Hey!' Whats going on?' did you like the music?'
George and the Dukes

George and the Dukes



Dec 21 2009 9:01 AM



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KC

KC



Dec 21 2009 12:36 AM

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Love KC
Juliet Cardinal

Juliet Cardinal



Dec 20 2009 8:58 AM

you guys were great tonight at duff's. thank you so much and please come back soon!
Martin Taylor MBE

Martin Taylor MBE



Dec 19 2009 9:49 PM

Peace

Martin Taylor
Blackmail Bluesband

Blackmail Bluesband



Dec 19 2009 5:32 AM

Hi C.L.A.W !
Thank you for your request.
Happy to be one of your friends.
You have amazing tracks on your profile.
Hope you will have a wonderful week.
Greetings from Sweden.
The best mail you can get.
Blackmail Bluesband.


Stomping Nick and His Blues Grenade

Stomping Nick and His Blues Grenade



Dec 16 2009 11:49 AM

Hi there.  There's some stomping new dirty one-man blues tunes on my player - check 'em out.  Best regards, Nick.
Joy Miller, Author

Joy Miller, Author



Dec 16 2009 12:22 AM

Thank you for adding my new author page. I will have a few songs from the soundtrack on the player soon, but will link my music page for more songs. My fiction novel with a CD soundtrack is due out in a few weeks. It will be at CD Baby, Amazon, Barnes & Noble etc.  Keep in touch.
Wishing you a great musical week. Hope all your projects are on track.

Peace and respect,
Joy Miller

"Pastor Pastor" Band

"Pastor Pastor" Band



Dec 15 2009 9:16 PM

Hope all is well.

Happy Holidays!!!
Keep up the gre8 work.

New tunes uploaded... "Giddy-up Giddy-up Giddy-up" "Psy-co-delic route 66" "Under the tree" "U can take a look around if you want2"
Groovy/Funky/Bluesy/and a lil twisty.  Hope u stop n for a peak!!

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aka pastorpastor
LIl baby

LIl baby



Dec 15 2009 6:19 PM

CHECK OUT MY NEW HOT SINGLE (VIRTUAL GUY). MY ALBUM "THE WAY" IS NOW ON ITUNES,AMAZON,CDBABY,NAPSTER,AND TRADEBIT MAKE SURE TO GET A COPY. TO ALL DJS THAT WOULD LIKE A COPY OF MY NEW SINGLE SEND ME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
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Joy Miller

Joy Miller



Dec 15 2009 4:29 PM

May you be blessed in over abundance this season and in the New Year.
Wishing you all the best from my house to yours.

Peace, joy, and respect,
Joy Miller
Would love to have you as a friend on my new book page too.

Book/CD soundtrack due out in a few weeks.

Katie Garibaldi

Katie Garibaldi



Dec 14 2009 7:34 PM

Hi Colin Lake and Wellbottom, Christmas shopping time!

Holiday Shopping Time!
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Whiskey Hill

Whiskey Hill



Dec 13 2009 6:26 PM

Greetings from the Pudding River Thank you for being friends with
Whiskey Hill. We hope you enjoyed our songs. We are recording again and
hope to add some more music in the near future. Whiskey Hill wants to
wish you a holiday season filled with peace and joy. Whiskey Hill
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JM Studios (JMRecordings.com)



Dec 12 2009 11:45 PM

If you think you could use a professional recording, talk to us. If you already have one, then check us out for the future! :-) Thanks! www.jmrecordings.com
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nate fowler



Dec 7 2009 11:59 PM

Just dropping in to see how you're week is going...Have a great Monday! Photobucket
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Hardware - Fusion Tribute to Jimi Hendrix



Dec 7 2009 8:37 AM

Hi,
Great music!
Cheers
Hardware
Joy Miller

Joy Miller



Dec 4 2009 9:48 PM

Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it. 
My current project is a fiction novel with CD soundtrack due out in a few weeks.
Wishing you continued success and a wonderful musical creative weekend. Hope all your projects are on track.

My book page is now up but still under construction.The link is http://www.myspace.com/joymillerbook
Would love to have you as a friend there too.

Peace and respect,

Joy Miller 

KC

KC



Dec 4 2009 2:36 PM

Happy weekend! KCGO TO FREAKYDESIRES.COM
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Blues Joe X

Blues Joe X



Dec 3 2009 1:41 PM

Hi,
thanks for the add . Nice to meet you.
Have a great time.
Love and happiness.
Stay free!!!
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