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Every now and then all my favorite things come together – as was the case when Gordon Murrison from Open Planet Software contacted us to see if we wanted to get involved in a presentation at the Apple Store in Glasgow. What’s the connection I hear you ask… read the story here.
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On Friday 23rd of October, we’ll be back at our favourite London venue, the 606 Club feat. fantastically soulful vocalist Lily Dior from Sydney, Australia.
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Just about to head out for a Staxs rehearsal for our Joss Stone gig tomorrow at the Cornbury Music Festival – in previous years we’ve played there with Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Paul Carrack, Mica Paris, Kiki Dee and other great luminaries of the rock and pop world and tomorrow is obviously extremely promising, to say the least:-) However, this particular BIG Thank You goes largely towards musicians in my country ‘of origin’ – the ‘jewelery box’ that is Austria.
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On Friday 3rd of July, we’ll be back at our favourite London venue, the 606 Club with the usual crew plus regular collaborator Brendan Reilly on vocals!
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After the psychedelic frenzy of ‘Dr Hypenstein‘and the incredible stop-motion animation ‘Baby Fat‘ – here our latest video for ‘Swagger‘ from the ‘Dr Hypenstein‘ album. This is our second collaboration with the brilliant Gerome Delfino from Delfino Designs who also created the animation for ‘Funky Barbarella’ to much acclaim from many of our fans.
Read storyAs part of this year’s Haslemere festival we’ll be playing at St Barts School Hall on Friday 29th May with super soulful vocalist Brendan Reilly and supported by the Bohunt Big Band and Charles Beckerson.
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Our first visit to the Swing Unlimited Jazz Club at The Riviera in Bournmouth on Wednesday 6th May. Starting at 7.30 with funky support from Paul Francis and Simon Mellish’s Capricorn One.
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On arrival of the ‘limited edition of one’ Gold Label Hofner bass in PURPLE my wife instantly named this beauty ‘Princess’ – probably something to do with our mutual love for the artist that is happily called Prince again. I think there is only one other bassist in the world who has a purple Hofner (but with different PU configuration) – a great bassist and lovely guy from San Paolo: Ricardo Junior from OzDois – a Brazilian bass and drums duo.
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Jaco Webb: “Baby Fat” sounds like it was a blast to record, if not only because of its all-around explosive nature, but also because of the sense of sheer joy that runs through every explosive climax.” We like this a lot!
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So a big massive THANK YOU to the legend that is George Graham for not only having picked us but also really having spend the time to get into our music and ‘getting it’. I wish all reviews would be done with such attention to detail, care and passion.
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Contrary to what Ronson?s Uptown Funk might suggest, funk isn?t stuck in 1982. It?s living and breathing and, in the hands of Stefan Redtenbacher, it?s a pumping powerhouse of punchy grooves. There are thirteen tracks on this album, not one of them over four minutes long ? no self-indulgent, meandering introspections here. That?s typical of what I particularly love about Stefan?s work, the way his basslines work in service of the overall vibe of the tune, rather than the other way round. So often you?ll hear virtuoso bass players completely smother their material with extravagant displays of musicianship, but the name Funkestra is surely no accident ? it?s about the big picture (or to be more apt, the big sound), not the individual. He?s got all the chops in the world, but doesn?t feel the need to overpower the groove by grandstanding. (Captain Autumn)
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The feedback so far is very positive and one of my favorite comments so far is by US trombonist Tom Frazee: “Very hip. Shades of Austin Powers & Jethro Tull with an acidic edge. I’m in!” I also liked “Bass a little loud in the mix” by drummer Darren Williams (Oh yes! That’s the idea:-) and “I like this very much Mr Stefan Redtenbacher, funky video:-) didn’t expect anything less!!!” by promoter Steffi Roth.
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