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Big Boss Man 2010:
Tours:
Big Boss Man made it back alive from a mental New Years Eve in Moscow!
Thanks go out to the Caviar Lounge crew.
BBM head out on a tour of Spain to promote the new LP, CD & D-Download,
“Full English Beat Breakfast” -out now, on Blow Up Records. The tour
starts in the first week of March and takes in; Madrid (– El Sol),
Pontevedra, Gijon, Valladolid, Granada, Alicante, Valencia and more to
be announced, – Contact I-Wanna Management , if you are a promoter
looking for a date. BBM also have pencilled in spring dates for Blow Up
in London, dates in a France and a return to Bristol.
Radio:
Full English Beat Breakfast, Big Boss Man’s 3rd LP has
received national and international airplay, including a live session at
the BBC Maida Vale studios for Mark Lamar’s show “God’s Jukebox”, the
Craig Charles Show on BBC 6, Gary Crowley’s show in London, national
radio in Italy and France and a plethora of internet stations.
Mags:
Rave reviews have appeared in a selection of respected magazines;
Echoes: 4/5 “Purchase with Confidence”, Record Collector: 4/5 “Their
best album yet,” Clash: 7/10 “If Charlie Croker from the Italian Job was
still alive-gawd bless his soul-he’d being dancing to this...” NWN:
“More achingly cool as the years pass.” Hi-Fi Choice: 4/5 “the Sergeant
Pepper of Boogaloo”, Drummer: 5/5 “It’s one of those albums you wish you
were the drummer”, Scootering: “Essential Listening”
to name a few.
Other news:
BBM’s “Kelvin Stardust” is used in a Renault advert currently showing in
Romania, Poland and Morocco!
The sample from BBM’s “Sea Groove” as used by Thievery Corporation in
their track “the Numbers Game,” is used in the new Apple/Logic recording
software as part of the demonstration.
Paris/New York DJ Ol’ Stark reported that when he spun “Sea Groove” at a
prestigious fashion event last autumn in New York the dance-floor was
filled with the world’s most famous Super-models – all getting down to
the M4 corridor beat. Apparently this track is so popular that the
A-side of his copy has worn out and he has to play the B-side version.
Spring/Summer 2009:
The long
awaited new LP/CD/d-download from “Cult” Hammond-Punk/Funk turkeys Big
Boss Man, “Beat Breakfast” is set for release in the UK in
August/September, then in Europe shortly after.
Having finally got over their collective hangover from their mini-tour
of Tinkoff Brewery music venues in Russia, the guys set about recording
their third disc for Blow Up Records - a breakfast based
Hammond-Bongo-Fuzz freak-out.
The whole LP was initially recorded in the band’s own rickety 8-track
analogue “Ramshackle Studios” then taken lock, stock and barrel to Nick
Terry (Klaxons, Libertines etc) to produce and mix, then finally to John
Davis at Metropolis Studios to master – his other clients at the time
included U2’s the Edge who apparently “quite liked it” but thought it
would benefit from a few more effects.
As
usual the band use a load of old weird and unnecessary gear; head
honcho Nass (a.k.a the Bongolian) plays mini-VIP, Farfisa and Hammond
organs, Wurlitzer piano and moog synths along to a driving bongo and
fuzz beat provided by bass man “the Hawk” and guitarist Trev. The band
creates a spaced-out selection of prime 60’s inspired dance floor
tracks: Northern Soul vibes with “Black Eye”, garage sounds with “the
Bloater,” Boogaloo with “Pies and Pastiche” even samba with “Full
Brazilian” to highlight a few.
September 2008:
After having to cancel July & August’s UK and France gigs, due
to Trev fracturing his wrist (tit),
BBM return to Spain with
a mini tour. Starting with the Savoy Club in Gijon taking in the
Floorstompers 60’s weekend in Pontevedra, Galicia on 1st
November, the gigs continue through to The Purple Weekend prentaction in
Leon and finishing in Castellon. Details to follow.
“Record Company legal delays” have set back the release of BBMIII,
it’s definitely set for release this millennium, however the guy’s
music crops up in various unusual places; on Dutch TV’s “DJ Git Hyper
presents music from RAYMANN is LAAT!!!” and it’s related CD – keep it
cult! And hip US Electronica exponents “Thievery Corporation” continue
their interest in BBM using the break from “Sea Groove” in their
upcoming track “the numbers game”.
31st March 2008:
After a couple of gigs in Veinna and Modena, Big Boss Man play a string
of dates in the UK, so far confirmed is 31/05/8 at the Yardbird,
Birmingham, with Bristol and others set to follow.
Big Boss Man III, the new LP is all mixed (by Nick Terry of Ian Brown
and Klaxons fame) bar one track; a soul floor shaker collabaration with
Dean Parrish (Hopefully!)
25th October 2007:
Big Boss Man appear on the new Funk compilation album "Come on Soul"
released next month on Hamburg's Legre Records - along with a whole host
of groovy acts. Their track is "the Hawk".
Big Boss Man are currently in the Studio working on BBM III, a whole new
a set of previously unheard tunes.
In the mean time Nass has the release of his new Bongolian LP "Outer
Bongolia" next month and Trev joins him along with Badger Burgess and
guests for a few live dates:
09/11/07 Soundhaus; Northampton
16/11/07 London tbc
17/11/07 Yardbird; Birmingham
30/11/07 The Horn; St.Albans
01/12/07 The Vic; Swindon
08/12/07 Purple Weekend; Spain, tbc
21/12/07 Dirty Water Club; London.
Spring 2007:
Forthcoming gigs include:
Germany Tour in March (see gigs page for more info).
Plus - Scotland, Guildford, Birmingham, Swindon, Scarboro and St Albans
dates confirmed in the UK.
The Mighty Boosh Series 2 DVD featuring
the BBM track on the short film 'Sweet'.
Winter 2006:
Just Back from some mental dates in Russia, (Cheers people of Rostov,
Kazan and Ufa - respect due Ivan).
TV: Australia
Groovy Ausies may have heard BBM tracks on a neighbours spin-off show!
TV: UK
Spotted or rather heard: BBM on BBC :"Oz Clarkes wine" type show,
Sky one: "Oaps on asbos"
Also keep an ear out whilst wacthing Channel 4's new show "Secret
Benefactor"
TV: USA
A Big Boss Man track is to be featured in a new US TV Series, entitled
"Kitchen Confidential" - Made by the directors of "Sex and the
City".available now on DVD
Summer 2006:
The Party 7
single continues to be picked up by football pundits, after being played
at Manchester Utd's last game of the season and Robbie Wiliamsy
and G Ramsey-ey's charity-a thon, Premier league ground's DJ's
are spinning it across the UK .
Alan Hansen used it for his World Cup highlights on the BBC World Cup
Final as well as featuring in one of a series of ads for the Nike
world cup campaign 2006. Eric Cantana and Thierry Henry feature in the
ad If you don't see it on TV check the website to view it :
www.nikefootball.com
Nike World Cup advert features BBM's
Party 7, taken from the Humanize album.
Big Boss Buddha from the Humanize album
is trailing a film in the States:"Acceptance"
Blow Up records have reissued the debut
Big Boss Man album Humanize which features the Party 7 track, with
stickers on the sleeve with reference to the ad. This album also
incidentally forms the soundtrack to the BAFTA nominated short film
Sweet which stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
(The Mighty Boosh) the film has just recently been made available as an
extra on The Mighty Boosh series 2 DVD.
BBM bass player The Hawk's launches his
own project, check out:
www.thehawkmusic.com
Previous News:
Prince Fatty Album
If you like Hammond Rocksteady & Reggae, check Out:
Prince Fatty :The Best of Anvil, the ltd vinyl LP containing the
summer Reggae smash :Nina's Dance / Nina's Dub :out now. (Nass and
Trev's covert Rocksteady recordings)
Click Here for the Big Boss online shop
The new Big Boss Man album - Smell
the Glove , sorry, Winner is released in UK, France, Spain and
Germany,
Winner :Blow Up
Records BU027CD & BU027LP
1 - Kelvin Stardust
2 - Fall in Fall Out
3 - Complicated Lady
4 - Tu As Gache Mon Talent Ma Cherie
5 - Reach Out
6 - Oh My Gawd
7 - B.O.O.G.A.L.O.O.
8 - Fever special
9 - Everybody Boogaloo
10 - Jackson 16
11 - The Hawk
12 - Got It so Bad
13 - Deception
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