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SUNFILTER. ( radio edit )

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Released: Apr 27, 2007

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SUNFILTER. ( radio edit )
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THE TRICK.
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HEAVENLY ESSENCE.
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SANTIAGO DE CUBAO. feat. Luis Conte.
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SAUSALITO CALLING
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Genre: Electronica / Experimental / Soul
Location Manchester, Northwest, UK
Profile Views: 14931
Last Login: 5/12/2011
Member Since 12/19/2006
Website www.jooksofficialwebsite.com
Record Label Roots music
Type of Label Indie
Bio
........ ..Make your own ....MySpace Layouts...... .. AFTER MANY JAM SESSIONS IN MANCHESTER,PERCUSSIONISTS LEA MULLEN(HAPPY MONDAYS,BUFFALO 66,JAMIE SCOTT)AND CHRIS CRUIKS (RAE AND CHRISTIAN,AIM)DECIDE TO CREATE A "MIXING TOOL" OF LOOPS AND GROOVES THAT COULD BE UTILISED BY DJ'S AND REMIXERS... WITH THE ADDITION OF LONG-TIME MATES AND MUSICAL COLLABARATORS STEVE RIGBY AND WAYNE EDWARDS,THE FOCUS SOON SHIFTED FROM A "MIXING TOOL" TO A FULLY-FLEDGED MUSICAL PROJECT ....LATE-NIGHT 'PHONE CALLS WERE MADE,MUSICAL "FAVOURS" WERE CALLED IN AND BEFORE THEY KNEW IT THE GUYS HAD ENLISTED THE HELP OF PERCUSSION LEGENDS LUIS CONTE(MADONNA,PAT METHENEY,JAMES TAYLOR),RENI(THE STONE ROSES) AND ANDY TREACEY(FAITHLESS)... THE VENEZUELAN GENIUS OF SERGIO GALLARDO(ZIGGY MARLEY) ADDED HIS OWN BRAND OF RHYTHMIC CHAOS... WITH THE EMPHASIS NOW ON THE MELODIC AS WELL AS RHYTMIC,VOCALISTS JUDY GREEN(LITTLE GREEN)DENNIS BOURNE(BUFFALO66) AND DAVE BAILEY(DBREEZE)WERE ENLISTED TO ADD A SOULFUL,DISTINCTIVE EDGE. ..
Members
JOOKS are.. LEA MULLEN(percussion,vibes,ideas...humour) CHRIS CRUICKS(percussion,vibes....bud) WAYNE EDWARDS(guitar,keyboards,production,artwork) STEVE RIGBY(bass,keyboards,production/engineering/mastering) FEATURED GUEST ARTISTS ON "SOFTHANDS" Luis Conte (Madonna,Pat Metheny,James taylor) Reni(Alan Wren)..(The Stone Roses,The Rub) Andy Treacey (Faithless,Groove Armada) Kevin Whitehead (Lisa Stansfield,Olive,The Christians) Ollie Collins(Solaris,Pete Simpson) Roger Crombie (Proud Mary,G-balls,sessions) Judy Green(Little Green) Sergio Gallardo(Ziggy Marley,Latin sessions) Dennis Bourne (Elektrik Milk,Buffalo66,Brahma) Dave Bailey(Dbreez,London sessions)
Influences
Downtempo/chillout/soul/funk/jazz/electronica....Fragile State,Zero7,Jose Padillas,Jam and Lewis,Herbie Hancock,Hed Kandi,Ministry,Lonnie Liston-Smith,Gil Scott-Heron,The Beatles,George Martin,Faithless,Trevor Horn,Massive Attack,Mark King,Bjork,Cinematic Orchestra,Sade,Pat Metheny,Azymuth ,Los Van Van,Giles Peterson,Roger Sanchez,Pete Tong,Talking Heads,Honeyroot,John Mayer,Sly and the family Stone,Brian Eno,Bowie..
Sounds Like
An eclectic mix of Balearic soul and funk,fused with an up-tempo mix of percussion,house and latin rythyms,brought back down with a chilled out soundscape of mellow grooves.