Red Bantoo
Having worked alongside some of Australia’s premier musical artists, the dynamic duo Red Bantoo are bursting onto the Australian music scene with a star studded debut.
Collaborations over the years with the likes of Regurgitator, Resin Dogs and The Bird have seen Red Bantoo grace stages like the legendary Glastonbury Festival to our very own Big Day Out. Their debut album ‘Yesterday to the Rescue’, is the latest gem, released through the always reliable Hydrofunk Records. A potent fusion of Electronica, Jazz and beat driven, soulful tones, Red Bantoo are taking their captivating live show around the country on a string of album launch dates in the coming months.
Production expert Si Fixion aka Simon Durrington and keyboard maestro Dan Brown are the eclectic and boundary pushing duo that is Red Bantoo. Over the years they have been garnering the attention of some Australian industry heavyweights including El Gusto of Hermitude and Dave Atkins of Wolfmother/ Resin Dogs fame who have both worked on tracks from the album. In conjunction with such recognised talent, Red Bantoo have also enlisted a string of local artists from the Byron Bay area to effectively create a showcase of local talent including vocalists Sonia Leeson and Shelley Hughes with Stuart Currie on the trombone and James Howard on saxophone.
Created in the perfect beachside backdrop, ‘Yesterday to the Rescue’ is an album made to chill to that still has a beat driven heaviness. Reminiscent of artists like St Germain and Mo Horizons, the handpicked vintage samples and crafty beats combine vibrant live elements for a modern, innovative and atmospheric sound.
The first single from this very suave, down tempo album is the appropriately titled ‘Breeze’. A soundtrack for summer with a distinctly reggae feel, this is no surprise considering the golden beaches of Byron Bay where the song was written. This track is a perfect example of the wealth of talent that appears across the album.
Live, Red Bantoo brings their years of experience to the table resulting in a dance floor friendly and rich musical experience. The guys take a seasoned mixture of sequenced and live music to create sets that are guaranteed to impress.
'Yesterday to the Rescue' is a highly talented and original debut. With it, Red Bantoo combine world class talent while distilling the essence of the Byron Bay area to create an album that is smooth and charismatic - pure quality, all class!
Kafka Remixed
This is it, we finally got some of our favorite producers to remix a few tracks from our beloved Kafka album. Released as a Limited Edition 12 inch vinyl available in February 2010, or you can download it and check it out now. Featuring on the A side Golden Sound reworking the track Afro innay & doing a great afro house dance floor cracker full of Kafka's signature horns. Then comes Red Bantoo treating Themes of Delvechio with their funk- clavinet chilled out beats. On the B side, Chikashi Nishiwaki from Japan reworking Illumination on a Brazil styled acid jazz tip and Two Dee remixing the same track in a dub disco manner!