| Blending elements of trip-hop, reggae, drum & bass and ambient, Dublin-based Analogue Mindfield's music was described by Cheshire Cat of Leftfield as "a heavyweight mix of reggae, old school dub with a vibrant brass-driven trip - they skank like a mouthful of liquorice allsorts".
Analogue Mindfield are Snapper J, Gizzy D, Lariman, Yolazy and Kitty B. Their Mission Statement is simple "Create auditory soundscapes of challenging yet accessible music, whilst retaining an inspired socially conscious theme to our tunes." - Gizzy D. The band have worked on a number of collaborations for these recordings including: Tim Bran [Subsonar, Dreadzone, Transmission] Dr Das [Asian Dub Foundation], Eric Rico [producer/remixer Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, Tupac Shakur Tribute album], Belka & Strelka [The Orb, The Transit Kings] Electric Forgiveness [Jon Dawson - Third of Never, John 'Rabbit' Bundrick - the Who, Bob Marley]. Snapper J and Gizzy D met while playing with Irish urban guerrillas The Subtonics. Snapper J began his musical career fronting one of Ireland's most popular reggae bands Keltic Posse, gigging with reggae legends Derrick Morgan and Laurel Aiken as their support band, whilst in their own right headlining at The Montreaux Jazz festival. Gizzy D, founding member and resident producer of Loop Studios in Dublin has worked with Primal Scream, The Thrills, Shane McGowan, Thin Lizzy, Relish, Andy Rourke [The Smiths], The Frames, Jerry Fish, Blood or WhiskeyÅ and more. He is also a director of www.cpu.ie, Ireland's biggest online music resource. Nigerian-born Lariman originally shot to fame in Turkey where he was the leader in the vibrant reggae scene that swept the country in the 90's. Moving from there to Ireland he became the resident MC for the legendary Firehouse Skank Soundsystem performing alongside Brother Culture [Trojan Soundsystem] and supporting reggae superstars Lee Scratch Perry and The Skatalites. Kitty B's reputation as one of Dublin's most respected session vocalists, brought her to the attention of Snapper J and Gizzy D, who recruited her for the current album. Since then she has worked with Belka & Strelka and is due to record with labelmates Transit Kings [Alex Paterson, Dom Beken, Guy Pratt] in the near future.Yolazy, musician/producer/remixer first began working with Analogue Mindfield when he added some drum tracks and mastered their first album. He has worked with Colm O'coisoig [My Bloody Valentine], Leroy [The Prodigy], Nina Hynes, Produkt, The Pale, Stano, and has remixed and mastered for a host of others. "You've got to get Weatherall to listen to these tracks man, he'll fookin love 'em" - Mani [Primal Scream] The band are at present rranging gigs in Ireland and the UK and there is a possibility of some US gigs in the early summer. There is also a video in production for the track The City's Got an Attitude. |
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