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Lack of Afro Release new Single 24/03

14th Mar 2008

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The track features a vocal from Steve Marriott and was played on Colin Murray's Radio 1 show last night and has already been played by Shaun Keaveny's BBC6 Breakfast Show, Nemone's Lunchtime Show, Tom Robinson and Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Shows
 
 
Based in Exeter, Lack of Afro, or Adam Gibbons as he's known to his doctor, is a talented multi-instrumentalist raised and fed on nothing but the finest funk.
 
Already being touted as “the next Quantic” we’re sure you’ll agree that this young and talented producer has carved a new niche for himself. With the charm and musicality of funk pioneers such as The Meters, James Brown and Jimmy Smith, but with a contemporary twist, we’re sure this will find favour with fans of artists such as DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, The Breakestra, Quantic Soul Orchestra and Mark Ronson.
 
Having posted a few tracks onto a friend’s website in 2006, word soon spread to the Freestyle offices, where he was instantly snapped up.  His debut album, “Press On” is a wide spanning soundscape, documenting funk, hip hop, soul, psych and jazz – as much at home on your iPod as it is on the dancefloor and reminiscent of something DJ Shadow might have made if he wasn’t trying to break MTV.  It went on to fill the playlists of open minded DJs across the globe and appeared on  lots of end of year top 10’s, as well as landing Lack Of Afro a session on Mark Lamarr’s Radio 2 show ‘God’s Jukebox’ and gigs across the country. 
 
Lack of Afro have also been selected for the Band Aid feature on BBC6’s Shaun Keaveny Show   Following a busy schedule remixing a plethora of artists such as Nicole Willis, The New Mastersounds, Diesler and Eddie Roberts, Adam will soon embark on his next album project, but in the meantime we thought it would be nice to spread the word further by giving a full single release to one of the most requested tracks from the album; “Touch My Soul”.   This track is a unique and heartfelt outing, featuring the instantly recognizable vocals of Steve Marriott on top of one of the catchiest tunes you’ll hear all year.  Made up of a number of layered samples alongside Adam’s own deft playing, the track opens with Steve Marriott’s vocals from the opening phrases of  The Small Faces “Afterglow (Of Your Love)” from their “Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake” UK number 1 album and true 60’s classic, alongside “Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “Pet Sounds”.  
 
Our tribute to the iconic artwork of “Ogden’s Nut Gone Flake” on this single will hopefully make you smile whether you remember the original version from back in the day or from discovering it in your dad’s record collection!   As an added bonus, we’ve also included 2 extra tracks – the heavy funk dancefloor bomb “The Outsider” and the full un-edited version of “Touch My Soul”.  
 

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