The Apples Prepare For UK/Europe Tour, Bristol awaits!

Following the roaring success of the Hackney Colliery Band in Bristol last month, Funk From The Trunk are pleased to welcome back the incomparable Israeli funk maestros; THE APPLES!

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Date published: 15th May 2014

FFTT and The Lanes hosts The Apples for a second time next weekend as part of a stellar UK/European tour. Having played at FFTT Live! last year to a capacity crowd, the stage it set for more of the same.

The Apples, for those that have not experienced them, are a 9 piece funk, jazz scratch collective mixed to perfection to create a fresh style that has been making heads turn and feet move at gigs and festivals across the globe.

The inspired chemistry and varied backgrounds of the Nine musicians meant that they could impose the indigenous rhythms of the Middle East and the melodies of European Jewish heritage on top of American RnB, jazz and hip hop traditions. This was further enhanced with dubbed-out effects often within the same track and have it all make sense.

A double bass provides a deep dark rumble snaking between heavy drum beats. The horn section at times tight and stabbing, at times a warm blanket of sound. All centered around hip hop?s first original instrument- the turntable- whose vinyl sources cover any and all of the aforementioned fields and much, much more, drawing on every corner of recorded audio history.

As interest in the band grew, jams became parties became events became international tours. Recorded documents were sought out, so they began caging their live creations on records: The band?s Attention! LP and single (2006) led to London-based Freestyle Records, through which in 2007 the band released their notorious version of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name", followed by the Buzzin? About LP (2008), and The Power EP (2009).

The Apple?s final effort for Freestyle was the intriguing Kings LP (2010) which saw the band write music for and collaborate with funk legend Fred Wesley

Their 5th installment, Fly On It recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios was released last year and sets the tone for what to expect in Bristol this weekend.

"With four horns, bass, drums and turntables, their oddly effective mix of instrumental hip-hop and soul-jazz got the crowd dancing and jumping, while giving listeners plenty to latch on to."
John L Waters / The Guardian

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