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Ashley Slater
Ashley Slater (born 1961) is a Canadian-born British trombone player and best known for his narration on the television series '' Boo!'' as well as his work with Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim) in the band Freak Power. Career In 1983 after leaving the army, Slater attended the National Centre for Orchestral Studies, after which he joined the jazz orchestral collective Loose Tubes. Over the next few years he was the bass and tenor trombonist of choice for George Russell, Carla Bley, Andrew Poppy, El Sonido de Londres, Billy Jenkins, Django Bates and Andy Sheppard. Discography As leader *''The Human Groove'' (1988), with Microgroove *''Big Lounge'' (2002) *''Cellophane'' (2008) With Kitten & The Hip *''Hello Kitten'' (2014) With Freak Power *''Drive-Thru Booty'' (1995) *''More of Everything for Everybody'' (1996) With Loose Tubes * '' Loose Tubes'' (1985) * ''Delightful Precipice'' (1986) * ''Open Letter'' (1988) With Kin Chi Kat * ''You Think You Love Me'' (2019) Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freak Power
Freak Power was a band founded by bassist Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), Ashley Slater (vocalist and trombonist), and backing vocalist Jesse Graham. Their music was a mix of acid jazz, funk, soul, and trip hop. Although not credited, the London-based session bass player Dale Davis recorded bass and guitar on their debut album ''Drive-Thru Booty''. Discography The single " Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was a minor hit on the UK Singles Chart when released in 1993. There was renewed interest in the track after TV exposure in the 1995 Levi's jeans television advert "Taxi" directed by Baillie Walsh. The band released two albums: '' Drive-Thru Booty'' in 1994 and ''More of Everything for Everybody'' in 1996. The debut album featured the hit singles "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" and "Rush", released on 4th and Broadway. The title of the former is a play on Timothy Leary's "Turn on, tune in, drop out "Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture-era phrase popularize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drive-Thru Booty
''Drive-Thru Booty'' is the debut album by British band Freak Power, fronted by musician, record producer and songwriter Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), singer, songwriter and trombone player Ashley Slater and vocalist Jesse Graham. It was released in April 1994. Singles The album includes the singles " Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out", which originally reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart in 1993, and "Rush", which reached number 62 in 1994. "Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out" was re-released in early 1995 and became a much bigger hit when it reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception John Perry from ''NME'' wrote that the album "is damn near the greatest fancy dress-party album... ever. It's a brilliant collection of uplifting smiley grooves ..''Drive Thru Booty'' is simply pure glittery pop, as smooth and shiny as Kojak in a pink turtleneck." Dan Glaister from ''The Guardian'' deemed it "wonderful, funky, drive-by, bubblegum pop." Jordan Paramor from ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Male Trombonists
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Living People
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1961 Births
Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the captain and first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti enters the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 military coup, General Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Business (band)
Monkey Business is a Czech funk and pop band formed in 1999 in Prague. It is one of the musical projects of multi-instrumentalist and producer Roman Holý, the others being J.A.R. and Sexy Dancers. The band also includes vocalist Matěj Ruppert, guitarist Oldřich Krejčoves, bassist Pavel Mrázek, drummer Martin Houdek, keyboardist Ondřej Brousek, and vocalist Tereza Černochová. As of , they have released eleven studio albums. History Monkey Business formed in Prague, Czechia, in 1999. The band initially consisted of vocalist Matěj Ruppert, guitarist Oldřich Krejčoves, bassist Pavel Mrázek, drummer Martin Houdek, and keyboardist Ondřej Brousek. Their debut album, ''Why Be in When You Could Be Out'', was released in 2000 and included contributions from Iranian-Czech percussionist Imran Musa Zangi and American trombonist Fred Wesley. The group subsequently added a second vocalist, the American-Czech Tonya Graves, who had previously sung in the band Liquid Harmony. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rum & Coke (album)
''Rum & Coke'' is a 2009 album by British electronica band Dub Pistols. It features guest appearances from Rodney P, Ashley Slater ( Freakpower), Lindy Layton (Beats International) and DJ Justin Robertson. Composition ''Rum & Coke'' incorporates many genres, including reggae, rap, ska, dub and urban music. Reception Lou Thomas of BBC Music wrote that the Dub Pistols "kept the quality control high" on ''Rum & Coke'', calling it "a likeable combination of genres that mesh so well." ''The Independent'' Andy Gill rated the album three stars out of five, describing it as "a collection of summary, mostly laid-back grooves designed to keep spirits cool at carnival time." Rory Taylor from Contact Music rated ''Rum & Coke'' eight out of ten, writing, "I don't think there's need for any further evidence. the Dub Pistols are smokin'." Track listing # "Back to Daylight" – 4:21 # "I'm in Love" – 4:05 # "Everyday Stranger" – 5:01 # "Revitalise" – 5:20 # "Ganja" – 3:55 # "She Move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dub Pistols
Dub Pistols are an English electronic music band founded in 1996 by Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan. Career The band's first singles were "There's Gonna Be a Riot" and "Best Got Better" in 1998. Their first album, '' Point Blank'', came out the same year. Their albums '' Six Million Ways to Live'' and ''Y4K: Next Level Breaks'' were released in 2001. To date, they have released seven studio albums as well as contributing to numerous film soundtracks, including '' Blade II'', '' Bad Company'', ''Piranha 3D'' and ''Mystery Men''. They have also released a significant number of remixed tracks from other artists. The most notable of these include a remix of Ian Brown's " Dolphins Were Monkeys", Limp Bizkit's " My Way", the Crystal Method's "Do It", and Moby's "James Bond Theme". Their third album, '' Speakers and Tweeters'' was released in 2007 through Sunday Best and features T. K. Lawrence, JMS, Blade, Rodney P and Terry Hall. Their fourth album '' Rum'n'Coke'' was rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Ballamy
Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. He is considered one of the 25 greatest jazz saxophonists of all time and was featured as one of the world's all-time greats in ''BBC Music Magazine''s "100 Jazz Legends". ''The Guardian'' described him as "one of the world's distinctive saxophone voices". One of his closest musical collaborators is Django Bates. Career Ballamy was born in Guildford, Surrey, and educated at George Abbot School, Guildford, from 1975 to 1980. He then studied Musical Instrument Technology from 1980 to 1982 at Merton College. He took piano lessons from age of 6 to 14. He discovered saxophone in 1978 with three lessons and his first professional gig was in 1980. He played Ronnie Scotts as Iain Ballamy Quartet at age 20. He was a founding member of Loose Tubes in 1984. First recording with Billy Jenkins in 1985, his first solo album, '' Balloon Man'', was released in 1988. Clive Davis' review in The Times described it as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Very Big Carla Bley Band
''The Very Big Carla Bley Band'' is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley released on the Watt/ECM label in 1991.Carla Bley discography accessed August 9, 2010 accessed August 25, 2016 Reception The review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album stars and stated "The result is a fairly solid, if slightly bland, date that may cause the listener to pine for her earlier "excesses"... in the end, Bley's themes and structures tend more toward the competent than the stirring or memorable, l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Concert (George Russell Album)
The London Concert may refer to: * ''The London Concert'' (Derek Bailey and Evan Parker album), 1975 * ''The London Concert'' (Oscar Peterson album), 1978 * ''The London Concert'' (George Russell album), 1990 {{DEFAULTSORT:London Concert, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
