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Podcast 12
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Every month we will be creating a podcast featuring members that we think you'll be hearing more about.
This month we are featuring The Yeah You's, Karen Bishko, The Five Aces and SuperSwamis. |
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The Yeah You's
Our first act this month is The Yeah You’s. Michael Kintish and Nick Ingram met in late 2006, and a perfect musical partnership was born.
They quickly discovered a mutual love of the classic songs and productions of ELO, Supertramp, The Beach Boys and the Police.
We challenge you not to fall in love with their songs: beautiful singalong melodies, heart-rending lyrics, lavish, layered vocal arrangements and rich instrumentation. Once you’ve heard them, we’re sure you’ll want to hear more... and more. The time is right for The Yeah You's.
Their track is If I Could.
If you’d like to know more about The Yeah You’s, visit myspace.com/theyeahyous |
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Karen Bishko
Our second act this month is Karen Bishko.
Karen’s heartfelt songs explore the fragility of human relationships and her upfront pop melodies sometimes disguise the clever, bittersweet nature of her lyrics. As you listen to her songs, each one an engaging tale from her own life, you feel that you are getting to know her.
She recently supported Take That on their “Beautiful World” tour, and has just been in the studio with Stephen Lironi and Chris Sheldon.
Karen’s podcast track, Too Much Information, is taken from her debut album, Singles for Singles.
For information on how to obtain Karen’s music, and forthcoming gig dates, visit:
karenbishko.com or
myspace.com/karenbishko |
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The Five Aces
The sound of Glasgow's The Five Aces dates from a time when the term ‘R&B’ meant rhythm and blues, when the dancefloor was most likely in a seedy, sweaty basement, and the band had probably been travelling (and sleeping) in a rusty old van for weeks. The Five Aces accurately replicate this experience by playing mostly in seedy, sweaty basements and travelling and sleeping in a rusty van. They are steeped in the authentic sound of that era and their set is mostly original tunes, with a smattering of period covers.
They share the van and the stage with a whole bunch of vintage instruments; live, you get to experience first-hand what it must have been like to see a band when the Fifties turned into the Sixties. Now that’s what WE call music!
Britain has produced its fair share of original world-class rhythm and blues acts over the years, and The Five Aces really ought to follow in the footsteps of our most recent global R&B export, James Hunter.
Their podcast track is Kick the Bucket.
For more information on the Five Aces, visit myspace.com/thefiveaces or thefiveaces.com |
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SuperSwamis
Our final act for this podcast is SuperSwamis. Their music is a rich tapestry; a fusion of Indian and Western influences, from classical music of both cultures, through lush cinematic soundscapes, to electronica, disco and back to Bollywood.
Though the sound of SuperSwamis is sample-based, they are proud to be a live outfit as well as a studio project, fusing technology with live instrumentation to create an overwhelming live experience.
They are already hugely popular on the Asian music scene, picking up radio plays on Bobby Friction and Nihal’s BBC Radio 1 and Asian Network shows. They’ve also been attracting the interest of the more adventurous mainstream DJs, like Colin Murray and Huw Stephens, and have been called ‘the Asian Pink Floyd’ though their music is too diverse to be pigeonholed so simply.
We struggled to choose the track that best illustrated their sound; in the end they have remixed a track especially for our podcast, so we present an exclusive mix of Valentine Curve.
If you’d like to find out more about the band, visit
myspace.com/superswamis |
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