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Born in 1979 and now living near Hoo in Kent, I took up Drumming at secondary school and visited a recording studio for a day to make a demo tape. That was a great experience but I've since directed my musical interests into collecting and DJing music. I've been into Rock music since '88 when I bought my first Iron Maiden album. I love the band even today but my tastes have widened from traditional Metal to contemporary 60's-70's inspired Stoner/Fuzz/Doom/Groove Rock (You can listen to some of my fave tracks in the chart list below to get an idea of what I play on Fisted nights). Due to my passion for hard percussion it wasn't long till I discovered rare 60's-70's Funk and I believe both these under- ground musical genres go well together because of the same production values, groove and dedication of the performers. My collection is growing by the week, currently at around 1700 CDs and 300 Records so I'm well kitted up for DJing purposes ^__^ The reason I started DJing was because there were no local venues playing the music I wanted to hear. The first time I DJed, I had no experience or training in the use of the equipment but with a background in video editing (a similar discipline of cross- fading and using other knobs & switches), it took no time to learn the ropes. Other interests: Japanese/Hong Kong/Korean cinema, Anime, Manga/Comic books, Internet, Collecting Japanese animation artwork and I wrote a book- "The Art of Drawing Manga" which my brother illustrated. Other Website: BlueBlade AKIRA on the famous Japanese comic book and movie, Akira, by Katsuhiro Otomo. Contact Email: Krafty At Fisted Music If you're a local Entertainments manager who'd like this kind of music played at your venue please get in touch. Comments on my/our work is always appreciated so if you feel like chatting, drop us a line. |
Top 20 Stoner/Fuzz bands and corresponding tracks in alphabetical order. Listen to MP3 clips (each approx 1 min between 700-800kb in size)
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ASTROQUEEN- Landslide CLUTCH- Open Up The Border COLOUR HAZE- Get it On DEMON CLEANER- Megawheel DOZER- Lightyears Ahead FU MANCHU- Strolling Astronomer GAMMERA- Almond Eye GONZALEZ- New Motor Queen GREENWOOD- Cosmic Rebirth HAINLOOSE- Hooray HONCHO- Hypnopilot KYUSS- Demon Cleaner PAWNSHOP- 20th Century Jesus RIDGE- Fuelle ROLLERBALL- Jonothan E SCISSORFIGHT- Dead Thunderbird SOLARIZED- Shifter SOULDIVIDER- Supersound City SOUTHFORK- Superglue SPIRIT CARAVAN- Healing Tongue |
Check out the MATADORS,
which include Andreas and Jonas formerly of RIDGE!!
MP3 Samples: Like a
Matador pt2 & Rise
Above Adversity
Other stunning Stoner/Fuzz/Psych/Doom bands that deserve mention: 7 Zuma 7, Abdullah, Acid King, Awesome Machine, Boogieman, Burnher, Corrosion of Conformity, Datura, Dear Mutant, Dixie Witch, Down, Electric Wizard, Fireball Ministry, 5ive, Five Horse Johnson, Floating Widget, Floodgate, House of Aquarious, Hypnos69, Josiah, Karma to Burn, Life Beyond, Low Gravity Circus, Lowrider, Matadors, Monkey3, Mammoth Volume, Nice Cat, Novadriver, The Obsessed, Orange Goblin, Roadsaw, sHeavy, Sixty Watt Shaman, Skywise, Sparzanza, Spiritual Beggars, Sundial, Thumlock, |
Top 20 Funk bands and corresponding tracks in alphabetical order. Most of my Funk collection is on vinyl (12" LPs and 7" 45s). I don't have the means to extract vinyl clips, but demos below are from my CD collection Listen to MP3 clips (each approx 1 min between 700-800kb in size)
APOLLIS- What It Is BLENDERS LTD- When ya git through wit it put it back EDDIE BO- The Hook & Sling BROTHERS SEVEN- Evil Ways BOBBY BYRD- Hot Pants I'm Coming... CHUCK CARBO- Can I be your Squeeze DENNIS COFFEY- Scorpio (vinyl) CYMANDE- Brothers on the Slide FABULOUS COUNTS- Lunar Funk GENERAL CROOK- Gimme Some GREAT DELTAS- Tra La La (vinyl only) J HINES & FELLOWS- Camelot Time LITTLE ROYAL- Razor Blade MACEO- Tighten Up (vinly only) MAJESTICS- Funky Chick THE METERS- Cissy Strut NOBLE KNIGHTS- Sing a Simple Song SOUL TORNADOS- Crazy Legs WHATNAUTS- Dance to the Music YELLOW SUNSHINE- Yellow Sunshine |
Other stunning Funk/Soul/Jazz bands that deserve mention: The 20th Century, Donald Austin, Beginning of the End, James Brown, JB's, Bohannon, Larry Ellis, Flaming Ember, Benny Gordon, Grant Green, Imaginary Visions, Eddie Jacobs, Kashmere stage Band, King Hannibal, Lightnin' Rod, Lunar Funk, The Mar-keys, The Mohawks, The Nite-Lighters, The PC's Ltd, S.O.U.L, Sugarman 3, The Winstons |
How to get into Stoner Rock and/or Funk On occasions people have come up to me at gigs and have asked things like- "Where can I buy this music"? and "How can I find out more because I want to start collecting"? They're actually good points, so I have some tips regarding such queries. To get the most from Underground music you have to do a lot of research which takes time but can be very fun and rewarding. The internet is a brilliant tool for this because it can put you in touch with info, record labels, artists, and stores all over the world. 1. As a starting point I'd recommend Stonerrock.com for the Rock Music and Funk45.com for the Soul/Funk. Both sites have a huge community of dedicated fans who add their own reviews and thought on the scenes, and the site content is continually updated for all the latest info but keeps the older stuff too for useful reference. You can also download snippets of tracks to get a feel for the bands, which is great in guiding you towards the styles of music you want to hear. It's important to listen to as many different bands as possible because a lot of styles exist under the 'Stoner' or 'Funk' header. You'll probably discover a certain blend of music you hadn't encountered before and you may then follow this musical path. 2. Buy compilation CDs. Before committing your hard-earned readies on a single band's LP, listen to various comps on the genres as there are plenty around. I've got around 30 CD comps each on Stoner and Funk music and there's still more to get hold of! Record labels may release a batch of tracks by the bands on their roster and if you love a band on one label, it's likely you will like many of the bands on this label. Remember, most of these record labels are small, formed by true fans/band members who know their stuff. Each label has a discernable sound based on the owner's tastes! 3. Once you're familiar with the labels and bands, you may want to look out for live gigs (mostly the Rock genre) and buy singles/albums from bands you have identified on the comps and the Label/Band/Fan websites. A top tip for UK buyers- it's often cheapest to buy online and you can get some good deals from stores in the USA/Europe. Check out the links below for retailers that I've vetted ;) Also, on large orders from outside the EU, ask the retailer to mark the Customs Label as a 'Gift' with a value of US$25.00. This will help you avoid UK Customs inspection and the incurred cost of Tax, Duty, Import Fees etc which can total up to 22% of the orders' value... This will leave more money in your pocket to spend on cool music! Have fun collecting! If you want any specific help on building your collections just ask. (You can find many of the best website links in the section below) |
Recommended Web Links: Stoner/Fuzz/Psych/Doom Communities and Retailers with the best Range/Service/Price that I've dealt with UK/EUROPEAN Black Tears Distribution (UK) Heavy Stoner/Doom/Black/Goth retailer Electrohasch (GER) Stefan's (from COLOUR HAZE) Label for Hainloose, Ugh! and new Hypnos69 Daredevil Records (GER) Label of Duster69, Sergej the Freak, Magnified Eye + more Freak Emporium (UK) Retailer of Stoner/Psyche Rock and Funk among other genres Freebird Records (HOL) Label and Retailer Hot Stuff (SWE) Various Rock musical genres, CDs/Vinyl/Merch for sale Just for Kicks Music (GER) Excellent mail order, often has good sale items Kozmik Artifactz (GER) Great stock of all the latest releases Molten Universe (SWE) Label of all my Scandinavian faves- Dozer, Greenleaf, Demon Cleaner, Ridge Monster Zero (GER) Label for a few releases by Colour Haze, Low Gravity Circus, Astroqueen People Like You (GER) Label for Abdullah, Awesome Machine, Blind Dog, Eternal Elysium, Sunride PsycheDOOMelic (AUSTRIA) Label of Voodoo Shock, Orodruin, Wall of Sleep. Good Retail Record Heaven (SWE) Blues/Jazz, Stoner/Doom/Psych music. Some nice rarities Stoned Gods (IRE/IT) Quality News, Reviews and Links from the Heavy Psych/Fuzz/Indie scene Swamproom Records (GER) Large store of underground Psych/Indie/Stoner releases Vinyl Magic 3 (IT) Specializes in Metal, Stoner/Psych, Garage/Punk, Jazz/Blues. Some rare releases US/OTHER Game Two Records (USA) Label and Retailer with good bulk purchase costs Hellride Music (USA) Great Retailer- especially good prices and shipping. Cannot be faulted Highbeam (AUS) Label with superb bands such as Monsterous Blues, Thumlock, Timid Joe HydraHead (USA) Retails Scissorfight, ISIS, 5ive, Keelhaul, Milligram, Pelican + more CDs Rhythm Ace Records (AUS) Label of Rollerball, Filler, Forte System 13. Good mail order prices Stonerrock.com (USA) Premier site with a great Store, News and massive Forum community Tee Pee Records (USA) Label of Atomic Bitchwax, Black Nasa, Core, Sleep and others The Sound Monitor (AUS) Quality News, Reviews and Links for the Stoner/Doom/RnR scene Underdogma (USA) Label with good bands and Store Funk/Soul Communities and Retailers with the best Range/Service/Price Budget Beats (UK) Funk and Hip Hop LPs and 45s Crazy Beat (UK) Funk/Soul LPs and 45s Daptone Records (USA) Label and store for Sugarman3, Lee Fields, Sharon Jones Disque (UK) Most musical genres LPs and 45s. London-based shop and internet mail order Dusty Groove (USA) Good selection of Funk/Soul 45s/LPs w/descriptions plus other specialist genres Heart in the Soul (UK) Northern Soul community events and sales for charities in the South West Funk45 (UK) Tracks database with clips and relative info- great reference. 4200+ members Jazzman Records (UK) Great 45 reissues and 2 original compilations worth buying. Hear clips too Juno Records (UK) Large selection of Funk (mostly reissue) and other Dance music genres LongTallSimon (USA) Haim's site has some great and extensive 45s for sale Records By Mail (USA) Huge selection of music on vinyl including Funk, Soul and Jazz Soul Jazz Records (UK) London-based label and shop with good mail order Vinyl.com (USA) Great selection of Funk reissues at superb prices |