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FOCUS ON: Analogue Mindfield
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- Label: Malicious Damage >>
- Genre: Soul & Dance
Analogue Mindfield are Snapper J and Gizzy D and Kitty B with contributions from a host of other musicians and vocalists.
Work on their third studio album “Visions in Sonic Sense” has been completed and the record is due for release on Malicious Damage in November 2008. For this album the band returned to their roots enlisting the vocal talents of M.C Ishu (Step 13, Manasseh Soundsystem) who also contributed vocals to their debut album ‘Digital Brainwave’. Other guests featuring on the album include Suspira (Trancient Dreams), M.C Jaz (DJ Reeza, Scribble Orchestra) and Dr Das (Asian Dub Foundation) who returns on bass duties for two tracks. The album contains 17 tracks and in usual Analogue Mindfield style encompasses genres from dub to drum and bass and from trip hop to reggae...with a few others thrown in for good measure!
The bands second album ‘A Fine Adjustment of Time’ was recorded in the bands own studios in Dublin and mastered by Mike Fossenkemper (Jimi Hendrix, Super Furry Animals, Jah Wobble, Sly and Robbie, Bill Laswell) in TurtleTone Studios NYC. It was released in March 2007 on the legendary Malicious Damage record label (Killing Joke, The Orb) to international critical acclaim. Analogue Mindfield worked on a number of collaborations for ‘A Fine Adjustment of Time’ which included Yolazy, Lariman (Firehouse Skank), Tim Bran (Subsonar, ex-Dreadzone), Dr Das (ex-Asian Dub Foundation), Eric Rico (producer/remixer Jurassic 5, Pharcyde, Tupac Shakur Tribute album), Belka & Strelka (The Orb, The Transit Kings), Jon Dawson (Third of Never) and John ‘Rabbit’ Bundrick (The Who, Bob Marley)
Analogue Mindfields initial output, entitled ‘Digital Brainwave’ was released in May 2006. Some notable guests featured, including M.C. Ishu (Step13, Manasseh Soundsystem), Yolazy and the crispy horns of The Love Grocer (Mad Professor, Morcheeba, Steel Pulse, The Bluetones, Horace Andy, Zion Train and Dreadzone).
Between them, over the years the members of Analogue Mindfield have worked or shared stages with the following artists Derrick Morgan, Desmond Decker, The Specials, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mani (Primal Scream/Stone Roses), Dustin The Turkey, John Earle (everyone!), Andy Rourke (The Smiths), Alex Paterson (The Orb), Dom Beken, John Rabbit Bundrick (The Who), Youth, Trevor Hutchinson (The Waterboys), MC5, Dr.Das, Leo Pearson (producer U2, Elvis Costello)Tim Bran, Clem Burke (Blondie), The Love Grocer (Morcheeba, Dreadzone, Zion Train, Massive Attack), Erik Rico, Brian James (The Damned), Jerry Fish, Connor Brady (The Blades)
