Slick Auckland-based soul-funk-pop collective led by vocalist/guitarist Richard Setford. They made a big impression with their live performances, including quite a bit of television exposure around the nationwide National Anthem charity event, plus supporting Black Eyed Peas and high profile festival slots overseas.
Spent a year and a half recording their debut LP at the Sugarlicks studio, churning through members along the way, with only 3 members returning for sophomore release ‘Soup Kitchen‘ in 2006.
A live-to-the-desk 3rd LP ‘Stand up to the shakedown’ was recorded and released in 2007 as a bookend to the group. Singer/bandleader Setford turned his attention to his other projects (Batucada Sound Machine and the solo project Bannerman) before moving to Berlin in 2013.
Members
- Richie Setford (Batucada Sound Machine, The Hot Grits, Bannerman, Bliss Creek, vocals, guitar)
- Bex Peterson (The Caitlin Smith Group, vocals)
- Robson Santos (vocals, birimbao, harmonica)
- Finn Scholes (Carnivorous Plant Society, trumpet, fugelhorn)
- Pete France (New Bop Quintet, sax)
- Keith Milbank (keys)
- Tom Atkinson (drums)
- Ben Anderson (percussion)
- Cass ‘Fresh’ Mitchell (Carnivorous Plant Society, Paquin, Tiny Ruins, bass)
- Hadyn Godfrey (Batucada Sound Machine, The Shades, Dystopia, trombone)
- Jonathan Goss (drums)
- Stephen Dakars (sax)
- Marko Los (drums)
- Amos Clarke (Eric & The Wabe, bass)
- Alex Urlich (bass)
- Steph Brown (keys)
- Paddy Geddes (keys)
- Richard Cotman (trumpet, flugelhorn)
- Nick Tempest (trumpet)
- Eamonn Deverall (sax, flute)
- Kelly Kahkiwa (sax)
- Cherie Elliot (trombone)
- Hayley Barker (trombone)
- Paul Taylor(percussion)
Discography
- Who you are CDr single (2003, Sugarlicks Records)
- Energy State (2004, Sugarlicks Records, SUGARCD005)
- The original CDr single (2005, Sugarlicks Records)
- Soup Kitchen (2006, Tardus Music)
- Stand up to the shakedown (2007, Rhythmethod)