Down to the Bone (band)
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Down to the Bone is an acid jazz group led by DJ Stuart Wade, who formed the band with Chris Morgans (who has now left) in 1996. The group is very popular in the UK, where they are "hailed as the kings of UK jazz groove." Their music is a mix of funk and jazz.
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[edit] The Music
Down to the Bone is unique in that the leader, Stuart Wade, does not play any instruments at all. Instead, Wade uses a dictaphone to hum tunes into[1], which are then recorded by the band (whose members constantly change).
[edit] Past and Current Band Members
- Stuart Wade
- Paul 'Shilts' Weimar, former member of the Brand New Heavies
- Neil Angilley
- Neil Cowley
- Richard Sadler
- Tony Remy
- Simon T. Bramley of Mr. Gone
- Adrian Revell, former saxophonist/flutist of Jamiroquai
[edit] Discography
- 1997 From Manhattan to Staten
- 1999 The Urban Grooves : Album II, featuring keyboardist Reuben Wilson
- 2000 Spread the Word : Album III
- 2002 Crazy Vibes & Things, featuring Hil St. Soul
- 2004 Cellar Funk, featuring vocalist Flora Purim
- 2005 Spread Love Like Wildfire, featuring N'Dambi and flutist Jeremy Steig