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Bussetti's roots lie in several informal jam sessions in Brixton in early 2001. Although they had previously collaborated on a range of projects, from funk orchestras to film scores, they had never before played together in one room. Sparks flew; the band was formed.
They settled on a line-up of keys, drums, bass, decks, acoustic guitar, sax and sprinklings of samples, fronted by the extraordinary vocals of Jana Hermon and the fluid MCing of Charlie Miller. The unique fusion of urban and jazz sounds with melodic songwriting marked them out from the start.
Bussetti spent the following year honing their sound on the London circuit, playing to packed crowds in sweaty pubs like Putney's Halfmoon and Camden's Bull and Gate. As they grew in confidence, they turned their hand to promoting, putting on a series of nights at top London venue The Spitz. These sell-out events drew together upcoming live acts, top leftfield DJs like Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), and the brightest talent from the capital's flourishing VJ scene. By now, the band were earning rave reviews for their high-energy live shows, and Time Out regularly featured their gigs in their 'Pick of The Day' section.
In late 2002, the band retired to the studio to try to capture their live sound. The result was Softly, released on the band's own label in July the following year and featuring a remix from Four Tet, a long-time supporter of the band. Distributed by Kudos, the 12" was brilliantly received. It was picked up by a variety of national, local and web-based radio stations, including BBC Radio One, XFM, Juice FM and Ninja Tune's Solid Steel show. It gained excellent reviews in Time Out and DJ magazine, and made the MusicWeek playlist and the highly respected Zzub chart.
Bussetti spent the summer of 2003 gigging in and around London at venues such as the Jazz Cafe and the Rhythm Factory, and were featured in Metro newspaper under the headline "The Future's So Bright". After a seminal gig at Cargo, where they nearly blew the railway arches out, the band played their biggest gig to date, on the main stage at the Big Chill festival at Eastnor Castle playing to over 5,000 people. They went down a storm, with material from the set used to kick off Radio One's special highlights programme on the Big Chill. Now in the studio working on new material for release in early 2004, Bussetti have risen rapidly to become one of the most exciting bands in the UK. For more info visit www.bussetti.org
Bussetti
Bussetti's roots lie in several informal jam sessions in Brixton in early 2001. Although they had previously collaborated on a range of projects, from funk orchestras to film scores, they had never before played together in one room. Sparks flew; the band was formed.
They settled on a line-up of keys, drums, bass, decks, acoustic guitar, sax and sprinklings of samples, fronted by the extraordinary vocals of Jana Hermon and the fluid MCing of Charlie Miller. The unique fusion of urban and jazz sounds with melodic songwriting marked them out from the start.
Bussetti spent the following year honing their sound on the London circuit, playing to packed crowds in sweaty pubs like Putney's Halfmoon and Camden's Bull and Gate. As they grew in confidence, they turned their hand to promoting, putting on a series of nights at top London venue The Spitz. These sell-out events drew together upcoming live acts, top leftfield DJs like Kieran Hebden (Four Tet), and the brightest talent from the capital's flourishing VJ scene. By now, the band were earning rave reviews for their high-energy live shows, and Time Out regularly featured their gigs in their 'Pick of The Day' section.
In late 2002, the band retired to the studio to try to capture their live sound. The result was Softly, released on the band's own label in July the following year and featuring a remix from Four Tet, a long-time supporter of the band. Distributed by Kudos, the 12" was brilliantly received. It was picked up by a variety of national, local and web-based radio stations, including BBC Radio One, XFM, Juice FM and Ninja Tune's Solid Steel show. It gained excellent reviews in Time Out and DJ magazine, and made the MusicWeek playlist and the highly respected Zzub chart.
Bussetti spent the summer of 2003 gigging in and around London at venues such as the Jazz Cafe and the Rhythm Factory, and were featured in Metro newspaper under the headline "The Future's So Bright". After a seminal gig at Cargo, where they nearly blew the railway arches out, the band played their biggest gig to date, on the main stage at the Big Chill festival at Eastnor Castle playing to over 5,000 people. They went down a storm, with material from the set used to kick off Radio One's special highlights programme on the Big Chill. Now in the studio working on new material for release in early 2004, Bussetti have risen rapidly to become one of the most exciting bands in the UK. For more info visit www.bussetti.org
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