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The RSL theory…
Hypothesis: A three-man production outfit that write amazing, life-changing songs and then perform them live, to devastating effect with a nine-piece band. An outfit that create funked-up Jazz-Latin scores like Santana with Luke Vibert Controlling Front of House!
Here’s the deal… at its creative core, RSL is Joe Botham, Martin Almond and Chas Morrison. Three 20 something’s, originating from Summerseat, 8 miles North of the Manchester Metropolis in the United Kingdom. Strange then that the songs they produce should put them somewhere closer to the equator. Through intense rehearsing, hours spent in the studio and growing up on each other’s doorsteps, they know each other pretty well. This strong link between the three is the basis from which RSL’s songs flow and develop.
Their first single release “Wesley Music” (now licensed for the US on Giant Step) received praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Masters at Work, Mr Scruff and a re-edit courtesy of Danny Krivit. Certainly a fan club envied by most and an example of their wide appeal. With Nu Yorican/Latin-edged musicianship and a passion for authentic sounds it’s easy to understand their broad fan-base on both sides of the Atlantic.
With live performances at worldwide festivals and club nights around the UK, France and Switzerland RSL have taken on legendary status and because of the nature of the group (“At the core we’re instrumentalists”), bring with them a number of guest musicians playing Trumpet, Rhodes, Bass, Percussion and anything else they can grab. Not to mention Vocalists. “Collaboration is the way forward; we bring these special people in to put the icing on”. The second single “The Mast” stands as a testament to this, featuring the vocal talents of Julie E. Gordon, alongside the brass arrangements of Howard Jacobs (Homelife).
But with each release the demand for more RSL grows ever higher; extra gigs throughout the UK as well as France and Switzerland, and now a third release “The Magic Of Spain”. Allowing a slick piano instrumental to path the way for swift beats and a crafty brass section, it’s a melody that lures you into a carnival of Latin soul-jazz before resulting in an RSL marked musical explosion with hip-hop and funk grooves.
Its all proof that what started out as just three friends is now a collective of musicians who’ve come into their own. Playing the music they want to play and in the way they want to do it, RSL have become difficult to ignore. With continued recognition from Giles Peterson, a Maida Vale session and eagerly anticipated debut LP ‘Every Preston Guild’ on the way it’s fast becoming a non-stop Jazz tinged journey.
Conclusion: Time for RSL. A band with a method not reliant on any one culture but absorbs them all to push forward new, live dance music… songs with substance and longevity.
The word on RSL…
“Surely world domination is on the cards.”
ONLY CHILD & UNA BOMBERS
“Do see these guys live – they’re firing!”
MARTIN BREW ‘J-Walk’
WESLEY MUSIC…
“Best Leftfield tune of 2003…lovin’ the vibe”
ROB DA BANK
“Bloody hell – this is brilliant! This Music makes me happy, very happy!”
TIM HANCOCK, CAPOEIRA TWINS
“A tasty, summery sandwich of beats”
DR RUBBERFUNK
“It’s a fuckin’ anthem”
NIK WESTON
THE MAST…
“The Mast… mmm... Massive Tune.”
DADDY G ‘Massive Attack’
“The work of truly great musicians”
JAKE‘The Herbaliser’
www.rslmusic.com
www.myspace.com/rsluk
The RSL theory…
Hypothesis: A three-man production outfit that write amazing, life-changing songs and then perform them live, to devastating effect with a nine-piece band. An outfit that create funked-up Jazz-Latin scores like Santana with Luke Vibert Controlling Front of House!
Here’s the deal… at its creative core, RSL is Joe Botham, Martin Almond and Chas Morrison. Three 20 something’s, originating from Summerseat, 8 miles North of the Manchester Metropolis in the United Kingdom. Strange then that the songs they produce should put them somewhere closer to the equator. Through intense rehearsing, hours spent in the studio and growing up on each other’s doorsteps, they know each other pretty well. This strong link between the three is the basis from which RSL’s songs flow and develop.
Their first single release “Wesley Music” (now licensed for the US on Giant Step) received praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Masters at Work, Mr Scruff and a re-edit courtesy of Danny Krivit. Certainly a fan club envied by most and an example of their wide appeal. With Nu Yorican/Latin-edged musicianship and a passion for authentic sounds it’s easy to understand their broad fan-base on both sides of the Atlantic.
With live performances at worldwide festivals and club nights around the UK, France and Switzerland RSL have taken on legendary status and because of the nature of the group (“At the core we’re instrumentalists”), bring with them a number of guest musicians playing Trumpet, Rhodes, Bass, Percussion and anything else they can grab. Not to mention Vocalists. “Collaboration is the way forward; we bring these special people in to put the icing on”. The second single “The Mast” stands as a testament to this, featuring the vocal talents of Julie E. Gordon, alongside the brass arrangements of Howard Jacobs (Homelife).
But with each release the demand for more RSL grows ever higher; extra gigs throughout the UK as well as France and Switzerland, and now a third release “The Magic Of Spain”. Allowing a slick piano instrumental to path the way for swift beats and a crafty brass section, it’s a melody that lures you into a carnival of Latin soul-jazz before resulting in an RSL marked musical explosion with hip-hop and funk grooves.
Its all proof that what started out as just three friends is now a collective of musicians who’ve come into their own. Playing the music they want to play and in the way they want to do it, RSL have become difficult to ignore. With continued recognition from Giles Peterson, a Maida Vale session and eagerly anticipated debut LP ‘Every Preston Guild’ on the way it’s fast becoming a non-stop Jazz tinged journey.
Conclusion: Time for RSL. A band with a method not reliant on any one culture but absorbs them all to push forward new, live dance music… songs with substance and longevity.
The word on RSL…
“Surely world domination is on the cards.”
ONLY CHILD & UNA BOMBERS
“Do see these guys live – they’re firing!”
MARTIN BREW ‘J-Walk’
WESLEY MUSIC…
“Best Leftfield tune of 2003…lovin’ the vibe”
ROB DA BANK
“Bloody hell – this is brilliant! This Music makes me happy, very happy!”
TIM HANCOCK, CAPOEIRA TWINS
“A tasty, summery sandwich of beats”
DR RUBBERFUNK
“It’s a fuckin’ anthem”
NIK WESTON
THE MAST…
“The Mast… mmm... Massive Tune.”
DADDY G ‘Massive Attack’
“The work of truly great musicians”
JAKE‘The Herbaliser’
www.rslmusic.com
www.myspace.com/rsluk
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