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Red Snapper are a British instrumental band founded in London in 1993 by Ali Friend (double bass), Richard Thair (drums), and David Ayers (guitar). The three core members are also joined by various guest musicians and vocalists on different records. According to music journalist, Jason Ankeny (Allmusic) “the British acid jazz trio were notable for their pioneering synthesis of acoustic instruments and electronic textures”.
Stylistically, Red Snapper’s music contains elements of jazz, funk, jungle, trip-hop, hip-hop and breakbeat, as well as references to early psychedelic and progressive rock.
The band released three EPs before signing to Warp Records for their debut album, Prince Blimey (1996).[1] The band were a somewhat unusual feature of Warp Records’ 1990s roster: in contrast to the studio-oriented IDM the record label primarily dealt in, the band had a live and organic sound: a smoky mixture of dub, jazz and all tempos of breakbeat from trip hop to drum and bass. In 1997, Red Snapper (along with the Foo Fighters) supported The Prodigy on their Fat of the Land tour in the UK
For their follow-up Making Bones they were joined by jungle MC Det, Byron Wallen the jazz trumpeter and singer Alison David. The latter was replaced by Karim Kendra by their third album, Our Aim Is to Satisfy (2000).
In early 2002, Red Snapper announced its dissolution.
Also in 2002 the compilation album It’s All Good was released. It included a previously unreleased track, “Ultraviolet”.
Stylistically, Red Snapper’s music contains elements of jazz, funk, jungle, trip-hop, hip-hop and breakbeat, as well as references to early psychedelic and progressive rock.
The band released three EPs before signing to Warp Records for their debut album, Prince Blimey (1996).[1] The band were a somewhat unusual feature of Warp Records’ 1990s roster: in contrast to the studio-oriented IDM the record label primarily dealt in, the band had a live and organic sound: a smoky mixture of dub, jazz and all tempos of breakbeat from trip hop to drum and bass. In 1997, Red Snapper (along with the Foo Fighters) supported The Prodigy on their Fat of the Land tour in the UK
For their follow-up Making Bones they were joined by jungle MC Det, Byron Wallen the jazz trumpeter and singer Alison David. The latter was replaced by Karim Kendra by their third album, Our Aim Is to Satisfy (2000).
In early 2002, Red Snapper announced its dissolution.
Also in 2002 the compilation album It’s All Good was released. It included a previously unreleased track, “Ultraviolet”.
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James_Hartley wrote:
Saw these guys live years ago - they're utterly stunning and their music is so intense.
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friday-thirteen wrote:
very good tracks..
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lykojo wrote:
great show yesterday in thessaloniki. (+ we need votes on pictures that are representative of the current line-up i think....)
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egefalanyani wrote:
tribbyyyyy
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ofgriding wrote:
Wow, this vid is amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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RedZnapper wrote:
http://www.redsnapperofficial.com/download/ has been updated. Go fetch your tracks:)
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ron1999 wrote:
Nice
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maxxbachman wrote:
IDK why, but Red Snapper has really great opening and closing tracks. Everything in between just sucks.
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anotherexlibris wrote:
see u in belgrade :)
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kellanos wrote:
thanks cambri!
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extra_sense wrote:
love them! they changed my musical perception heavily... check this: http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Extra+Sense/Elsewhere
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-40- wrote:
Чудесные!
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bjunt4prez wrote:
Cool stuff!
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burntheweb wrote:
I saw them at the Great Wide Open on Vlieland... it was a perfect act to close a great festival! I will dig in their disco and hop eto catch them again live soon!
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DDRmaster117 wrote:
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=201105901&blogId=510795321 New album in 2010 yaaaay :D
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magu2k wrote:
Wow not much love for *Image of you* Great track!
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it-is-aai wrote:
They were great on Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland, The Netherlands!
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veeXopek wrote:
Genious, and only 1 millions of listens :(
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Pat-Flip wrote:
the paranoid & crusoe takes a trip & thomas the fib & fatboy's dust & bussing with a mouse with only ear.
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isssssa wrote:
the paranoid & crusoe takes a trip & thomas the fib ;)
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Jan
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Celtic Connections 2010
Glasgow (various venues), Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Red Snapper
Ghetto, İstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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| 62 attendees
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RED SNAPPER NEW ALBUM
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To all our Red Snapper fans, we are currently in the studio writing our new album due for release in 2010. Exclusive / free downloads from the new album will be available to everyone on our mailing l. …
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James_Hartley tagged Red Snapper with ‘acid jazz’. yesterday afternoon
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