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Lurking in the undergrowth of Manchester’s music scene amongst all the great (and, let’s face it, not so great) guitar bands there is a unique trio trying to rally the troops in the name of NuJazz. They are Revelation Kollektiv and are one of the most accomplished new bands to be found circulating around Manchester. They take their reference points from MAW, Jamie Lidell, Koop, St Germain and Quantic Soul Orchestra and are here to show there’s a more diverse sound coming out of Manchester following the successes of guitar bands such as Doves and Elbow.

The founder members of Revelation Kollektiv, who hail from London and Aberdeen, met in Manchester in the winter of 2005. The present line up was completed in 2010 with the addition of an exceptional drummer from Cornwall. With the combined efforts of three guys, Revelation Kollektiv aims to continue to create tunes that are “the perfect antidote to a Sunday morning hangover” (as quoted by gigwise.com: see source 1 below)

Revelation Kollektiv is fronted by a man named Ornette Clennon whose voice oscillates between the smoothest jazz whisper to a beautiful yet almost operatically powerful soul vocals that pull you in like a magnet. Manning the controls is the laptop-toting Aberdonian, David Ord, who has a fondness for retro, Northern Soul sounds; which combined with his jazz/funk bass lines adds bite with both real and artificial drum samples, completing the Kollektiv’s sound. Che Beresford completes the line up with his infectious and joyous grooves.