The new album, 'Mighty Righteous', looks backwards, forwards and sideways simultaneously. The album includes some searing soulful vocals, the sound of grand piano, double bass, African thumb piano, dub effects, and the scary sounds achieved when attacking a Hammond organ in a frustrated rage on the outrageous instrumental punk-funk rant, 'Soul Sucka!'. From the Jimmy McGriff inspired, Hammond groove of the title track 'Mighty Righteous' - through to the beautiful, genre defying and filmic 'Blue Sunday', the whole album throws off the overbeari… read more
The new album, 'Mighty Righteous', looks backwards, forwards and sideways simultaneously. The album includes some searing soulful vocals, t… read more
The new album, 'Mighty Righteous', looks backwards, forwards and sideways simultaneously. The album includes some searing soulful vocals, the sound of grand piano, double bass,… read more
The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after Raydn Hunter joined up with the remains of the Longo Allstars (including James Rule, Pete Collison, and Matt Wilding) to form Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours. Greg Boraman departed the ranks of the infamous deep funk outfit The Soul Destroyers (Jazzman Records) and filled the empty organ grinders seat following an "on air appeal" during BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk Show. The first recorded release ('Salt Popcorn' on the 2005 Acid Jazz 'Hot Funky & Sweaty' compilation) featured Mark… read more
The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after Raydn Hunter joined up with the remains of the Longo Allstars (including James Rule, Pete Collison, and Matt Wilding) to form Reveren… read more
The Fantastics! first began to take shape in 2003 after Raydn Hunter joined up with the remains of the Longo Allstars (including James Rule, Pete Collison, and Matt Wilding) to form Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours. Greg Borama… read more