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| Location: | Wellington, |
| Country: |  New Zealand |
| Last Login: | Jun 4, 2008 (575 days back) |
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NEW ALBUM & EUROPEAN RELEASE TOUR ANNOUNCED!!!!EUROPEAN TOUR:We’re very pleased to announce a 20-show European tour between June 25 – August 10, 2008!Confirmed shows so far include The Lovebox Weekender (featuring The Flaming Lips, Manu Chao, Groove Armada), and Rip Curl Boardmasters Festival in the UK;, Roskilde in Denmark (Radiohead, Kings Of Leon etc); the Summerjam and Splash Festivals in Germany (Jay Z, Common, Steven Marley); the Garance Festival in France… and many many more. See gig listings above for all confirmed shows and ticketing details so far. Tickets for many shows are now on sale. NEW BLACK SEEDS ALBUM!!!!The band have spent the New Zealand summer months in different locations throughout Wellington working on their new studio album! We’re very pleased to say that we expect to release the new album later this year!The album will be released in New Zealand (EMI) and Europe through Sonar Kollektiv (www.sonarkollektiv.de). We expect to announce a confirmed release date in the very near future, as well as Australian and U.S tour and release details. Stay tuned to the website for more confirmed soon WELLINGTON SHOW ANNOUNCED:To send the band off to Europe in style, The Black Seeds will play one last show at Wellington’s San Francisco Bathhouse on Friday 6 June. Tickets are on sale now from Real Groovy, Wellington. Get in fast!!MINI DOCOSOur mini-documentaries featuring footage of the band’s journey to Vanuatu last year (where we recorded the video for the song ‘One By One’) have been released and can be purchased through ‘Vodafone Live’ in NZ. To purchase simply TXT the word SEEDS to LIVE on your Vodafone handset (Free Text), or just go onto the Vodafone live music page.*********************** ‘There’s something instantly catching about this sun-soaked album that will have you coming back again and again!’ **** - IDJ Magazine ‘Feel good, reggified, soulkissed grooves…..The Black Seeds are worthy of attention’ Mo Soul Magazine ‘There’s no beating the old fashioned lure of a band who have built up a mighty following through sweaty, hard gigging performances. This applies to the supremely danceable New Zealand 8-piece The Black Seeds whose record sales attest to their loyal fan base… with charismatic vocalist Barnaby Weir at the helm there’s an immediate appeal to their fresh pacific grooves… The Black Seeds’ tunes are packed with funk, reggae, dub, and good time soul’ The Metro, London – July 26 2007 *********************** ABOUT THE BANDHailing from Wellington, New Zealand, The Black Seeds fuse dub, funk, and soul, with a classic reggae base. After forming in 1997, The Black Seeds have a gold album, two double-platinum selling albums, and a masterful 8-piece live show regarded as one of the finest in New Zealand.After signing record deals with European labels Sonar Kollectiv and Rough Trade Netherlands in 2007, The Black Seeds successfully released their 3rd album Into the Dojo in Europe in July 07 to critical acclaim and strong airplay, followed by their third and most successful European tour in the summer 2007. In 2008, The Black Seeds will release their highly anticipated 4th studio album through NZ, Europe, Australia and the U.S. The band will once again return to Europe in June – August, 08. More details to be announced in the near future. For more information about the band check out www.theblackseeds.com *********************** NEW BLACK SEEDS 12" VINYL RELEASEDOur second 12" vinyl has just been released worldwide through Best Seven/Sonar Kollektiv, featuring tracks from both 'On The Sun' and 'Into The Dojo'1) Sometimes Enough 2) Way The World 3) Senegal (Champions Of Africa) 4) So True Click on the image below to purchase outside of NZ................Our first Best Seven 12" EP is also still available below Both 12"s are available now in record stores through NZ. |
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Music:Member Since: 11/30/2005Band Website: theblackseeds.com Band Members: Barnaby Weir - Vox & Guitar Mike Fabulous - Guitar & Vox Daniel Weetman - Vox, MPC & Percussion Bret McKenzie - Keys & Vox Lee Prebble - Knobs & Faders Jarney Murphy - Drum Set Tim Jarray - Bass Andrew Christiansen - Trumpet Jabin Ward - Saxophone Nigel Patterson - Keyboards Influences: The Black Seeds - One By One .. Making of So True Video Add to My Profile | More Videos The Black Seeds - The answer Add to My Profile | More Videos Sounds Like: The BlackSeeds/The sound of music. Yes the movie. Record Label: Sonar Kollectiv Best Seven EMI (NZ) Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Soul / Funk / Reggae) |
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The Black Seeds's profile has been tagged with the following keywords. Click a tag to search for profiles with the same tags. lovebox weekender, manu chao, festivals in germany, mini documentaries, black seeds, funk reggae, wellington new zealand, real groovy, gig listings, album later this year, groove armada, garance festival, flaming lips, sonar kollektiv, soul funk, summerjam, bathhouse, kings of leon, release details, 25 august |
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