Debut single 'How Am I?' out now.
Information
- Members:
- Glenn Fallows aka Ed Meme - Guitar & Keys
'Lady' Clair Witcher - Vocals
Alex Berry - Bass
Barry 'Impact' Lalanne - Guitar
Ross Hansford - Drums
Gram Canyon - Trombone
Chris Evans-Roberts - Alto Sax
Mark Yexley - Trumpet
Tom Humphries - Baritone Sax
plus guests.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Genre:
- Deep Funk, Super- Heavy Soul, Afro Breaks
- Hometown:
- Brighton, UK
- Record label:
- Freestyle Records http://www.freestylerecords.co.uk
Favourite Pages
Photos
2 of 14 albumsSee all
Live @ The Brunswick 19.09.09Created about a month ago
The Downsound Sessions - Freestyle Records invade Brighton!Created about 2 months ago
Basic Info
- Members:
- Glenn Fallows aka Ed Meme - Guitar & Keys
'Lady' Clair Witcher - Vocals
Alex Berry - Bass
Barry 'Impact' Lalanne - Guitar
Ross Hansford - Drums
Gram Canyon - Trombone
Chris Evans-Roberts - Alto Sax
Mark Yexley - Trumpet
Tom Humphries - Baritone Sax
plus guests.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Genre:
- Deep Funk, Super- Heavy Soul, Afro Breaks
- Hometown:
- Brighton, UK
- Record label:
- Freestyle Records http://www.freestylerecords.co.uk
Detailed info
- Website:
- http://http//:www.myspace.com/theimpellers
- Current Location:
- Brighton, UK
- General manager:
- Glenn Fallows - E: glenn@tonearise.co.uk
- Booking agent:
- Glenn Fallows - E: impellers@tonearise.co.uk
- Press contact:
- Glenn Fallows - E: impellers@tonearise.co.uk
- Influences:
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In no particular order ... Daptone and Desco records, Keb Darge, Snowboy, The Daktaris, The New Mastersounds, The late, great Mr James Brown, The Mohawks, Mandrill, Booker T & the MGs, Lee Fields, Ike but not so much Tina Turner, Sly Stone, Bootsy, Eddie Hazel, Jimi Hendrix, George Clinton, Stevie Wonder, Billy Ball & the Upsetters, Society, Malcom Catto, Jazzman Gerald, Jimmy Smith, Speedometer, Snowboy, Josh Davis, The Dap Kings, Kay Dee records, Stones Throw records, 400 different versions of Cissy Strut, Grandma's Funky Popcorn, cheese dreams, Bhubba Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One (i've only got one of their records, but that's the best band name i've ever heard) and all those bands that made dirty, dirty funk in the 60s and 70s and all those beautiful people who've been digging around dusty warehouses since so we can hear it. - Band interests:
- Darts.
- Biography:
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Hear The Impellers here:
http//:www.myspace.com/theimpellers
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Starting life as Ed Meme & The Forms, a name change to something far easier to pronounce came about when offered a deal by prolific UK label Freestyle Records in 2008.
The Impellers are bringing a heavy, heavy authentic funk sound both live and in the studio. Here's just some of the reaction to recent recordings:
"Hard as Nails" - Snowboy
"Another cracking piece of modern funk" - Craig... (read more)