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From the bowels of an abandoned textiles factory in Brunswick, beneath a sign that advertises a long-defunct karate school, comes the second fully kicking release from HopeStreet Recordings, “Busted” b/w “Set Me Free”, by The PutBacks, available as a 7” 45 and in digital format. Once you’ll hear this 45 you will radiate a ‘super nice vibe’.

Hope Street’s Bobzilla and Tristan Ludowyk teamed up with the inimitable powerhouse rhythm combination The PutBacks bringing to you:

A – Busted

“I’m so Busted. I’m Busted” (repeat)... and then you say... “Me, Oh, My!” (repeat)

It’s so simple. You can interpret this bubblin’ funky gem anyway you funkin’ please. It’s got a catchy hook, a hard swinging groove, one of the baddest breakdowns you’ll hear in 2010 and then you get to sing-a-long, chant-style like an army of footballers. Funky footballers...

B – Set Me Free

The PutBacks re-work the classic track from Ray Davies and The Kinks, “Set Me Free”. Re- work..? It’s a re-invention. The bass and drums drive this baby coast-to-coast, the organ and horns offer spurts of steam, releasing the heat as Tom Martin’s guitar simmers away that big chunk of melted butter. Now that’s a tasty ride.

All aboard!!

The PutBacks came into formation in 2007 after years as a backing band for Kate Ceberano. The PutBacks have performed as part of PBS 106.7 fm Live Music Week (2008/9), at Melbourne’s premier funk night ‘Soul-A-Go-Go’, Falls Festival Lorne and have opened for Australian premier funk outfit The Bamboos as well as ‘The Menahan Street Band featuring Charles Bradley’ during their Australian tour in 2009.

The PutBacks instrumental funk-killer-floor-filler ‘The Diamond Cutter’, released March 2009 as a split 7” 45 on Hope Street Recordings, has received healthy rotation on Australian, US and UK radio, featured on Canadian DJ Double K’s “The New Funk Mix” available at www.parkdalefunk.com and profiled on DJ Prestige’s blog page www.djprestige.net.

The PutBacks strengths are a deep funky groove with a raw, melodic sound.

“The PutBacks lay down a groove exactly how I want to hear it: With super-heavy authentic tones, attitude and feel...” – Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos/Lanu)
”Diamond Cutter is fresh — it’s cheesy enough to make white people dance but it’s not cheesy at all... it’s got the same kinda swinging feel as Tighten Up or Razor Blade, but still grooves hard like a JB/Pee Wee Ellis 45. Party starter! CAUTION: May induce white man’s overbite!” (R) Rex (Northside Records) www.northsiderecords.com.au

“If the JB’s had their own monorail, The Putbacks have a steam train that runs right from Australia directly to every record player in the world” – DJ Prestige www.djprestige.net

“The attention to detail and dedication to authenticity the Hope St Recordings kids practise has not gone un-noticed on these Home &amp; hosed ears! I look forward to more output from the ol' Karate dojo - it's a nourishing link in an exciting scene” – Steph Hughes, Triple J radio

Check out www.myspace.com/theputbacks for more gig info and news on The PutBacks.

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