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Rob Smoughton is probably best known as a long-time member of Hot Chip and Scritti Politti, while his alter-ego Grovesnor has released a number of albums to critical acclaim.

Now he unveils his new band, Black Peaches.

A midway point between the swamp and the tropics, Black Peaches’ music is gloriously loose-limbed and strung-out: a psychotropic stew of country boogie, spiritual jazz and funk.

With slide guitars, Latin percussion and shimmering keyboards, the Peaches sound is a cinematic experience, the soundtrack to a bar fight at the country disco or an incantation of the black arts. At other times they swagger with the easy confidence of Little Feat, Manassas, or Dr John to create a pulsating, unwinding groove for a hot summer's day where no one is in too much of a hurry.

Black Peaches is not just a sextet, but in the mind of its skipper, Smoughton, a destination where various strands of musical flavour and colour coalesce to form a heavenly brew, equal parts melody and groove, grit and bliss, sublimely tight and gloriously loose-limbed.

Black Peaches demanded a band format so, Smoughton sent his initial demos to musicians he fancied roping in, like Nick Roberts, Grosvenor’s live drummer, and Charlie Michael (The Severed Limb, Shock Defeat), a master of Brazilian percussion. Smoughton had played with bassist Susumu Mukai in (Hot Chip frontman) Alexis Taylor’s live band. Duelling guitarist Adam Chetwood, is a fellow country and jazz fan and plays pedal steel too. Thomas Greene (Cold Specks) on keyboards completes a consummate line-up that added ideas to Smoughton’s demos, which he took away and wrote more parts for.

Inspirations include ‘70s Nashville combo Barefoot Jerry and their guitarist Mac Gaden - that combination of southern soul and country coming together, with Caribbean or South American music seeped in.

Steven Stills’ first post-Crosby Stills Nash & Young ensemble Manassas were a blueprint in terms of Black Peaches’ line-up, with percussion and pedal steel.

Then from Brazil, the rhythm section of Baden Powell Sambas’ 1966 album Os Afro Sambas and the double guitar attack of the psych-tinged Novos Baianos, alongside Chicago’s funky post-rockers 5Style and Krautrock legends Can.

After all, peaches don’t only grow in Georgia…

Fire & A Water Sign

From the forthcoming We Come Alive covers album.

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My Zero (Ezra Furman Cover)

The Flying Mojito Bros take a trip out to the mojave, refrying Black Peaches' debut single "A Fire & Water Sign" on acid in the desert sun.

The Flying Mojito Bros are producer/musician Ben Chetwood and dj/digger Jack Sellen, who share a deep love for what they call gulf'n'western music – slick 70s LA productions, swamp rock meeting disco, blue-eyed soul, island boogie and country funk. Based in London, they produce remixes, edits and mixes of this music as well as playing it at quality bars, clubs and festivals.

Links to follow Flying Mojito Bros:

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A Fire & A Water Sign (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito)

Popular Music 
All music written and performed by LIFE, lyrics by Mez and Mick Recorded and produced by Ian Dowling
Artwork by Dan Wilson
(C) & (P) LIFE 2016

Popular Music

Composed by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Drums - Juki
Bass - Martin-Eero
Guitar - Kalle
Piano - Kirke
Tracking + mix - Kaarel
Master - Siim

Waage

Step Up

I Liked You Better When You Needed Me

Recreational TV

Vo.1 Mix

Western Youth

I’m a child of the universe,
forever I am growing,
but never I am knowing,
why I’m here.

I’m a victim of the human race.
Forever I am speeding,
but never I am leading.
Slow that run down, have some fun now.

All the western youth are looking east,
for a new perspective, inner strength and a mind of peace.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.
All the western youth are looking east,
for a new perspective, inner strength and a mind of peace.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.

Fruit of labour, magic of the earth.
You sew it and you grow it.
You eat it and you know it
gives you life, the gift of life.

All the western youth are looking east,
for a new perspective, inner strength and a mind of peace.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.

All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.

I’m a child of the universe,
forever I am growing,
but never I am knowing,
why I’m here.

All the western youth are looking east,
for a new perspective, inner strength and a mind of peace.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.
All the western youth are looking east,
for a new perspective, inner strength and a mind of peace.
All my western boys & my western girls,
gonna find themselves in a brand world.

The Absurd

Western Youth

Stats were a dance band from London, 2014-2021. Album 'Powys 1999' here https://smarturl.it/powys1999 out now on Memphis Industries

Live: rob@progressiveartists.co.uk

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