Born out of love of Jamacian sound clash, forged by a do it yourself punkrock ethic, delivered with a raw hip hop swagger.

Rod, Jane and Freddy play Melt Banana on acid....in space....

One of the most unique and enjoyable live dub acts on the planet, their use of dynamic onstage dub mixing whilst performing alongside acoustic instruments and  exceptional vocalists, make Zion Train one of a kind.

Will celebrate 30 years in 2018!

Have played well over 2750 shows

Including Woodstock (Poland), Madasound (Martinique), Fusion Festival (Germany), Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (USA), Rototom Sunsplash (Italy/Spain), Outlook (Croatia), Boomtown (UK), Glastonbury Festival (UK) 14 TIMES , Seasplash Festival (Croatia), Bababoom Festival (Italy), Wickerman Festival (UK), Reggae Geel (Belgium), Universo Parallelo (Brazil), Reggae Sun Ska (France), Ostrada Reggae Festival (Poland), Asigiri Jam (Japan), Woodstock Festival (Poland), Sziget (Hungary), Exit (Serbia), Bielawa (Poland), Solipse (Zambia), Universo Parallelo (Brazil), Island Vibes and Rainbow Serpent (Australia)

Own and operate their Abassi Sound System

Run the Universal Egg and Deep Root independent record labels

So, what do Monkeyrush sound like? Well, they are a guitar band but they don't let that get in their way - the way that Ben and Tony wind their guitar parts through each other's and the informed sounds that they use, plus the strong and supple grooves provided by Simon and James mean that the band have a much broader sonic palette than the usual guitar grind.

Monkeyrush's influences and styles, as befits the modern world, are many but they blend these styles effortlessly, often within a space of a verse or chorus. Ska, Chic-like funk, punk, and Hendrix-inspired wig-outs all feature... "Skundrix" anyone...? Add to this Fil's bittersweet vocal style and you have an irresistible combination.

This is a space for projects I do outside my main work, which you can find at my new  website, coming soon! :-)

With festival favourites ‘The Sea’, Sam toured extensively across the UK, mainland Europe and Ireland and supported bands as diverse as Levellers, Radiohead, Back to the Planet, Senser, Chumbawamba and Rancid. They had a reputation as an energetic and passionate live band and were popular on the festival circuit in the mid-1990's including two performances on the NME Stage at Glastonbury Festival and countless gigs on the Free-Festival scene.

With his band The Bakseats, Sam continued that tradition of entertaining and informing as a live band including a memorable performance at Bearded Theory Festival.

Wanting a bit more flexibility in how he presents his music, Sam decided to go solo allowing him to play either as a band or as a solo performer but always playing memorable and stirring songs with fire and energy. This also allows him to perform songs from right across his musical career, from the early days of The Sea, songs from The Bakseats to songs he might have written the day before the gig... Sam would describe his music as fairly folky but with an edge, a bit Pogues, a bit Waterboys, a bit Nirvana…

genre bending band with a thirst for groove and a cheeky aquatic twist seasofmirthofficial@gmail.com for anything

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