Lake Minnetonka's debut album, Melbourneapolis, released in February 2018.

Melbourneapolis by Lake Minnetonka

Lake Minnetonka bandleader Adam Rudegeair describes ‘Black Pegasus’ as “an apocalyptic funk anthem”. A collaboration with vocalist Chantal Mitvalsky, it was written in early 2020 as bushfires ravaged the east coast of Australia.

“Chantal has an unbelievable sense of rhythm and harmony, she adds so much emotional weight to the lyrics we wrote together. Also, her ability to arrange multilayered vocal harmonies and just record them on the spot is uncanny, it’s like having Kimbra in the band,” says Rudegeair.

Musically, Black Pegasus sits somewhere between Patrice Rushen and Janelle Monae, with snarly keyboard hooks dancing between fat slabs of Minneapolis synth-brass while the world burns.

Watch the inaugural live performance of ‘Black Pegasus’ here:
https://youtu.be/5ey1bBxtcuI

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Black Pegasus

Black Pegasus - Lake Minnetonka

Virtual b-side to Black Pegasus, 3am Bunker Funk was recorded in North Minneapolis in 2019, with regular Lake Minnetonka collaborators Dr Fink (Prince and the Revolution) and St Paul Peterson (The Time, fDeluxe), and drummer L.A. Buckner.

Rudegeair recalls:
“After we had got through the tunes I wanted to record, we had half an hour of studio time left, so we jammed on a straight-up Minneapolis funk groove, with the distinctive ‘rumble’ bass that St Paul is a master of. I asked Dr Fink to emulate the solo he had played in ‘D.M.S.R.’ way back in 1988 on the famous Prince bootleg Small Club. The result was incendiary!”

3am Bunker Funk

3am Bunker Funk - Lake Minnetonka

05 August

04 Tarmac

03 There It Is

02 Clipnosis

01 Philly Cheese String

Having been a regular guest vocalist in past shows, as well as recording vocals for ‘Enamoured’ on their debut album, Melbourneapolis, Françoise d’Argent teamed up with Lake Minnetonka on this project, emerging with four songs and one instrumental track. 

After creating something beautiful together in ‘Enamoured’, Adam and Fran were excited to collaborate on a whole EP, meeting for regular songwriting sessions over many weeks, and emerging with songs that celebrate the pair’s joint musical loves, as well as their differences. 

As such, The Honey Garden EP represents an evolution in the sound of Lake Minnetonka.

Françoise is a highly respected vocalist and songwriter in the local Melbourne Soul and RnB scene, with her exceptional vocal talents regularly showcased in her various musical projects, including Mandarin Dreams, Silver Linings, and Fosse, as well as on stage with Lake Minnetonka.

Fran's background in 80s boogie and 70s groove adds new dimensions to Adam's Melbourneapolis concept, which in turn reveals exciting new elements in Fran’s vocal stylings.

The Honey Garden EP

Finer Reprise - Lake Minnetonka

Freezerburn - Lake Minnetonka

Hoops! - Lake Minnetonka

Honey Garden - Lake Minnetonka

Just a Taste - Lake Minnetonka

Bite My Style - Lake Minnetonka

Finer - Lake Minnetonka

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