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Amen Brother/Tears Cried feat. Kylie Auldist 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7179)
Dec '08 U.K
"...This is a frenetic and faithful take on one of the most influential – and uncredited – recordings of the past 50 years..." - Clash Magazine 'Single Of The Week' (U.K )
" Drums are fast, tight, and hard -- moving at a super-strong clip, and matched by soaring horns and some of the most frenetic Hammond you'll ever hear ..." Dusty Groove America (U.S) |
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Side-Stepper CD/LP
(Tru Thoughts TRULP178) Oct '08 U.K
"The band return in tip-top form...There's something brewing up downunder!" - Blues & Soul Magazine (UK)
"Amazing stuff..." - The Age Melbourne Magazine Oct' Album Of The Month (AUS)
"Side-Stepper isn't just the best Soul/Funk record to come out of this country this year, it's one of the best records." - Citysearch.com.au (AUS)
"Another sensational set..."Side-Stepper" passes with flying colours..." - IDJ Magazine (U.K)
"...they're right, tight, and very much on the money -- work that shows a real evolution in the sound of The Bamboos..." - Dustygroove America (U.S)
3RRR 'Album Of The Week' Sep 29th 'o8 (AUS)
"Its their best album to date..." - Snowboy (U.K) |
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King Of The Rodeo feat. Megan Washington/Can't Help Myself feat. TY 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7177) Sep '08 U.K
'...The stand out track, featuring the ubiquitous Ty, mixes a top notch hook coupled with the band’s signature bedrock stabs and slabs of juicy funk! - Blues & Soul Magazine (UK)
"It's a beauty!...The Bamboos are the Bomb!..." - Jelly Jazz - 'Top Choice Rekkid' Aug 2008 (U.K) |
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The Bamboos Present: Kylie Auldist - Just Say CD
(Tru Thoughts TRUCD159) May '08 U.K
"A truly wonderful voice..." - Tim Ritchie (ABC Radio National album of the week 21/5/08)
"10/10" - DJ Andy Smith (U.K) |
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Listen! Hear! The Bamboos Live! CD
(Tru Thoughts TRUCD144) May '08 U.K
"Impeccable live work from the mighty Bamboos -- one of the tightest hard grooving combos on the modern deep funk scene!..." - Dusty Groove America (U.S) |
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The Bamboos Present: Kylie Auldist - Community Service Announcement/Cut You Loose 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7157) Apr '08 U.K
"Tru Thoughts strikes again! It's going right in my club crate immediately!" - Bobbito Garcia (U.S)
"Loving the Kylie Auldist 45..." - Mark Lamarr (BBC Radio 2U.K) |
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I Don't Wanna Stop feat. Kylie Auldist 12"
(Tru Thoughts TRU144) Mar '08 U.K |
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Bring It Home feat. Alice Russell 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7133 7") Aug '07 U.K |
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2UP - Club Shakers (The Bamboos Version) CD
(Knowfoowl CD & Digital E.P FOOWLCD002) July '07 AUST
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Rawville CD/LP
(Tru Thoughts TRU125) May '07 U.K
"...Arguably the best Funk album of the modern era..." - IDJ Magazine (U.K)
"...Old-school Funk never sounded as fresh..." - The Herald Sun (AUS)
"...One of the best deep Funk bands in the business..." - inthemix.com.au (AUS) |
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Get In The Scene feat. Ohmega Watts 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7124) Apr '07 U.K
"Funky goodness from The Bamboos -- easily one of the greatest funky combos working today! "Get In The Scene" is a masterpiece of skittish guitars, snapping beats, and tightly fluttering horn parts ... Ohmega Watts raps on the vocal side, sounding better than we remember in a long time..." - Dusty Groove America (U.S) |
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The Broken Keys - The Witch (The Bamboos Remix) 12"
(Tru Thoughts TRU114) Nov '06 U.K
"The Australian six-piece raise the tempo of the original; whipping up a maelstrom of raw breaks and tight grooves and transforming the track into a high-octane instrumental deep funk workout, worthy of any club sound-system. " - Piccadilly Records (UK)
"... a horn-heavy jazz funk number with plenty of groove on the bottom! The cut's a great one -- and on a par with The Bamboos' best work! - Dusty Groove America (U.S) |
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Happy/Pussy Footin' 7"
(Tru Thoughts TRU7105) Sep '06 U.K
"The kind of groove that would have made Lalo Schifrin proud!" - Dusty Groove America (U.S)
"Another must-have 7"..." - Juno Records (U.K) |
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In The Bamboo Grove
Listen - MP3 (532 KB)
Tighten Up
Listen - MP3 (540 KB)
Transcend Me
Listen - MP3 (540 KB)
Golden Rough
Listen - MP3 (536 KB)
Blackfoot
Listen - MP3 (536 KB)
Tobago Strut
Listen - MP3 (532 KB)
Crooked Cop
Listen - MP3 (536 KB) |
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Step It Up LP/CD
(Tru Thoughts TRUCD092) Feb '06 U.K
Step it LP/CD
(Ubiquity URCDLP187) Feb '06 U.S
“The best new deep funk band in the world today…” - Adrian Gibson (Freestyle Records UK)
"the Bamboos are the best thing to come from downunder since The Avalanches..." - Exclaim! Magazine (Canada)
“Lance and The Bamboos definitely got soul fingers. The cover of 'Transcend Me' is hot” - Mad Mats (Raw Fusion/Jugglin' Sweden)
“Top notch funk from down under that hits the spot every time. Right there, in the pocket!” - Dom Servini, Straight No Chaser Magazine (UK)
“I love them…” - Quantic (UK)
"Catchier than a baseball mitt..." - Keep On Magazine (UK)
"Atlast, the debut LP from Melbourne'e finest. Some great new stuff on here, plus their highly
sought after ultra-limited 7" releases. Killer!" - Mr Scruff (UK)
"It is rare to find a band who can make funk sound so contemporary..." - Notion Magazine (UK) |
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Step It Up
Listen - MP3 (532 KB) |
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Step It Up 7”
(Tru Thoughts TRU7094) Feb '06 U.K
“The Meters reborn, funk for those dancefloor chickens…” - Alice Russell (UK)
“…heavy drums, chicken guitars, Hammond, horns, gritty production etc - and it hits the spot!...” - Ben Smith (www.bigchill.net UK)
“Gosh that's a funk bomb or what?...My my my... The song is now over and I can't help but play it again. That's a confirmation: a hit…” - www.timec.net (UK) |
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Voodoo Doll
Listen - MP3 (540 KB) |
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Tighten Up/Voodoo Doll 7”
(Kay-Dee KD-002) April '04 U.S
“The best Funk 45 this year…” - www.deepfunk.org (UK)
“Some of the finest raw Funk tracks ever!” - System Records (UK)
“Two funk bombs from Australia's Bamboos!..."Tighten Up" honestly couldn't be any tighter …” - Dustygroove (US) |
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Another Day In The Life Of Mr Jones
Listen - MP3 (532 KB) |
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The Limp Twins - Another Day In The Life Of Mr Jones (The Bamboos Version)
(Tru Thoughts TRU7058) Dec '03 U.K
“The drumming is what really makes the whole thing kick -- rolling along like a JB's B-side, but with some of the tightest electric guitar work we've heard on an underground soul single in a while!...” - Dustygroove (US)
“They turn it into an instrumental dance floor bomb!...” - Piccadilly Records (UK) |
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Eel Oil
Listen - MP3 (536 KB) |
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Eel Oil/Blackfoot 7” (Bamboo Shack BR-001) Aug '01 AUS
“Both sides are killer…” - Snowboy (UK)
“Almost faultless in production and arrangement…” - Deepfunk.org (UK)
“This is a boss first entry from any band, but as the first funk single from a nation? Pow…” - Big Daddy Magazine (UK)
“Two funky slammers from Australia!” - Dustygroove (US)
“As hot as Christmas day on Bondi Beach…” - Witchsbrew.co.uk (UK)
"Eel Oil is a goddamn funky number powered by expressive hi-hat drumming, a great paring of guitar/bass and roving keys that hold it all together like glue…Fantastic!..." - Tract Magazine (AUS) |
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