Having heard Stac’s first single, “Balls Bounce”, back in 2008, Ashley Beedle immediately fell in love with this young lady’s raw talent, and so it is that three years later we can finally commit to vinyl Ashley’s “Return To The Factory” vocal and dub versions; a homage to Factory Records, engineered by the one and only Yam Who?, and possibly set to be one of the biggest dance floor bangers of the summer.

Ashley’s vocal mix will also feature on Stac’s second remix album, “Turn That Light Out – The Remixes: Vol.2”, out mid-April, alongside remixes from Kidkanevil, Alex Patchwork, Hint, Yult, Blue Daisy, Herma Puma and many more!

Look out for Stac on tour with her band this spring/summer, performing tracks from her debut album, and well as remix versions re-worked live and some exciting brand new tracks.

For more info on Stac, check out her artist page!

See reactions below – and please leave your own comment in the box, we love your feedback!

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REACTIONS!

“Great mix! Deep! Typical Ashley.” Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)

“Ashley works some SERIOUS magic on this baby. The dub was heard all over Miami! 9/10″ Mike Stukes (Mystic Vybes, WHCR 90.3FM, NYC)

“Really cool deep mixes, like them a lot!” Karsten Jon (Vinyl Vibes, Germany)

“One of the most danceable releases on Wah Wah 45s, and two more interesting remixes of Stac music. What more can you ask for?” Santiago (Acid Jazz Hispano, Spain)

“What can I say? This is absolutely smashing. Love it!” Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway)

“Thanks for one more Wah Wah beauty. This one is very radio Oxigenio friendly! Gonna play this on my daily night radio show on Oxigenio 102.6 fm/www.oxigenio.fm for sure.” DJ Tiago Santos (Oxigenio FM, Portugal)

“I totally love this, thanks for sending me this!” Allan Skov (Copenhagen)

“Lush!!” Ross Wakefield (Part-time Heroes)

“Superb remix by the maestro…big up !!! Marcus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“AWESOME!!!” Jon Freer (Hearing Is Believing, Manchester)

“Really cool deep mixes, like them a lot!” DJ Danilo (La Captura del Sonido, Ibiza)

“Always nice to hear some soulful deep house from Wahwah 45′s, superb 12 inch remixes from Mr Beedle!!” Dj Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Awesome. I had my first listen on headphones, slightly under the influence… perfect!  Deepness.  Nice one, Wah Wah!
Rich E (Further Out, L.A.)

“Gotta be the hypnotic dub for me! Like!” Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show, Birmingham)

“Absolutely magical remix! I’ll will feature on this weeks show. Vocal : keys and vocals work very well together creating an amazing atmosphere. Will chart in March chart and will play this at Agoria gig this month. (10/10)
Dub : Will support on a future show like how focus is more on the guitar loop. (10/10)” DJ Nelito

“I am definitely felling the Ashley Beedle Dub Factory Mix!  Love the way it breaks down around 5:30.  Pleasantly surprised, wasn’t expecting to hear a driving disco version from the Wah Wah camp, will definitely play it out this Sat night.” Tom Mannix (Canada)

Radio play from The Jazzmadass Radio Show, Radio X (Frankfurt, Germany)

Our first release of the ‘011 sees the much anticipated follow up single to the Hackney Colliery Band’s club smasher “Money”, released last Summer. The East London collective’s version of Toto’s soft rock classic “Africa” has been tried and tested on dance floors worldwide for many months, and it’s release of 7-inches of heavyweight wax is the perfect way to mark the start of Wah Wah 45’s potentially biggest year so far! And if that wasn’t enough, there’s the added bonus of the deep, Mulatu inspired, soul jazz stormer “Right Foot Up” on the flip.

Recorded in our favourite recording studio, The Fishmarket, by Ben (Nostalgia 77) Lamdin and produced by our very own Simon ‘Capstone’ Little, this is a loud, heavy and beautiful capturing of the most storming brass bands in the UK right now.

For more info on the Hackney Colliery Band check out their artist page!

See reactions below – and please leave your own comment in the box, we love your feedback!

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REACTIONS!

“Tops! Thanks as always chaps. Just arrived in time for the Feb issue of DJ Mag!” Found Sounds (DJ Mag, UK)

“Lovin’ the Africa rework…lovelee ” Mad Mats (Raw Fusion, Sweden)

“I love the Toto brass cover! Amazing release! Full support!” Dusty (Jazz&Milk, Germany)

“Shit, this Africa remake is tight! Just bought it, will play it 1000 times!” Sir Nenis (Top Billin’ Music, Finland)

“Just wants needed after hard day down the pit.  It makes the sun shine over Hackney and puts a smile on my face.  Will def be playing on SOASRADIO.ORG Hackney Globe Trotter radio show.” Russ Jones (Hackney Globe Trotter, UK)

“Another Wah Wah smasher!” Tom Weiland (Seven Samurai, Vienna)

“Another nice one to add to the ever-growing collection of Brass Band covers! Cheers guys!” Aaron (Bstrd Jazz, USA)

“A world sound smasher that will drive my listeners at Rai (Italy’s national broadcasting corporation) dead crazy!” Francesco Adinolfi (Rai 1, Italy)

“Got my 7″ today from the shop and it is absolutely brilliant!!” Lovemonk Borja (Lovemonk, Spain)

“The HCB Africa tune is sure to get a couple heads turnin. It’s funny, I haven’t heard the original of that track since I was a kid it seems and for some reason I thought Peter Gabriel did it but that one off band called Toto Had to watch the video on youtube last night and man was that hilarious!” Jason Pulaski (Ubiquity, USA)

“What a right rabble dabble! A nice cockney knees up by the sounds of it, and great fun too!” Raw Deal (Groove Sanctuary, UK)

‘”Africa” is such a brilliant tune. Thanks for sending. Will be charting and playing this for sure!’ Angel Mishev (Reel Feel Clubnight, Bulgaria)

“Absolutely loving this release, I was a big fan of “Money”, and think that this is a great step forward for HCB in terms of production & focus (Money had the medley aspect, which gave it somewhat of a novelty factor….) At a recent gig I played ‘Africa’ twice – once mid-set, and again as the last tune of the night. Reactions were excellent both times, dropping it mid-set led to smiles and sparked conversation between total strangers, and as the night’s finale it became an instant brass band karaoke classic,with many on the dancefloor doing their vocal Toto thing over the top. Everybody likes a cover version, but it has to do something quite different to the original, and ‘Africa’ achieves this in spades. I like ‘Right Foot Up’ too, I think it fits in as a mid-tempo jazz freakout, and will fit nicely into my sets as a join the dots between jazz and funk. Thanks!” DJ Baby Dave (Dublin)

“Not much to say really, knew I would love these tracks before I listened to them. Played Africa on Sundays show and not surprisingly had a flood of emails in asking about it. Wicked track and HCB becoming by far my favorite brass band out there.” King Tee (Ireland)

“Been waiting for this one. Loving it recorded almost as much as the live version. Great! “Right Foot Up” also really nice!” Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway)

“What a lovely warm analogue release. Love the harmonies, the trumpets and the original instrumentation. Some things I actually miss in the digital music world at the moment. Keep up releasing high quality stuff! Matt Desch (Bogaloo Radioshow, Germany)

“Heavy heavy heavy!!!!” Ross Wakefield (Part-time Heroes, UK)

“Thanks! I will support it from next Sunday in my programme.” Josef Sedlon (Radio 1, Cz)

“Wow! I think probably one of the songs I hate the most: Toto’s ‘Africa’ and yet somehow in the hands of HCB, it’s supremely listenable – double “yay” for the B-side. Thanks for the promo – will unleash it on  an unsuspecting audience on next’s week show and no doubt play out…. somewhere! Paris (Groovescooter Records, Australia)

“It seems that every Hackney Colliery Band’s release is becoming a surprise, a way to rediscover brass bands. I appreciate the original tune, but the version of Toto’s “Africa” is simply great”. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“Africa..what can i say…super nice brass band reinterpretation of Toto !!! Full play !!! Markus Milz (Further in Fusion, Germany).

“I never did like Toto’s version back in the days, but this one is truly nice. The flipside is a winner too, keep up the good work Wah Wah!” Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

Having turned heads with the original take, and dub version, of this lovers rock anthem in the Summer, two of the UK’s hottest producers quickly got on board to give us a couple of very unique twists to Resonators’ soulful reggae masterpiece.

Jungle don Cyantific provides a very cheeky d&b re-rub, complete with half-step breakdowns that make this version a piece of dance floor fire; and on the flip, bootleg dancehall king, Jstar, takes us down a more digital road, whilst losing none of the sublime soulfulness of the original, and keeps things skanking in trademark fashion.

Produced by the legendary Nick Mannaseh, the original version of “Sweet Love Affair” gained radio play and club support from David Roddigan, Mark Lamarr and many more. This tasty little remix package is guaranteed to blow up the dance!

We can’t think of a better way to finish the year!

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Reactions!

“Wow Dom, fantastic stuff. The Cyantific tune is just really good fun, and JStar delivers as usual. Love it!” Aaron Shultz, Bastard Jazz (NYC, USA)

“Jstar mix of Resonators is the one mate, love it!” Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz)

“Brilliant…very heavy dance floor material!” Phil, Wicked Jazz Sounds (Holland)

“Thanks for the latest promo, Ah mate! Loving these mixes, tooonage! will play out inna the Discotheque at the soonest possible moment. Keep ‘em rolling. Jimbo.” Raw Deal (Groove Sanctuary)

“Thanks for one more beautiful wahwah 45! Sweet love affair is one of my favourite songs of the year, big airplaying on my radio shows. The remixes are great, right on the box! Jstar´s mix is my choice.” DJ Tiago Santos (Spaceboys, Portugal)

“Sweet Remix Affair by Cyantific and Jstar. One of those 7″ you easily fall in love with” Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com, Spain)

“Mad release. Diggin both tracks. Quite sure we give support in our show. Big up!” M.path.iq (Berlin, Germany) – featured in their Top 10 tunes of 2010!

“Wicked!! Looking forward to spinning them out!” Ross Wakefield (Part-Time Heroes)

“Digging this Jstar remix – nice to have a different version to play, after playing the original sooooooooo many times!” Paris, Groovescooter Records

“Both remixes are wicked on this wonderful tune!!” Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“”One of my favorite tunes, great remixes, massive!!” DJ Laurel (Sound Diving, Belarus)

“Rough! The original already feels like a lovers classic.” Chris Greenwood (SMS, London)

“NICE remixes!” DJ Vesa (Wahoo! FInland)

“The Cyantific mix sounded massive when u played it Scala. It`s a bit weird, but i like it.” DJ Fidel (Bang Bang! Norway)

“YES YES, one of my musical summer highlights getting the fresh coat of paint treatment! – All about the Jstar cut here and looking forward to rinsing it on the show this week… now if only they could re-release the summer I’d be happy!” King Tee (Ireland)

“The Jstar remix sounds good to me !!!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“Wah Wah has given me the best tunes for the airwaves and the floor throughout November . Thank you! Dig the Jstar mix ….. he IS the man!” Toon (Eastside Radio, Ivy – Level 6)

“I am a big J Star supporter though, big ups for getting him involved with Wah Wah!” Tom Mannix (Canada)

This is the now annual Wah Wah 45s Christmas EP.

Featuring the gorgeous Stac with another fireside, winter warmer, Scrimshire and Rob Hynd with a classic, uplifting slice of Christmas soul and finally a stunning original arrangement of a traditional Christmas piece by Wah Wah’s favourite keyboard master Stephen McCleery.

This year all proceeds collected from sales made on this page will go to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation in memory of our friend and Wah Wah Daddy, Simon Goss – find more info on Simon and the RCLCF here: http://roycastle.tributefunds.com/fund/Simon+Goss.

Please support this beautiful EP and give some money to charity this Christmas. Pass on the link to your friends and family to come and support it too.

You know we like to hear what you think of the records – please leave a comment below!

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“Sounding like like Stevie.  Nice one.  Will def be playing on my radio show.” Russ Jones (Hackney Globe Trotter)

“It’s becoming a nice tradition! I hope it continues next year, and so on… A good way to celebrate christmas with good music… More Wah Wah Christmas next year, please”. Santiago Tadeo Cervera (www.acidjazzhispano.com)

“Another great pearl for this Christmas! I’m really astonished by the beauty of this EP. The Scrimshire

“I’m not the biggest Christmas fan BUT songs like this make me feel so so good !!! Marcus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“All three tunes are lovely!” Georgios Paroglou. Dj, Greece

“Lush!” Ross Wakefield (Part-time Heroes)

“Festive greetings to the Wah Wah crew, I actually look forward to these Christmas musical gifts from you guys & its a wonderfully unique feeling to have We three kings stuck in my head all day! – Mr. McCleery is on flying form as is Stacey and Adam. Gonna be playing these on my Christmas day show.” King Tee (Ireland)

“Love the Donny cover by Scrimshire. Can we expect some more new material by them in 2011? Love the artwork too by the way” Xander www.royalgroove.org

“Great. Adams my fave, but my mum thinks the world of Stac, so fanks!!” DJ Fidel (Bang Bang! Norway)

“These are lovely!” Greg Clifford (Son Of Soul)

“The Stac song is my favourite by far.  All tracks are excellent, will definitely buy the album!” Tom Mannix (Canada)

Following on from her infectious and highly acclaimed debut, sublimely soulful vocalist Stac returns with a host of remixes from a selection of producers all at the top of their game. This is the first of two remix projects (the second to be released in February 2011) featuring a stellar line up who’ve been queuing up to add their stamp to Stac’s trademark vocals.

On Volume One of “The Remixes” you’ll find producers de jour, Blue Daisy and Greymatter, along side more established names such as Natural Self and TM Juke, as well as newcomers Elias Linn and Royce Wood Junior, and many more. Look out for producers including Nu:tone and Kidkanevil  in Part 2!

We love Stac – and we’re not the only ones…

“Sounds Like a young Minnie Ripperton” Mark Ronson

“An accomplished debut album. Stac’s intricate songwriting makes ‘Turn That Light Out’ an intriguing listen.” Barclaycard Mercury Prize Recommends

“That lady is tasty!” Alice Russell

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Reactions:

“Very nice remixes – if i had to pick one it would be the Elias Linn mix of Glory  – Epictronica!” Nick Luscombe (Resonance FM)

“Nice work chaps. Good variety of mixes!” Found Sounds (DJ Mag)

“The Blue Daisy remix is off the scale. That is a masterpiece.” Greymatter (Unique Uncut / Wolf Music)

“I really like most of the stuff, esp. Paper Tiger, Greymatter & PTH!” Josef Sedlon (R1, Czech)

“PTH and Natural Self make my day. Both contenders for the next shows…” m.path.iq (Berlin, Germany)

“Natural Self mix! Nice work as always and will be played at Cumberlandsche Galerie for sure.” Ralf Zitzmann (Agogo Records, Germany)

“Sounding sweeeeeet! Really feeling the Greymatter mix.” Ross Wakefield (Part-Time Heroes)

“Brilliant project. Some of my favorite producers remixing the magical STAC. And there is second volume coming. Hotness !!!!” Angel Mishev (Groovy Sessions, Bulgaria)

“Royce Wood Jnr and Natural Self are my fave remixes. HOT!!” Zilvinas Stumbras (Bagpak, NYC)

“A high quality selection with each producer honouring the beauty of Stac’s vocals. A lot of these tracks are real growers. Fave right now is the Royce Wood Jr Mix!” Richard E (Further Out, LA)

“Oh yeah mate liking this, especially the Elias Linn remix of ‘Glory’.” DJ Abbo (Starpointradio.com)

“Loving all the tracks of course, but that Tip mix by Royce Wood is something else! Playing it on tonight’s show and really looking forward to the responses I know its gonna get. Wicked.” King Tee (Ireland)

“When I received the album a few months ago I said, wow this is so good. Now this, I’m speechless ‘couse this is better than good and it will for sure have my support all the way!” Georgios Paroglou (Athens, Greece)

“Incredible futuristic remixes of great productions!. Full support! Thanks.” Enrique (Fusionova Records)

The Colman Brothers return, inspired once more by Dizzy Gillespie and the
Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass. ‘Another Brother’ is a continuation of
the ‘El Niño’ sound with the muted trumpet leading the way in amongst the big horn
backing and Latin rhythms. Ruth Hammond features here once again with her soulful
Rhodes playing, all backed up by some heavy beats from drummer Scott Hammond.
The Remix was inspired by the soundtrack sounds of Lalo Schifrin, Roy Budd and Bill
Conti.

Possibly their finest work since their first release, the feisty “Another Brother”
is sure to set dance floors alight this autumn, has already received Radio 1 play from
Gilles Peterson, and heralds the brothers’ debut long player, arriving on Wah Wah 45s
early 2011!

Let us know what you think in the comments box – we love to hear your reactions!

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Reactions so far

Radio play from:

• Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)
• Craig Charles (BBC Radio 6)
• Josef Sedlon (Radio 1, Cz)
• Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts)
• Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)
• DJ Jazzmate (Radio B92, Belgrade)
• Phil Levene (Eclecticjazz.com / Starpoint Radio)
• Kev Beadle (Solar Radio)
• Menno Jager (Sound Of Swound)
• Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz Radio)

“This is fantastic! Best Wahwah 7 in 2010 so far! Will play at the radio and clubwise a lot!” DJ Jazzmate (Belgrade)

“Love the new Coleman Bothers track…old school latin-jazz fire!” DJ Mad Mats (Raw Fsuion, Sweden)

“Another fantastic track! Love the big band original – cannot wait for the album.” DJ Adrian Gibson (Freestyle)

“You know I love that track.  Pure class,  a dance floor.  Fits perfectly between balkan drum and bass and Argentinean 8-bit.” Russ Jones (Hackney Globetrotter)

“Words cannot describe how much I like this!! If only more people sounded like The Colman Brothers the world would be a much better place! This goes straight on the show on Saturday! As soon as you get the album can you let us have a sneak preview!!!! Simon Hodge (Producer, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show)

“Heavy, heavy, HEAVY!!” Ross Wakefield (Part-Time Heroes)

“Ggggrrrrrreat!  Nice.Loving the classic Jazz sounds, quality musicianship and production.Will spin out in my Disco Jockey land adventures.” Raw Deal (Groove Sanctuary)

“The original version has got me going…..” Mike Stukes  (Mystic Vybes, WHCR 90.3 FM, USA)

“Great tunes. Like the remix most.” Snorre Seim (Butti 49, Norway)

“Well it certainly doesn’t disappoint. I was strongly leaning towards side A instinctively to start with but I’m starting to feel the b-side now! That’s a really tasty orchestral groove. Sounds like Portishead on amphetamines. Really edgy and definitely a little foreboding. (I absolutely refuse to use the word cinematic!) Can’t wait to hear that loud!  Going back to Side A though I absolutely love the horns on this.  Vaery very nice production all round really.  At this rate these guys will soon be challenging The Five Corners Quintet for the modern heavyweight jazz belt.” DJ Griff (Jelly Jazz)

“Love this as I do all their stuff. Album??” DJ Simon S (Futuristica)

“Superb jazz dance tune. Makes me swing, shake and spin. Big up!” Koichi Sakai (Passing Clouds)

“Oooh yes. That is music why I am still seeking. Quite sure we will give support next week.” M.Path.IQ (Germany)

“Wow, love this Dom, it has been a little while since I have had a good jazz dancefloor filler. Like both versions but prefer the original over the remix…just more going on for me!” DJ Kappa (Brighton)

“Wicked, wicked jazz dance. I love it, very fresh bro!” Jazzamar (Jazzmin Records, France)

“Once again the Colman brothers gives us a stunning recording, I just wish the remix version was 8 minutes, couldn’t get enough! That’s the beauty with the Wah Wah releases in order to maintain good quality.” DJ Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Outstanding song !!! 5 stars !!!” Markus (Further In Fusion).

“Another burner from Bros Colman. genuine quality – can’t wait for the long player.” Sammy Goulbourne (The Other Side Radio Show, Birmingham)

“Heavy & Gorgeous! Both versions!” Aaron (Bastard Jazz, NYC)

“Very nice release ! My pick is the Big Band version.” Ralf Zitzmann (Agogo Records, Germany)

“Love the original! In perfect Colman’s style, will play in all my lounge sets as I did (and still do quite often) with El Nino” Frank Siccardi (IRMA)

“When I first heard Another Brother I had an strange feeling that Art Blakey and Dizzy had risen from the grave for one last jam. Killer track !” Phil Levene (Eclectic Jazz.com / Starpoint Radio)

“Loving this track and was a big winner at my set at the Cork Jazz Festival over the weekend. Have spun the remix several times on the show and loving it, – Did I hear correctly that they are due to drop a full album soon?” King Tee (Elbow Rooms, Ireland)

One of the most exciting live dub bands the UK has to offer, Resonators take in all the influences of the original Jamaican sounds and riddims, and bring it forward into the sounds of here and now. Fronted by two soulful and innovative female vocalists, this 8-piece troupe generate a sound which is equally strong and sweet, conscious and fun.

Resonators musicians have played support to acclaimed reggae artists including The Wailers, Horace Andy, Lee Perry and Derrick Morgan to name a few. They have collaborated live shows with Roots Garden, the UK’s longest running reggae night, and have gained a strong following across the national festival and live circuit with their original positive sounds.

Produced by the legendary Nick Mannaseh, the debut single “Sweet Love Affair” has already gained radio play and club support from David Roddigan, Mark Lamarr and J-Star. It’s the reggae record we’ve been waiting for here at Wah Wah Towers. BIG!!

Let us know what you think in the comments box – we love to hear your reactions!

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Reactions so far:

“A summer bubbler!” Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)

“An amazing modern slab of lovers rock. Indeed, very sweet.” Russ Jones (Hackney Globe Trotter / Future World Funk)

“Radio support from me! Really like it.” Rob Luis, Tru Thoughts (UK)

“Just wanted to stop by and say I purchased the Resonators 45 and I think it’s superb!” Boca 45, Bristol (UK)

“I’ve had ‘Sweet Love Affair’ in the car all summer and on double deuty as a go-to warm up track.” DJ Monk-One, NYCT (USA)

“One of the sweetest reggae tunes of the year.” Global Souljah (UK)

“The sun is brighter, and the day is better when there´s a new wahwah45 on the mail! The Resonators 45 is beautiful and sweet summer affair. Perfect fot my reggae radio shows HORA DO SOL sat. and sunday 2/3 p.pm, and dj sets. Sure nuff playing and radio support on this too.” DJ Tiago, Spaceboys (Portugal)

“Thanks for the Resonators 7″, I like it a lot! WahReggae!” DJ Vesa, Wahoo! (Finland)

“In the same UK reggae ballpark as Prince Fatty and the like, Resonators bring us a sugary gem in the shape of “Sweet Love Affair”. Proud bass, cool guitars and a humming bassline back adoring lyrics on the vocal, whilst the dub lets the bass and sax shine.”  Jon Freer

http://hearingisbelieving.blogspot.com/2010/08/resonators-sweet-love-affair-wah-wah.html

“The Resonators seven is pure summer bliss – soulful lovers rock just the way we like it!” Eivind Olsvik, Hi-Fi Terapi, Norway

“Sublime summer badness” King Tee (Elbow Rooms)

“Amazing!” Allan Skov (VME / Vega, Copenhagen)

“Dub for the hot times…and perfect for those lazy holidays that are on the way!” DJ m.path.iq (Germany)

“When the heat strikes on me balcony…me smoke one and chill with the Resonators…Great tune!” Phil Wicked Jazz Sounds (Holland)

“I’m partial to a bit of reggae, and The Resonators are certainly very well endowed in the reggae department!” Capstone (Wah Wah 45s / Tru Thoughts)

“Wicked vocals and dubby vibes..Sweet and groovy at the same time. Full support!” Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Radio)

“Digging the honey-eyed dub-reggae of Resonators’ Sweet Love Affair, and nice to have the dub for late in the evening too.” Paris Pompor (Groovescooter Radio, Sydney, Australia)

“An excellent piece of soft dub/reggae with Janet Kay like vocals cannot fail this summertime.” DJ Abbo (Starpoint Radio)

“Sounds quite innocent and relaxed, but a nice summer tune anyway!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“Over the years I’ve noticed that there isn’t a summer going by without a fresh reggae tune and this is it! Sweet and wonderful!” Georgios Paroglou (Greece)

“Loving this band since seeing a sort video. Then I went straight to their myspace page and used some dodgy recording software and ripped the tracks from their site!!!  The quality was obviously quite bad, but I couldn’t get enough of Sweet Love Affair, very happy to have the 320 version now, and soon I’ll have the 45! Thank you!  Wah Wah is setting the bar high, can’t wait to hear what is coming out next!” DJ Tom Mannix (Canada)

“A lovely tune that reminds me of some of the lovers rock around during the eighties” DJ Griff (Jelly Jazz)

“Like the 80s  lovers feel to sweet love affair.” Chris Greenwood (Stop Making Sense)

Radio play from Toshio Matsuura (UFO, Japan) on Radio Tokyo Moon, Inter FM, Japan, and Pete Isaac (Jelly Jazz Radio)

Buy now from the usual suspects including iTunes, Kudos Records, Juno, Picadillyand more!

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Formed in 2008 out of a desire to play music that appealed to the feet as much as to the ears, the Hackney Colliery Band is East London’s unique take on the brass band phenomenon. Featuring trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone and marching percussion, the band are totally acoustic and yet able to blow the roof off any room. Hackney Colliery Band’s members have hugely diverse musical backgrounds, ranging from work with cutting edge jazz group Porpoise Corpus to the Bollywood Brass Band, and from Jarvis Cocker to major orchestras. This breadth of musical talent is clearly on display in their eclectic repertoire. Mining nuggets of funk, hip-hop and hi-octane rock from the musical coalface and throwing in a few chunks of Balkan brass, ska and contemporary jazz for good measure, the Hackney Colliery Band’s set list is as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name.

Party starter “Money”, produced and mixed by the amazing Capstone, has already received Radio 1 airplay from Gilles Peterson and has been on the wants list of DJs worldwide for some time! And with the cracking original cut “What’s The Time, Mr. Wasp?” on the flip, this is sure to be a huge release for this massively talented outfit. The fattest brass to come out of the East End since Pat Butcher!

Let us know what you think in the comments box – we love to hear your reactions!

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Reactions so far:

“I’m excited about the Hackney Colliery Band! Why?” Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1)

“Could well be the strongest single to date for the Wah Wah camp, that basically does what the Hot 8 Brass Band did for Tru Thoughts, or what Matthew Herbert did for the very British Big Band sound. Take the heritage of the colliery band/Salvation Army, mix with Mike Westbrook and divide by the National Youth Orchestra and you get the HCB. Their cover of ODB’s ‘Got Your Money’ adds weight to the cause. Go get.” Found Sounds (DJ Magazine)

“‘Money’ is a no-brainer, easy sure-shot, simple and plain!” DJ Monk-One, NYCT (USA)

“That Hackney Colliery Band is ridiculous. Can they get out to California very soon?! Played “money” on this week’s show, quite a pleasure to play and will be dishing this one out to the masses many more times.” Jason Pulaski (Ubiquity / Kuci 88.9FM, USA)

“I`m loving these Hackney Colliery tunes, that’s perfectly my sound for sure! Great work and another dope wah wah 45 release!!! Will be getting lots of spins for sure.” Karsten John (Vinyl Vibes, Germany)

“I think the Hackney Colliery must have been before my time, but their band is still sounding fat and very funky. “Money’ is on the money. Can’t say fairer than thout!” Russ Jones (Hackney Globe Trotter / Future World Funk)

“Beautifully funky, already spinnin over lisbon skies and today on Noobai Soul cafe weds dj set. Saucy!” DJ Tiago Santos (Spaceboys, Lisbon, Portugal)

“Wow! What an amazing great summer tune this is…Love it…Will play it everywhere.” Phil Wicked Jazz Sounds (Holland)

“The Hackney Colliery Band seven is a winner! It was my last track at Hi-Fi terapi last Saturday. People were going wild and screaming for more bad ass brass!!” Eivind Olsvik (Hi-Fi Terapi, Norway)

“Money is a monster tune ! Will play on my openair show (SOAS) airing next week (500 downloads per week) …and my occasional forays behind the decks at Favela Chic!” Chris Greenwood (Stop Making Sense)

“Can’t wait to play HCB at my regular Sunday afternoon in Hollywood. I love seeing their expression change from “What’s this?” to “Is this what I think it is?” to “This is fucking great”.” DJ Dave Young (Los Angeles, USA)

“Really feeling this! Can’t wait to play “Money” out!” Ross (Part-Time Heroes)

“I ruddy love the Hackney Colliery Band, heavy.” Capstone (Wah Wah 45s / Tru Thoughts)

“Brilliant releases as always. “Money’ will rock summer dance floors 100% sure. It’s a pleasure to support such talented brass bands on my radio show!” Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Radio)

“What’s The Time, Mr. Wasp?” I’d say it’s time for another drink! Love that drunken horn vibe on his b-side – it’s like they’ve staggered out of a Hackney pub at the beginning, and marched off down the road happy as Larry.” Paris Pompor (Sydney Australia)

“Money reminds me of the street art that The Hot 8 Brass Band brought to my attention. Contender for our next show. Now on frequency every week!” M.path.iq (Germany)

“Loving the concept of a Colliery band coming off the Hackney marshes with two quality cuts of Jazzziness to impress us with loving it.” DJ Abbo (Starpoint Radio)

“Pure fun! Nice brass sounds!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion)

“The funkiest brass band I have heard in a while and both tracks brought a huge smile to my face!” Georgios Paraglou (Greece)

“HCB stepping up and showing all the brass bands out there how it should be done! ‘Money’ already spun on the show and will be getting repeats all summer long” King Tee (Elbow Rooms)

“Had the privilege of seeing the Hackney Colliery Band perform at the Wah Wah Joint at VIbe Bar before moving to Canada.  I knew from your reaction at the show that they would be added to the already stellar Wah Wah artist line up.  Best of luck with the release, it will without a doubt do very well, hope it makes you lots of MONEY!” DJ Tom Mannix (Canada)

“I love the HCB! Would be great to see them in Brighton!” DJ Kappa (Brighton)

Radio play from Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Jason Pulaski (Kuci 88.9FM, USA), Markus Milz, Further In Fusion, Ennio Styles (3RRR, Australia), Pete Isaac, Jelly Jazz (Phonic.fm), Phil Lvene (Eclecticjazz.com), Tiago Santos (Radio Oxigenio 102.6FM, Portugal) & Enrique Domenech (Fusionova Radio)