Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band

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She Is The Sea 08:08 Tools
Griot 06:54 Tools
Vero 06:14 Tools
Jungle 12:03 Tools
Started Off As A Dancer 06:03 Tools
Robberman 03:28 Tools
The Bamboo Saxophone 03:30 Tools
Blues For Cousin Alvin 04:55 Tools
Dream On Corbeau Mountain 03:45 Tools
Tanty Lynn 06:08 Tools
Bird Head Son 08:40 Tools
Bullet In The Rocks 04:45 Tools
Cutlass 06:21 Tools
Cobra 05:40 Tools
Dead Flowers 05:49 Tools
Money Satan 08:34 Tools
Damballah 07:30 Tools
His Hands 05:19 Tools
Generations 11:06 Tools
Two Inch Limbo 06:21 Tools
Speak The Name 07:57 Tools
River of Masks 04:52 Tools
Véro - Album version feat Keziah Jones 06:15 Tools
Conductors Of His Mystery 07:30 Tools
Buddha 07:12 Tools
Bossa For Dalston (bonus track) 08:09 Tools
Bo Nuggy 10:11 Tools
Black Dada 05:30 Tools
Véro - Edit feat Keziah Jones 04:27 Tools
Extending Out to Brightness 07:11 Tools
Wallerfield 07:13 Tools
Conductors of His History 07:32 Tools
Kneedeepinditchdiggerniggersweat 10:33 Tools
Killer Joe 09:47 Tools
Hummingbird 04:12 Tools
Poverty Is Hell 04:20 Tools
On Kunu land : Alfred Mac 10:34 Tools
The Bamboo Saxophone (Kidkanevil Remix) 04:14 Tools
Véro 00:00 Tools
Heavy (Live) 00:00 Tools
Kite Seasons - Digital exclusive 01:53 Tools
Griot (Live) 00:00 Tools
Bamboo Saxophone (Kidkanevil Remix) 00:30 Tools
Soca boat 00:00 Tools
Cutlass (Live) 00:00 Tools
Bullet in the rocks (Live) 00:00 Tools
Generations 1 11:06 Tools
Generations 2 00:46 Tools
Buddha (Live) 00:00 Tools
Speak the name (Live) 00:00 Tools
Dalston Bossa 00:00 Tools
Bird head son (Live) 00:00 Tools
The engine room (Live) 00:00 Tools
Bossa for Dalston 08:06 Tools
Band Bo Nuggy 03:07 Tools
Véro (Album version feat Keziah Jones) 06:16 Tools
Started off as a dancer (Live) 00:00 Tools
Piste sans titre 13 03:07 Tools
On Kunu Land: Alfred Mac 11:11 Tools
Blackdadamasonsong (For Ted Joans) 05:32 Tools
Tanty Lynn (Live) Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Started Off As A Dancer (Blackjoy Disco Dub) 06:27 Tools
She is the sea (Radio edit) 03:35 Tools
Dream on corbeau mountain (Live) Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Dead Flowers [Cover Rolling Stones] 00:00 Tools
Vero (feat. Keziah Jones) 00:30 Tools
Kite Seasons 01:53 Tools
Started Off As A Dancer (Riesco Remix) 05:28 Tools
Kite Seasons (Bonus Track) 01:53 Tools
Véro (Edit feat Keziah Jones) 05:28 Tools
Kite Seasons (Digital exclusive) 01:53 Tools
Tamarind 06:04 Tools
Heavy - Live 06:04 Tools
Griot - Live 00:30 Tools
Cobra (Babaliah Remix) 06:04 Tools
Véro (feat. Keziah Jones) 00:30 Tools
Cutlass - Live 09:09 Tools
Bullet in the Rocks - Live 06:49 Tools
Bossa for Dalston [Bonus Track] 09:09 Tools
Bonus Track 00:30 Tools
Buddha - Live 06:49 Tools
Heavy 06:49 Tools
Speak the Name - Live 06:49 Tools
03.She is the sea 08:09 Tools
01.Griot 08:09 Tools
05.Tanty Lynn 08:09 Tools
Bird Head Son - Live 08:09 Tools
07.Money Satan 08:09 Tools
Secret underlung 08:09 Tools
Started off as a Dancer (Blackjoy Disco Dub) Armando - Morse Code 08:09 Tools
Started Off As A Dance Blackjoy Disco Dub 08:09 Tools
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Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band is a band led by Trinidadian poet, novelist and lecturer Anthony Joseph. The band was formed in London in 2005 as an offshoot of his then novel-in-progress The African Origins of UFOs. The band's musical influences include Free Jazz, Afro-Caribbean funk, spoken word, soca, rapso, Calypso, Rock and the hypnotic Spiritual Baptist rhythms that were prominent in Joseph's childhood in Trinidad. In December 2005, as a quartet, they recorded their first album The Spasm Band in London. The album was self produced and received only limited exposure. It was heard via myspace by Parisian producer and Jazz aficionado Antoine Rajon who signed Joseph to his Heavenly Sweetness label and released the Spasm Band's debut 12" EP Spirit Lash, which featured songs from their initial recordings. Their debut album Leggo de Lion was released in April 2007 by Kindred Spirits and the Spasm Band toured Europe and the UK during 2007 in support of the album, appearing at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, Les Eurockeennes, Belfort, Roskilde, Denmark and the Blue Note Jazz Festival in Paris. They also performed at the Jazz au Chellah Festival in Rabat, Morocco. In March 2008 they recorded their second album Bird Head Son in just two days in Meudon, France, produced by Antoine Rajon. During the sessions, 20 songs were recorded live in the studio with no overdubs. The album features the now expanded Spasm Band line up as well as guest performers Keziah Jones, Defunkt founder Joseph Bowie, David Neerman and Jamika Ajalon. A 3 track EP La Diablese was released by Heavenly Sweetness in July 2008. It included the tracks "Vero", "Robberman" (both included on the Bird Head Son album) and an exclusive version of Poverty is Hell by the Mighty Shadow. The Bird Head Son Tour commenced in December 2008 at Rennes, France and will continue throughout 2009. The album was released in January 2009 by Naive/Heavenly Sweetness. As with Joseph's last album, Leggo de Lion this album is also accompanied by a new literary work; Joseph's 3rd collection of poetry, also entitled Bird Head Son which is published by Salt Publishing in February 2009 to coincide with the UK release of the album. It includes lyrics from the album. The band's third album Rubber Orchestras was released in October 2011. It featured production from Malcolm Catto and Jerry Dammers and was named Jazz/World album of 2011 by Les Inrocks magazine and album of the year by Vibrations Magazine. A single and video 'She is the sea' was also released from the album in late October 2011 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.