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Escalators swingSOULska
by Escalators swingSOULska
More grooves than a record store.How do you categorize a band that takes a tune from 'The Sound of Music' and turns it into a soundtrack to a 1970s car chase?(ref: My Favourite Things)The Escalators’ tip their fedoras to the sophistication of Swing, the grooves of Detroit, the rhythmic pulse of Jamaica, & the funk of New Orleans.Debut EP 'Felix' released Spring 2014.Spending as much time as possible on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, Australia.
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Jungle Jive
Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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Hastings Street Blues
A cheeky look at retail therapy & first world problems. Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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All Of Me
Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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The Dig Tree (Instrumental)
Jen left the boys in the studio for a few hours. This is what happened :-) Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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Feeling Good
Recorded live, in one take, after we though the album session was finished. Literally "one more for the road" before resuming the tour. Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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Get Hip
Weighing in at 7 tracks, “From The Hip” sees The Escalators craft 5 original compositions that honour their swing, soul & reggae roots, and pay their respects on 2 jazz standards. The studio philosophy was simple: capture the energy, & record live with minimal cosmetic surgery. The result breathes & sounds fresh to the last beat; the listener is in the room with the band. Production is by the best ears in the business: Syd Green (South Coast) & Paul Pilsneniks (Byron Bay), with money saved by cruising the van downhill in neutral while on tour.
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Summertime
From our debut EP "Felix". CDs available through our online store: CDs & Downloads at BandCamp: http://bit.ly/1acWCeU iTunes: http://bit.ly/1tPj1ab
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The Girl From Ipanema (Jamaican Holiday Version)
We take this classic brazilian beauty on a little holiday to bathe in the rocksteady rhythms of Jamaica. From our debut EP "Felix". CDs & Downloads at BandCamp: http://bit.ly/1acWCeU iTunes: http://bit.ly/1tPj1ab
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
More grooves than a record store.How do you categorize a band that takes a tune from 'The Sound of Music' and turns it into a soundtrack to a 1970s car chase?(ref: My Favourite Things)The Escalators’ tip their fedoras to the sophistication of Swing, the grooves of Detroit, the rhythmic pulse of Jamaica, & the funk of New Orleans.Debut EP 'Felix' released Spring 2014.Spending as much time as possible on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, Australia.
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Escalators swingSOULska
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More grooves than a record store.How do you categorize a band that takes a tune from 'The Sound of Music' and turns it into a soundtrack to a 1970s car chase?(ref: My Favourite Things)The Escalators’ tip their fedoras to the sophistication of Swing, the grooves of Detroit, the rhythmic pulse of...
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