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Early 90's Woodentops v Bang the Party Tainted World mp3 |
Written 1988 recorded/mixed Addis Ababa studios Rolo/Ian Tregoning/Kid Batchelor/les Lawrence. A team up betweeen the balaeric and the underground London scene coming from Confusion nightclub.Work started in the heady climate of 1988. A show at the Empire Leicester Square previewed its release. Woodentops played as a 7 piece. Paul Oakenfold. Kid batchelor and lenny Dee rocked the house before Woodentops played. This record played by Tony Humphries kiss Fm NYC. A centerpiece of his early 90's touring set worldwide. He would save it for the 4am witching hours. Benny and Rolo themselves witnessing this at a roadblock full Ministry of sound, in its early days. |
Woodentops v lee Scratch Perry Back to work mp3 Wooden foot cops on the highway mp3 |
Recorded 1986. Lee was delivered to the wrong recording studio by a minicab during the bus strike then. Rolo was in the forcourt and recognised him. He tried to help him on his way but invited him to the control room while he waited. He relaxed and started to have fun. He messed around with the backing track that was in production "wheels turning" He took the exsisting lyrics and customised them recording his own version. The second tune, "woodenfootcops on the highway" was written and recorded with Lee, Benny, Rolo , Frank all live, together. The third "backtowork2" has more of the parts audible but is only a short snippet. These tracks were never completed. |
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Smokin'mp3 Because of you mp3 Because of you dub mp3 Ombooshi Plum mp3 Children of today (live) mp3 I'd Love you again mp3 Fever mix mp3 Midimix mp3 Conehead mp3 Dont mp3 |
Latter period Woodentops. These are demos for the last unfinsihed album. Onstage the band consisted now of Simon Mawby, Benny Staples, Murray Gold,Yovo M'bueke, Skip Macdonald, Marcella, Rolo. The sound was far more sophisticated and funky. However in countries still locked in the mid eighties sound of indie rock, audiences were mystified. The multi racial line up receiving abuse from an outraged Paris rock audience. A riot! Nowadays the "Parisian" dance scene is a strong force. Meanwhile in london, the new superstars of dj culture were in the front row. A golden period beckonned for the Woodentops but, as their record company fell apart around them, this triggered the collapse of the whole band. A difficult time. Everybody agreed it was time to do something else.The original members had worked through their entire twenties for the Woodentops and felt individual desires to do something else. A final concert took place in London in 1992. On these recordings, reggae singer Bim Sherman is singing backing vocals, "Bang the Party" muscian Les Lawrence contributed to the rhymn tracks, as did Benny Staples. Guitars by Simon Mawby/Skip Macdonald, Rolo. Bass ,Vocals Marcella/ Rolo/ Bim Sherman/ Collette Meury/ June Miles Kingston. Programming/keys Rolo.Produced Ian Tregoning/ Rolo Remixes from same project, Conehead/Don't released with "Children of Today" as a white label 12" in 1989/1990. It was Woodentops first "Home " release on Hyperactive recs. Stay out of the light followed the album recordings. Another white 12". Both achieved radio and clubplay. Conehead was picked up by the new techno scene then developing. The bass line rocked on a big system. The first release from Rolo's bedroom studio that made it to the nations clubfloors. |
Live Everything Breaks 1992 mp3 Ombooshi Plum mp3 |
A couple of excerpts from the CND 1992 gig at Londons Town and Country, with Big Audio Dynamite. One of about 10 concerts performed with the larger line up . Simon Mawby, Rolo, Benny Staples, Yovo M'bueke, Skip Macdonald, Murray Gold , June Miles kingston, Debbie (Marcella) French |
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