THE NEW MASTER SOUNDS
From England
Booking For France
Soul Funk Jazz

One of the Best Soul Funk Crew
THE NEW MASTER SOUNDS

In the late 1990’s, guitarist and producer Eddie Roberts was running a club night in Leeds called «The Cooker.» When The Cooker moved into a new venue with a second floor in 1999, there was space and the opportunity to put a live band together to complement the DJ sets.

Roberts and Allen had played together in 1997 as The Mastersounds, though with a different bassist and no organ. Through friends and the intimate nature of the Leeds music scene, Pete Shand and Bob Birch were added on bass and Hammond respectively, and The New Mastersounds were born.
Though it was raw, and more of a boogaloo sound at first, it was powerful from the start. Their first rehearsal was hot enough for Blow it Hard Records to release on two limited-edition 7» singles in 2000.

In 2006, as well as playing club gigs in France, Spain, Belgium and Italy, the band toured the USA & Japan. In August they finished recording their fifth album, 102% (released on One Note Records 29th Jan 2007). The album employs the talents of sax and flute player Rob Lavers who, since the 102% studio sessions, has become a permanent fixture in the live line-up.
In the same year producer/guitarist Eddie Roberts had already released a live album in Japan (Roughneck - Live in Paris), and produced a studio album of his own arrangements of traditional Italian songs called Trenta. He is currently working on the follow-up to his acclaimed debut solo album Roughneck (‘St Germain with attitude!’)

At end of 2006, organist Bob Birch bowed out due to commitments at home and for 2007 the band are joined by another Leeds player, Joe Tatton (Hammond & Rhodes) who has depped for Bob in the past as well as working with UK soul star Corinne Bailey Rae and funk renegades The Haggis Horns.
2007 started auspiciously - on their very first Jamcruise (an American funk festival on the high seas) the NMS were playing Meters tunes with George Porter Jr sitting in - just one of the highlights of a legendary 3-hour set. On their return to the UK the band were greeted by a capacity crowd at London’s prestigious Jazz Café venue, for the album launch of 102%.
Discography
2006
102%
(One Note Records /P-Vine)
2006
Live at La Cova
(One Note Records / Kudos)
2005
An Introduction to
the New Mastersounds
(One Note Records / Kudos)

Médias / Vidéos
The New master Sounds
" hey Fela ! "
The New master Sounds
" Thirty Three "


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