"Festi savvy Red Diesel pull a crowd and get everyone up and dancing"

Louise, Ents Manager, GG 2011

RED DIESEL

PRIESTESS RECORDS

OUT NOW

This album grabs you from the opening of Box In The Sky, with manic keys and scene stealing Basswork this track musically nods at Brubeck’s Take Five but twists and turns beautifully with Kats voice supplemented by some searing backing vocals from Ms Fatti Wu-Wu. As you would expect a track called Butterfly is more mellow but equally impressive and strong lyrically. Cinderella could be culled from a 70's cop show with it's Jazz Funk feel, a great update of the fairy tale story.

Anytime tells us to live everyday as it's your last, 'it could be anytime... you're a long time dead', on this track the haunting trumpet of Rabbi Jaffa Delicious comes to the fore. Continuing the wind section, Rise sees the flute having a good workout. I Wanna Go Home is a great slice of dare I say it Pop, then Freaks heads us back into familiar territory. A lot of this album reminds me of Zappa (not guitar histrionics, but playing with time signatures and instruments and adding humorous asides), and this track is where it stands out most. Groovyville does what it says on the tin, with bass and drum subtly playing off kilter with trumpet soaring. Whipping Girl again has FZ innuendo with a paean to S&M, with a tongue lodged (careful) firmly in cheek.

From the cover (a collection of photos of fans who paid in advance so the album could be finished) right through to the final track you are in for a joyride. Musically and lyrically a very fine album, I am always a sucker for Bassplayers and Crazy-Legs certainly had my head going, but it really is unfair to single anybody out, Red Diesel will certainly put fire in your tank.

Welsh and border country people get ready Red Diesel will be at the Green Gathering in Chepstow 29-31st July.

Chris Phillips

www.brfm.co.uk

Dear Kat

    So Helena said to me, why not come to Bohemia and hear this brilliant band, Red Diesel, and, being an adventurous type, I did.  Image my delight at hearing/seeing your band which was excellent.  Mostly, though, I enjoyed your playing and singing.  Fancy coming across true musicianship in a leafy, not to say hippyish, backwater in Hastings!  I want you to know I enjoyed it tremendously. 

    Thanks, Jack!

'lyrics great, arrangement great'

Katdog are reigning

Katdog at Eat @ The Park Cafe, Alexandra Park, Sunday 3pm.

KATDOG – a trip-hoppy chilled out afro-jazzy celtic melodied original duo – are playing at the ever-popular park unplugged sessions this Sunday.

They are the vocals, songwriters and drums of Naked Angel – if you ever went to Earth Spirit you definitely saw them there. Their songs cover a range of obscure topics including moving home, losing sisters, finding a past life, police raids, ghosts in the wall and village life.

Kat's voice soothes and warms you, while the drum excites and hypnotises; a very powerful and unique experience not to be missed.

Check out their sound at www.myspace.com/katdoguk

' Ethereal floating vocals over laid back tribal beats'

 'very good, very creative, really unusual' 

'excellent musicianship, well crafted songs'