was one of the best newcomer bands in 2006, although they formed back in 1996. The five members met at the University of Bristol and played funk early on and gradually moved towards the electro-pop sound that they maintain today. Since they have no bass player, the two keyboards provide a combination of melody and rhythm section. All members are song writers, and both Wensely and Exton have degrees in Music.
B: I knew I’d love it before I heard it and it still blew me away.
Nina Simone - Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club
Answer by Trevor.
first record you remember
Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo And Juliet
B: It was the loudest record in the house.
Millie Small - My Boy Lollipop
Answer by Trevor.
the song to be played at your funeral
Jelly Roll Morton
B: There’s a Jelly Roll Morton track with the line “ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don’t get you, the whiskey must”. That or “ding dong the witch is dead” from the Wizard Of Oz. I’d like my funeral to be a drunken affair.
The KLF - Justified And Ancient
Answer by Trevor.
a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life
Air - Moon Safari
B: We had picnics in the woods, lay on the ground and watched the clouds.
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Answer by Trevor.
your ultimate heartbreak song
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Answer by Boris.
Billie Holiday - Don't Explain
Trevor
first record you bought
Michael Jackson - Bad
B: Not as cool as I’d like it to be.
Arrested Development - 3Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In The Life Of...
Answer by Trevor.
a song that reminds your friends of you
Frank Sinatra - New York New York
B: I sing it all the time to get other songs out of my head. Works a treat!
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Answer by Trevor.
best video clip you ever saw
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
B: I’m afraid, Michael Jackson again. “Smooth Criminal” was the coolest thing I’d ever seen. I was 10.
Wax - Building A Bridge To Your Heart
Answer by Trevor.
a song you wish you'd written yourself
Broadcast
B: They constantly amaze me.
Lerner/Loewe - If Ever I Should Leave You
Answer by Trevor.
Questions answered by: Boris Exton (keyboards) and Trevor Wensely (saxophone)
The Revenge
a song you would use as a ring-tone
AC/DC - Back In Black (string-a-pella)
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