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Kollega

Band line up - DAVE SHOOTER - bass & pedalboard, laptop and controllers; LERØY LUPTØN - synthesiser, guitar, laptop controllers; MATT ROBINSON - tenor saxophone; BEN MCCABE - drums

Kollega are a quartet from the North West of England who play original music. At Kollega HQ we are inspired and motivated by fusing technology and contemporary sounds into our music alongside acoustic and electric instruments. The tunes are underpinned by big grooves and processed bass sitting beneath insistent tenor saxophone and lush analogue synths with loops and samples providing lots of sweet additional sonic interest. We believe that the studio and live outputs of the band should reflect each other while providing different and complementary experiences. Studio recordings are beautifully produced and live performances feature plenty of space for communication and improvisation. We want to make music that is a mixture of grunt for dancing and head-stuff for listening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhqotohCsMk&feature=youtu.be

https://open.spotify.com/album/19ZhOu0CTnywAxQf6JXrw3

Kollega: EP 1

by Karl Ackermann
June 16, 2018

The self-titled debut from UK-based Kollega is a brief and eclectic collection merging multiple technologies with acoustic and electric instrumentation. Bassist Dave Shooter--the de-facto spokesperson for the quartet--explains that the group sound is influenced by the likes of the electo-acoustic Nerve and Aphex Twin, and while there may be a trace of the Richard D. James Album (Warp Records, 1996) in Kollega's EP 1, the sound here is unique to this young group of innovators. The bassist says ...

“It sounds like if the Apex Twin had a live band.” "YES!!!! Trip hop is not dead.”