King Billy, by King Billy

King Billy

by King Billy

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Paul Jay Nothing smelly about 'Stank'; lovely rhodes, guitar and brass melodies washing over a driving rhythm. Favorite track: Stank.

skiesdivided Funky, smooth, groovy. Soundtrack your cocktail party, blunted hang, or after-work unwind. Favorite track: G-Funk.

VIN Superb from start to finish. I've chosen a favourite track, but to be honest they're all favourites. Favorite track: Bobba Fatt.

Tom Pickford SO. MUCH. DANK. Favorite track: Bobba Fatt.

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1.	Clean Deez 03:21	buy track
2.	Stank 03:30	buy track
3.	Bobba Fatt 03:24	buy track
4.	Caddy 03:23	buy track
5.	Fanta 02:55	buy track
6.	G-Funk 03:51	buy track
7.	Lacklustre Limousine 03:11	buy track
8.	Dirty Deez 03:54	buy track
9.	TMFS 03:54	buy track
10.	Slowly Hitting the Town 03:39	buy track
11.	Hill St 05:23	buy track
12.	Funk 04:13	buy track

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King Billy’s self-titled album and debut release captures a mellow and soulful sound that its four members forged through regularly improvising together. Instrumental hip-hop provided a basic framework for turning impromptu ideas into succinct compositions.

Some tracks on the album — “Clean Deez”, “Fanta” — are ad-libbed grooves, recorded on the spur of the moment. Others such as “Hill St.” combine melodies and bass-lines from multiple improvisations. The album’s cool, low-key sound represents the informal, laid-back atmosphere of a jam session.

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King Billy is a group of Tasmanian musicians who make a soulful kind of organic beat music. Rhythmic and relaxed, the source of their sound comes from spontaneous jam sessions, reworked into full-length tracks. Soul, jazz, and hip-hop inspire them as does the DIY music culture in their hometown of Hobart. King Billy (2018) is their first album.

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released August 31, 2018

Guitar - Quinton Gardiner
Bass - Sanjay Dhingra
Keys - Ari Remund
Drums - Hans Ammitzboll
Trombone - Akira Weller-Wong
Saxophone - Theresa Young
Flute - Harmony Byrne

Engineering/Recording - Hans Ammitzboll
Mixing/Mastering - Zarven Kara (Reel to Reel Studios)

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The undisputed most emotional band in Hobart.

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