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Notorious for casting convention aside, and remaining one of the UK’s most forward thinking and rule breaking live bands, Red Snapper embrace a unique blend of live, euphoric afro-jazz, future funk, dub, dark hip-hop and fragile soundscapes.

Live at The Moth Club, the follow up to 2022’s acclaimed ‘Everybody Is Somebody’ long player, features nine tracks from a vast and impressive back catalogue on Warp Records and Lo Recordings and captures perfectly the energy of their celebrated sold out London show from May 2022 in Hackney.

With an incredible and genre bursting career that spans nearly thirty years, the new album demonstrates the band’s ability to constantly rework classic and new tracks, keeping them impassioned, experimental and relevant. The collection includes a version of ‘Suckerpunch’ which originally appeared on their 1998 album ‘Making Bones’ and was released as a single in September 2023. — (via Label)

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Leading a charge against staying in one genre's lane, Red Snapper consistently broke new ground. On labels like Warp, the London outfit pushed at and remade styles until their sound was all their own. There's jazz, funk, and hip hop in the lines of a Red Snapper number, but more too. And that's evident on their latest live record.

Live at the Moth Club captures a blistering set from May 2022 in Hackney, London. Tracks like a funky "Tarzan" stand out here, as does "Hot Flush", a more moody and evocative number. "Wonky Bikes" pops and throbs with real pep, the heft of the hooks here doing a lot of work, while "Space Sickness" is rock-ier still. This one shows how nimble this lot's skills are, with bits and pieces of this having the improvisational energy of a jazz session, and others the force of a rawk band. Throughout it all, Red Snapper maintain an energy that's still impressive, especially on "Suckerpunch", originally from their 1998 Making Bones LP.

For this set the players are Ali Friend (double bass, vocals and Gato drum), Rich Thair (drums), Tom Challenger (sax, clarinet and keyboards), Tara Cunningham (guitar and vocals), and Natty Wylah (vocals), though the instrumental force here is what's going to draw in a listener. There's a deft power to all of these tracks, enough that the music feels more fusion-y than a past association with Warp might suggest to some. The musicians here dive in and the whole record seeps into the soul rather quickly, with even the longer songs maintaining a tight jam-like fire all the way to the end. — (via A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed)

Vinyl Tracklist:
A1. The Sleepless (Live)
A2. B Planet (Live)
A3. Truth 1 (Live)
B1. Wonky Bikes (Live)
B2. Hot Flush (Live)
B3. Suckerpunch (Live)

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Label: Lo Recordings
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 2025 
Genre: Electronic
Style: Trip Hop, Acid Jazz

File under:  Electronic - Leftfield
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