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Red Snapper is to be considered by many as one of the most forward thinking and intuitive live / electronic fusion bands of the past 2 decades. Their effortless ability to explore different head space, from jazz and hip-hop through to folk and jungle, is unparalleled. Consisting of Ali Friend (double bass), Richard Thair (drums), David Ayers (guitar) and since 2007, Tom Challenger (saxophone), the band dominates a sound that none can emulate.

It is safe to say that Red Snapper has always been experimental, in the truest sense of the word, drawing on current musical trends and re-interpreting them with originality.  — (via Inverted Audio)

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When electronic pioneers, Coldcut, dropped their groundbreaking Journeys by DJ mixtape in 1995, one of its standout moments came towards the very end of the mix. Amidst the era’s finest beat-makers and electronic visionaries, the DJ duo teased a hypnotic, looping double bass line, followed by haunting sax, thunderous drums, and guitar, before seamlessly blending into the Radiophonic Workshop's Doctor Who Theme. That earworm bass line? It’s the signature sound of Red Snapper’s Hot Flush, forever etched in the listener’s brain.

Fast forward 30 years, and Red Snapper is reissuing their Reeled & Skinned compilation. The collection includes "Hot Flush" in both its original form and the remix by Andrew Weatherall’s Sabres of Paradise. It brings together the trio's self-released early EPs from ’94 and ’95, a time when they quickly gained a reputation on the London live scene, captivating jazz, hip-hop, and dance heads alike.

Available on vinyl again for the first time in decades, remastered and featuring an additional track, "Area 51", recorded during the same period. — (via Label)