Bamboo | en

The name Bamboo is shared by multiple artists: (1) An alternative rock band founded in 2002 in the Philippines. (2) A rap artist from Philadelphia living in Pittsburgh. (3) A 1979 German disco group, Side project of Supermax. (4) A short-lived British house production act. (5) A Rap artist from Nairobi, Kenya (6) A Swedish 60's pop group from Stockholm (7) a Canadian 80's pop group (1) an alternative rock band founded in 2002 in the Philippines by vocalist Bamboo Mañalac. Contrary to popular belief, the band was not named after him. According to guitarist Ira Cruz, the word bamboo...

There are two Australian bands with this name: 1. A Deep Funk outfit active from 2001 onwards. 2. An Alternative Rock outfit active from 1984 to 1987. 1. The Bamboos are masters of super-heavy, raw and upfront drum-break driven grooves. Led by Guitarist Lance Ferguson (Equatorial Records/Lanu/No Comply), other members include Ben Grayson (Hammond Organ), Danny Farrugia (Drums), Yuri Pavlinov (Bass), Anton Delecca (Sax/Flute) and Ross Irwin (Trumpet). The Bamboos formed in 2001 and released the 7” single ‘Eel Oil/Blackfoot’, earning them international acclaim from the likes of Snowboy, Mr Scruff, Jazzanova, Patrick Forge and Russ Dewbury. Their next release...

Hailing from Yorkshire, the Leeds based Bambooman constantly has his fingers dipped in a lot of concurrent projects. The Sonic Router signed producer keeps his creative self fed, producing tracks for vocalists and collaborating under various guises whilst writing his own material. His two EPs for Sonic Router (the latest of which, Dulcet, was released earlier this year) outline his strikingly clean but intricately layered production style perfectly and his deft production touch was captured and widely commended on London vocalist Segilola’s serene debut EP for King Deluxe, Somewhere Along The Line. Working a lot with found textures, field recordings...