The New Mastersounds

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The New Mastersounds are a four-piece funk band based in Leeds, England. The band formed in February 1999.

Their first single, One Note Brown, was released on Blow It Hard Records in 2000 and was produced by the critically acclaimed Northern Soul and funk DJ Keb Darge. Since this recording, the band have reached global recognition as a key band in the 'New Funk' scene.

1 Personnel
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
3 One Note Records
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Personnel

Eddie Roberts - guitar and tambourine
Simon Allen - drums
Peter Shand - bass
Robert Birch - organ and piano

The New Mastersounds are a Trade Friendly Band as of 6/29/06:

Full Article Date: 29/06/2006 Title: ATTENTION TAPERS!

Article: Oh, go on then - you can tape the live shows if you really want to. We can't understand why you would want to listen to this music without the benefit of vintage production, but if it floats your boat, fill your boots! Just don't forget to buy an actual album once in a while, or we won't be able to carry on gigging. x The New Mastersounds

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Nervous, 12" EP, Deep Funk Records, 2001
Keb Darge Presents The New Mastersounds, CD and LP, Deep Funk Records, 2001
Keb Darge Presents The New Mastersounds (re-release), CD, Cooker Records, 2003
Be Yourself, CD, One Note Records, 2003
Roughneck, CD and double LP, One Note Records, 2004
Move On - NMS4 Remix, 12" EP, 2020Vision Recordings, 2004
This Is What We Do, CD and LP, One Note Records (UK)/3 on the B Records (USA), 2005
102%, CD and LP, One Note Records, 2007

[edit] Singles

One Note Brown, 7" single, Blow It Hard Records, 2000
Taurus, 7" single, Blow It Hard Records, 2000
Fire (feat James Taylor), 7" single, Blow It Hard Records, 2000
It's Alright Now, 7" single, Deep Funk Records, 2001
Hot Dog, 7" single, Deep Funk Records, 2001
(So You Can) Get Back, 7" single, Cooker Records, 2001
So Much Better, 7" single, Cooker Records, 2003
Nervous, 7" single, Kay Dee Records, 2003
Your Love Is Mine, 7" single, One Note Records, 2003
Baby Bouncer, 7" single, One Note Records, 2004
Believe - NMS remix, 7" single, 2020Vision, 2005
Butter For Yo' Popcorn, 7" single, Soul Cookers (France), 2005
Give Me A Minute, 7" single, Our Label Records (Germany) 2005

[edit] One Note Records

Since 2003, The Mastersounds have distributed their music on One Note Records. According to its website, One Note Records was set up by the New Mastersounds in 2003 and is named after the NMS dancefloor classic One Note Brown.^[1]