The Black Seeds
| The Black Seeds | |
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Performing in Leicester, August 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Rock, reggae, dub |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Associated acts |
Fly My Pretties Flash Harry Flight of the Conchords Video Kid Hollie Smith Fat Freddy's Drop |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Barnaby Weir Mike Fabulous Daniel Weetman Lee Prebble Jarney Murphy Tim Jarray Jabin Ward Nigel Patterson Barrett Hocking |
| Past members |
Bret McKenzie Rich Christie Shannon Williams Andrew Christiansen Toby Laing |
The Black Seeds are a musical group from Wellington, New Zealand.[1] Their music is a fusion of dub, funk, afrobeat and soul.[2]
Formed in 1998, The Black Seeds perform with eight members,[3] with instruments including vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard and wood block. They have released five albums, a live album, and two remix albums. They have two double-platinum selling albums in New Zealand,[2] and successful European album releases through the German-based Sonar Kollektiv label.
Lead singer Barnaby Weir is also associated with the sideprojects Flash Harry and Fly My Pretties.[4] Former band member Bret McKenzie is also a member of international award-winning comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, as well as playing Figwit the elf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.[5] In June 2011, trumpet player Andrew Christiansen left the band and was replaced by Barrett Hocking.[6]
Their song "One by One" was used in AMC's Breaking Bad Season 2 Episode, "4 Days Out" and also appears on the series' official soundtrack.[7][8]
Discography
- Keep On Pushing LP (2001)
- On the Sun (2004)
- Into the Dojo (2006)
- Solid Ground (2008)
- The Black Seed Lives - Vol 1 (2009)
- Specials: remixes and versions off Solid Ground (2010)
- Dust And Dirt (2012)
References
- ↑ Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013) "The Black Seeds, rooted in reggae", Jamaica Observer, 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Black Seeds Bio". Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ "The Black Seeds". Under the Radar. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Rebecca Thomson. "Fly My Pretties - Barnaby Weir is Flying High". NZ Musician. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ "THE BLACK SEEDS – BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION". Rock Paper Scissors. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Katarina Filipe (16 March 2012). "Going global with The Black Seeds". The Timaru Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ "Breaking Bad (Music from the Original TV Series)". iTunes. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ Maria Elena Fernandez (18 May 2010). "'Breaking Bad': La musica on sale Tuesday on I-tunes and Amazon". LA Times. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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