Following last year's sold out gig at The Jazz Café, oddball Israeli 9 piece funksters The Apples are set to bring their explosive live experience to Cargo on Thursday 4th September.

The Apples weave big band jazz into raw grooves and exciting scratch routines throwing in anything from Ray Charles samples to traditional Jewish Kleizmer melodies. There's always a sense of adventure as the roles of solo and backing instruments change at the blink of an eye to any of the nine members. Initially a spontaneous composition ensemble, they've created an unusual blend of funk, jazz and electronic music, forgoing the traditional use of guitar, keyboards and vocals. They centre around 4 turntables, flanked by a sharp horn section served up by thick double bass lines and steadfast drum beats all fed through an attentive sound console with organic effects.

Thousands have been experiencing The Apples' powerful sound on dance floors worldwide. Surprised audiences are dancing and laughing from the first adrenalized downbeat.
Over the last six years they've claimed unprecedented feats for an Israeli instrumental live band, have inspired an avalanche of local groove artists, released two full length albums - ‘Mitz' (2003) and ‘Attention!' (2005) - and have become the ones to look out for on the international live circuit.

Their singles to date have included: 2006's ‘Attention!' and 2007's smash cover version of Rage Against The Machine's ‘Killing In The Name Of' which was championed by Radio 1's Zane Lowe and Annie Mac amongst others.

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LIVE: THE APPLES + THE MONTY CASINO

DJS: MIGHTY FUNK COLLECTIVE DJS

7-1

£10 adv