Soundspecies @ jazz re:freshed 02/06/11

jazz re:freshed meets Soundspecies meets west africa..

Soundspecies is the alias of brothers Henry and Oliver Keen, London-based producers, musicians and DJs who have grown up making music together. Their collection of musical instruments for toys set the tone for a playful approach to music and sound manipulation that continues to be at the heart of their creative process.

Their self-titled debut album was released… on BurntProgress records – founders of the legendary club night CDR held at Plastic People in London

they are set to release their Bamana project which is coming out on Kay Suzuki’s RoundinMotion label

Bamana Project was inspired after a musical pilgrimage to West Africa in 2006. On his return to the UK, Oliver wrote and developed the material and then got his brothers Nathaniel and Barnaby on board, along with drummer and friend Dave De Rose (Mulatu Astatke, Mark Ronson, Moloko) to create a live record as a Soundspecies side-project.　

“The name was chosen with respect to the people who shared with me the music that inspired me. The Bamana people are part of the Mande ethnic group that make up part of the population of Mali and various west African countries.”