Inca Babies – Death Message Blues [Audio CD]

Description

DEATH MESSAGE BLUES , the powerful new album from UK swamp blues band The Inca Babies, was released on Black Lagoon Records on 21st October 2010. It was their fifth studio album in a career spanning 28 years and marked their full return to live performance after the death of founder member bassist Bill Marten. Originally formed in Manchester in 1983 by guitarist and vocalist Harry Stafford and bassist Bill Marten, the band released four albums and recorded four sessions for the BBC s legendary John Peel Show before splitting in 1988. Reuniting in 2007, Stafford and Marten recruited Gold Blade drummer Rob Haynes, but work on the new album was halted by Marten s sudden death in 2008. After a period of reflection, it was decided to complete the work that Marten had begun, with the band s long-time friend Vince Hunt (A Witness) taking over on bass. This line-up has since played London, Warsaw, Milan, Los Angeles and the Drop Dead festival in Lithuania, earning a reputation for powerful live performances. They are represented throughout Europe by Germany s premier live booking agency IBD , Wardance in Italy and Brave Booking Agency in the UK. Death Message Blues features twelve new tracks penned by Harry S. casting a net across fast and spiky r n b, swamp blues, bastard country and punk power. Lyrically, the songs observe usual Inca traits of wild characters, ghosts and murderous stories, with reflections too on the passing of Inca founding member, bassist Bill Marten. Recorded in Manchester with sonic relish by Tim Woodward at his Courtyard Studios, this Album not so much left off where the incas paused 20 years early but has launched them into the 21st century with a renewed vigour and lust for swamp rock and trashman s blues.