Album Description
First single from the newest addition to Manchester’s music legacy, featuring the epic and ambitious ‘Summer Sun’. Social Music Volume 1 was recorded, practically single-handed and draws influences from Bob Dylan to Public Enemy, Lee Scratch Perry to Nation of Ulysses and Arthur Lee to Primal Scream; yet each composition stands alone as classics in the making.
From the Artist
Despite their indie sound Oar seemed to have found affection with the left of centre dance music fraternity. Their many gigs have included London’s Heavenly Social, Manchester’s Mat and Phred’s Jazz Club ably assisted by Martin Brew, one half of East West signing J-Walk, and the Arts and Music festival Wonderland. Most notably Oar headlined the out door music festival Across the Tracks alongside Mr Scruff, Lamb and Riton. This unintended association has resulted in comparisons to Primal Scream and the Stone Roses.
About the Artist
This unique four piece first came together in the summer of 1999 having found a mutual love for Dan Dwyer’s (founder of Black Lodge records) seminal Manchester disco ‘Mumbo Jumbo’. Dan was so impressed when the band approached him to play their demos he booked them to play one of London’s famed Electric Stew party’s. The gig was so successful the next time they played at Electric Stew they followed on from top dick head Howard Marx and the Psychonaughts.
