Early Sourmash
Here are some demo tapes that survived from back in the days...
In the early years, Graham, Andy and Tracey (Onallee) were backed by a variety of sax players, rappers and backing singers; all of whom largely performed, composed and arranged with lavish autonomy.
| Track | Description | Play | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deeper Down | Sue and Lisa sang this one at various times. This one's Sue with Onallee backing. | Play | Download |
| DNA | An early version of a perennial song that took many forms over the years. Onallee singing. | Play | Download |
After a few years, the band settled down to it's most prolific line-up, with Mandy co-singing with Onallee, D-Rock rapping, Adrian playing sax, and Laurie on drums.
| Track | Description | Play | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superbad | Onallee's vocal arrangement on a fair funky tune. | Play | Download |
| Personal | A late-night, studio rehersal of a song we used to do live. Just Onallee (who wrote the song) and backing track. Andy hones his engineering skills by remembering to press record! | Play | Download |
| Devotion | Mandy's lead vocals - composed, arranged, sang. | Play | Download |
A brief incarnation when Amanda composed entirely new vocal arrangements over the existing Sourmash set, and Lucy made her first appearance at the tender age of sixteen, as backing singer.
| Track | Description | Play | Download |
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| Clever Disguise | This is one of the original compositions from this period, with Graham cleverly disguising himself as the Isley Brothers! | Play | Download |
G+A wrote an entirely new set based around the vocal compositions and arrangements of Jokate Benson. With Crispin now on drums, Sourmash became a four-piece, although Jokate managed to fill the stage just fine.
| Track | Description | Play | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreamland | An extended version of the closest thing Sourmash ever got to producing a pop record | Play | Download |
| People Fly | A late-night, studio rehersal with just Jokate and backing track. Another foresightful pressing of the record button! | Play | Download |
| Pity the Souls | Soulful Jo | Play | Download |
After Jokate left, G+A wrote yet another set, with the lovely Bryony on vocals.
| Track | Description | Play | Download |
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| Running Away | Slow, moody, funky | Play | Download |
| Up and Leave | ...and so they up and left. | Play | Download |