The Sub Ensemble

New tune on our Myspace player

2009-03-20T15:07:00.002Z

Good news! We've got some new music up on our Myspace player. Jewel Eyed Entity is a track written by our sax player Mike Fletcher and we love it. Proper 70s vibe with a really nice groove for the solos. Don't take my word for it though, head over to our Myspace and check it out:

http://www.myspace.com/thesubensemble

Let us know what you think. Look out for more new music coming soon and a full album later in the year.

Chris

Especially Nice.....

2009-01-26T13:37:00.003Z

.....To see that we've got a track out on legendary Japanese label Especial's 10th Anniversary Compilation. We didn't know a lot about this but it's all good! Domu's remix of Faster than the sun makes it to the CD compilation and the 12" EP number 3. Full CD tracklisting below:

1. Root Soul - "It's The Way" (feat Vanessa Freeman)
2. Aaron Jerome - "Focus On A Miracle" (feat Paul Randolph)
3. Kyoto Jazz Massive - "Stand Up" (feat Vanessa Freeman)
4. Bakura - "Mistaken" (feat Darien)
5. Shuya Okino - "Sun Will Rise" (feat Diviniti)
6. Jose Carretas - "Never Let Me Down" (feat Dani)
7. DJ Kawasaki - "Elevate Your Mind" (feat Tasita D'Mour - Restless Soul remix)
8. Hajime Yoshizawa - "Time" (feat Navasha Daya - Domu's Disco Funk remix)
9. Sub Ensemble - "Faster Than The Sun" (Domu remix)
10. Mano Arriba - "You Can Make It" (feat Tasita D'Mour)

I noticed over Christmas that I hadn't updated this blog since September and vowed to update it more often. It's not that we haven't been doing anything it's just tricky to keep on top of it all! Hopefully I'll keep it a bit more updated as we've got a few pieces of new music, plus some exiting releases in the pipeline.

Chris

Gig tomorrow night

2008-09-11T15:40:00.002+01:00

Just in case you didn't know, we're playing at the Town Hall in Birmingham tonight. Soweto Kinch and new band Maylight will be playing alongside us so it's one not to miss. The best part is it's all free!! The night kicks off at 8 with DJs Chris Read and Manga keeping the whole night moving along. For more info check these links:

www.birminghamjazz.co.uk
www.thsh.co.uk

EP release/Gig tomorrow

2008-07-29T19:01:00.002+01:00

Just a quick update about what we're are up to. Our debut EP is out now on Treble O records and features 4 of our tracks featuring the wonderful Sara Colman and Leo Altarelli on vocals, plus a remix courtesy of the man himself Domu. You can download the release direct from the Treble O site or from iTunes:

Treble O: http://trebleo.ithinkmusic.com/my-store/detail.php?s=phk8s_&r=4508

iTunes:

If you prefer your music on CD, then come and check us out at The Rainbow in Digbeth, Birmingham where we will have copies for sale. The Birmingham Jazz run Jazz Club gig starts at 8pm with a DJ Set from Chris Mapp and the band will be on around 9.30. £4 on the door.

Hopefully we'll see tomorrow night,

The Sub Ensemble

EP Launches

2008-06-07T17:33:00.003+01:00

Not content with one launch for our new EP on Treble O, we'll be having two. First up you can catch us at The Jam House in Birmingham on the 17th June with Special Guest vocalist Sara Colman. For those of you in the capital, we'll be playing at the fantastic Jazz Re:Freshed night at Mau Mau on the Portobello road on Thursday 19th June. This gig will feature another Special Guest vocalist Leo Altarelli.

At both gigs we'll have limited edition CD copies of the EP with artwork by Mr The Beef (http://www.myspace.com/beefbonk) with 4 tracks plus Domu's remix of Faster than the sun. We won't be selling these outside of our gigs and there will be a limited run so first come first served I'm afraid!

Chris

Here comes Treble out on CD now.

2008-05-06T11:03:00.003+01:00

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Buy it.

HMV

Amazon

Chris

Here comes Treble out today!

2008-04-28T13:15:00.003+01:00

Well, on iTunes anyway! You'll have to wait a bit longer to get your hands on this great compilation from Treble O. As well as our track 22:21, you can get your hands on fine music from Ben Mi Duck, Domu, Dorian Concept, Lukid and many more. Well worth checking out in our opinion. You can find it here:

Also, congrats to the John Randall Quartet who were awarded the Dave Holland/Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Ensemble Award last night. They were deserving winners in our book and definitely one to keep an eye on.

Chris

Dave Holland/Birmingham Conservatoire Jazz Ensemble Award...

2008-04-15T20:37:00.002+01:00

We've been lucky enough to make it through to the final of this award being judged by all round bass legend Dave Holland!! If you're around in Birmingham on the 27th April at 8pm then come down to the Recital Hall at the Conservatoire and cheer us on. There's stiff competition so we're gonna need your support.

Thanks to everyone who made it down to Bossaphonik in Oxford on Friday. We had a great time as ever and we'll definitely be back there in the future. We've got gigs coming up in Birmingham and London in the coming months with more to come soon.

Chris

Faster than the sun remix

2008-03-26T10:44:00.002Z

We've got a new track up on our Myspace player. Producer/DJ/Radio Host/All-round-nice-guy Domu has gone to work on our track Faster than the sun, and a very fine job he's done too. Check him out at myspace.com/sonarcircle.

This track will be coming out on Treble O real soon, so hold tight!

Chris

Releases

2008-03-03T20:25:00.002Z

Our good friends Domu and Shift at Treble O have got a couple of notable releases coming up. Firstly their compilation Here Comes Treble will feature our track 22:21 along with music from several other fine artists including our new friends Ben Mi Duck.

There'll also be a couple of Jazz EPs coming up including one from us and one from our Drummer Al Gardiner's side project Halflife (featuring 3 other members of The Sub Ensemble). Remixes will be courtesy of Floating Points and Domu.

Send us an email or friend us on Myspace to stay up to date with news of when and where you'll be able to get hold of our music.

Chris

New music mondays (part 4)

2008-02-25T11:55:00.003Z

We've made it! Week 4 of our new music month is here along with the new tune Beautiful Spring on our Myspace player. This is the final tune from us for now, but we can reveal that all the tracks will be available soon through Treble O records in one form or another, so please support us and check back for more details soon!

We hope you've enjoyed our new music, and thanks for your feedback. Also, thanks to everyone who made it down on friday to our gig. Hopefully see you this friday at The Yardbird if you're in the Birmingham area.

Chris

New music mondays (part 3)

2008-02-18T10:54:00.002Z

The third of our weekly installments of new music throughout February (on our Myspace player) is a collaboration with our old friend Leo Altarelli called Warning Fire. A founding member of Sugar Beats, Leo now resides in Brighton but is still making fine music of his own so check him out.

This track features his vocal talent and he's sounding in top form. Thanks to Domu who gave this a spin whilst filling in for Benji B on 1Xtra last week (http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/benjib/).

Don't forget we're playing in Birmingham this friday at Symphony Hall foyer and next friday at the Yardbird with Ben Mi Duck. We're also going to visit our friends at Bossaphonim in OXford on April 11th so hopefully see you at a gig!

Chris

New music mondays (part 2)

2008-02-11T10:50:00.000Z

We continue our new music mondays series with 22:21. A fast Latin tune with a percussion breakdown courtesy of Magoo. Cheek it out on our Myspace player and let us know what you think.

Don't forget we'll have new music up every monday for the rest of February, so keep coming back if you like our sound.

Next week: Warning fire feat. Leo Altarelli

New music mondays (part 1)

2008-02-04T13:09:00.000Z

Throughout February we're going to have a new track up on our Myspace player (www.myspace.com/thesubensemble) every monday!

This week we start with the full version of faster than the sun featuring the incredible Sara Colman . Up until now we've only had half the tune on our player, but now we can reveal the full track in all it's glory! This track will be out on Domu and Shift's Here comes Treble compilation out on Treble O real soon.

Don't forget we've got a couple of gigs coming up at the end of the month so try and catch us if you can.

The tracks are..

1. Faster than the sun feat. Sara Colman (04/02)

2. 22:21 (11/02)

3. Warning fire feat. Leo Altarelli (18/02)

4. Beautiful spring (25/02)

Enjoy!

New Tune Preview!!

2007-12-16T20:27:00.000Z

Check out our Myspace page (www.myspace.com/thesubensemble) to get a sneak preview of our collaboration with singer Sara Colman "Faster than the sun".

Just a taster of what we've been up to for the last couple of months. Stay tuned to hear the full track and other new music soon.

Chris

New music coming real soon...

2007-12-04T15:46:00.000Z

Sorry for the lack of updates, we've been working hard on our new music and will be ready to unleash some of it very soon. PLease keep checking back or add us as a Myspace friend to keep up with what we're up to.

Chris

Welcome and news

2007-11-04T23:38:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

Welcome along to our brand new project. We'll be using this blog to keep you updated with what's going on until we find a more permanent home.

Thanks to everyone who made it down to our first official gig at The Rainbow on friday. Great fun, and we really appreciated the support.

We've been working hard in the studio and we'll be previewing some new music for you just as soon as we can. Meanwhile you can email us here to register your interest or to just say hi.

Chris