Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band @ Festival des Libertés, Brussells, Oct 2010

Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band @ Festival des Libertés, Brussells, Oct 2010,
features interview footage and a track from their forthcoming third album, due in Spring 2011!

Gi dem Spasm Band gi dem!

So, we have come to the end of another year of the Spasm Band's adventures. Last night the two year Bird Head Son tour came to a beautiful end in Lille, with an adoring audience, a menacing sound, some good Martinique Rum, a blistering set and two encores; a fitting way to end the year, the tour and one particular chapter or the band's evolution.
Much love to those who have played with us in the last year, you know who you are. And a special thanks to our management & label - Antoine Rajon and Franck Descollonges at Heavenly Sweetness, and all at Naive, our booking agents Clare & Arnaud at Planet Aurora.

On a more personal note I'd like to thank the band, probably the most gifted, most loving musicians anyone could wish for.
Andrew John, Colin Webster, Christian Arcucci, Michel Castellanos & Oscar Martinez. Much love to Jozef Berk who was with us for most of the year.

For the fans, merci, see you in 2011 with a new album and an almighty sound!±


Hold your lane!

We are operating at full capacity now.

anthony

Voodoo Funk - Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band in London!

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Raw Footage : Spasm Band in South of France, catch it before its gone!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Axq97RMRQ

Interview in Montpellier, late 2009

Live in Arles, July 2010

Article in Le Monde, July 16 2010

We recently played a series of shows in South of France, starting in Arles and moving to Montpellier. The article below came out the day after our show in Arles, its not everyday you play after the great Salif Keita.

http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2010/07/15/anthony-joseph-precheur-funk-venu-de-trinidad-emporte-les-suds-a-arles_1388355_3246.html

Live in Nice, March 2010 & Interview

Anthony Joseph on Later with Jools Holland - 23 4 2010 @ 23.50

I'm performing on Later with Jools Holland tonight @ 23.50 - BBC 2! with Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA Orchestra + Rico!! Watch it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/

It will be on the BBC Iplayer for a week after, and on youtube after that.

peace,
anthony

Meet the new Spasm Band Rhythm Section!

Photos from Nice, March 19 2010

Some photos from the first show of the new season.


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SPASM BAND NEWS AND THE SPASM BAND MOVIE

Its been a busy start to the year, in fact, when is it not busy? At the end of a fantastic 2009 tour last December the Spasm Band bid farewell to two of its members : Paul Zimmerman, aka the General, Djembe and Congas, one of the founding members, and Paul Brett aka Lord Brett. I'd like to thank them for their beautyfull playing over the years and wish them all the best with whatever they decide to do. May spirits build nests in their beards.

I'm now working with a stripped down 5 piece of drums, (yes drums as in Drumkit, a first for the Spasm, with Mr Craig Tamlin previously heard on misc percussion ringing the rimshots!) Guitar, Bass, Sax and Vox. Its a very tight and muscular sound, a real tropical punk, ah... voodoo funk..ah, whatever. We will eventually complete the line up with a new percussion/conga player. (so if you know of anyone firey let me know)
We've been woodshedding, writing songs for the next album at our studios in Greenwich. I can only say that the intensity is even higher with this one than Bird Head Son, with more universal themes, hooks and a kick ass bottom end coming through from the kick drum foot! We're writing 'songs' which is a challenge at times, but after being on the road with the band for many years now new ideas flow easily. Plus, there's nothing like working with a badfoot drummer like Mr Tamlin laying down the fire, the maple snare. Exciting shit!
The next album promises to be even tougher than the last, as it should be.
Stay tuned. Its due for release in early 2011, but I'll let you peep the clues way before that.
In the meantime you can check out There is no time - The Spasm Band movie, a feature length film which includes international performances and rare backstage footage from the first 4 years of the band. Its a gift from me to all our fans, our management but most importantly to the members of the band. Hope you enjoy it. In case you're wondering, the film's title is something that our manager said to us many times during the last year, moving from country to country, 'there is no time guys, no time!'

There is no time : Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band - the movie

And now for something really special. This is a feature length film featuring international concert performances and backstage footage from the first 4 years of Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band.

There is no time : Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band from anthony joseph on Vimeo.