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The Fantastics!
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The Fantastics! First Began To Take Shape In 2003 After Raydn Hunter Joined Up With The Remains Of The Longo Allstars Including James Rule Pete Collison And Matt Wilding To Form Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours. Greg Boraman Departed The Ranks Of The Infamous Deep Funk Outfit The Soul Destroyers Jazzman Records And Filled The Empty Organ Grinders Seat Following An "on Air Appeal" During BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk Show. The First Recorded Release 'Salt Popcorn' On The 2005 Acid Jazz 'Hot Funky & Sweaty' Compilation Featured Mark Norton On Tenor Sax As A Quick Replacement For A Departed Horn Section - The Chemistry Worked Straight Away And The New Stripped Back "quartet Special Guests" Line-Up Was Kept. Countless Rabble Rousing Gigs An EP 'Soul Habit' And Several Successful 45's Including DJ Format's Favourite 'The Slip' Culminated In The Much Acclaimed Debut Album '2Lbs Of Funk' Soul Cookers Records In July 2007 Which Received A Glowing 4 Star Review In Mojo Magazine. The Soul Saviours Found That The Rigidly Defined Genres Of 'the Funk Scene' Began To Feel More Like A Straight Jacket Than A Well Cut Suit And The New Line Up Decided Upon A Fresher Musical Approach. Changing Their Name To The Fantastics! They Re-Launched With The 'Cheeba's Couch' 45 On Raw Wax A Tribute To The Hospitality Of DJ Si Cheeba And An Aggressive Funk Assault To Highlight A Deliberate Widening Of Musical Textures And Influences. 2009 Saw The Release Of 'Mighty Righteous' - The First Fantastics! Album On Freestyle Which Featured UK Soul Legend Noel Mckoy On Two Vocal Track Including A Funkified Cover Of The Small Faces 'I Can't Dance With You' .. Genres Were Mixed And Swapped And A Unique Sound And Style Appeared - Several Of The Tracks Featuring In The Welsh Comedy Film 'A Bit Of Tom Jones'. Recently Work Has Begun On The New Album Freestyle Records A New Drummer James Smith And Top Vocalist Sulene Fleming Who Previously Sung With The New Mastersounds Turn This Thing Around Have Joined The Ranks For Some Seriously Heavy Funking Live Shows... Catch Them Live As Soon As You Can! New Album To Be Released On Freestyle Records - Early 2011 Greg Boraman - Hammond / Electric Piano
Pete Collison - Guitar
Ray Hunter - Bass
Mark Norton - Sax / Flute
James Smith - Drums With Sulene Fleming - Vocals
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Biography - The Fantastics!
The Fantastics! First Began To Take Shape In 2003 After Raydn Hunter Joined Up With The Remains Of The Longo Allstars Including James Rule Pete Collison And Matt Wilding To Form Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours. Greg Boraman Departed The Ranks Of The Infamous Deep Funk Outfit The Soul Destroyers Jazzman Records And Filled The Empty Organ Grinders Seat Following An "on Air Appeal" During BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles Funk Show. The First Recorded Release 'Salt Popcorn' On The 2005 Acid Jazz 'Hot Funky & Sweaty' Compilation Featured Mark Norton On Tenor Sax As A Quick Replacement For A Departed Horn Section - The Chemistry Worked Straight Away And The New Stripped Back "quartet Special Guests" Line-Up Was Kept. Countless Rabble Rousing Gigs An EP 'Soul Habit' And Several Successful 45's Including DJ Format's Favourite 'The Slip' Culminated In The Much Acclaimed Debut Album '2Lbs Of Funk' Soul Cookers Records In July 2007 Which Received A Glowing 4 Star Review In Mojo Magazine. The Soul Saviours Found That The Rigidly Defined Genres Of 'the Funk Scene' Began To Feel More Like A Straight Jacket Than A Well Cut Suit And The New Line Up Decided Upon A Fresher Musical Approach. Changing Their Name To The Fantastics! They Re-Launched With The 'Cheeba's Couch' 45 On Raw Wax A Tribute To The Hospitality Of DJ Si Cheeba And An Aggressive Funk Assault To Highlight A Deliberate Widening Of Musical Textures And Influences. 2009 Saw The Release Of 'Mighty Righteous' - The First Fantastics! Album On Freestyle Which Featured UK Soul Legend Noel Mckoy On Two Vocal Track Including A Funkified Cover Of The Small Faces 'I Can't Dance With You' .. Genres Were Mixed And Swapped And A Unique Sound And Style Appeared - Several Of The Tracks Featuring In The Welsh Comedy Film 'A Bit Of Tom Jones'. Recently Work Has Begun On The New Album Freestyle Records A New Drummer James Smith And Top Vocalist Sulene Fleming Who Previously Sung With The New Mastersounds Turn This Thing Around Have Joined The Ranks For Some Seriously Heavy Funking Live Shows... Catch Them Live As Soon As You Can! New Album To Be Released On Freestyle Records - Early 2011 Greg Boraman - Hammond / Electric Piano
Pete Collison - Guitar
Ray Hunter - Bass
Mark Norton - Sax / Flute
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Pete Collison - Guitar
Ray Hunter - Bass
Mark Norton - Sax / Flute
James Smith - Drums With Sulene Fleming - Vocals read less
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