Name: The True Story of Bananagun
Brand: Bananagun

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

FTH378LPX

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Colour

Yellow

Colour details

Yellow/Red Splatter

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Includes bonus 7” featuring Maston & Traffik Island remixes

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-02-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5060626462830

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / yellow

Artist

Bananagun

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Full Time Hobby

Albums of The Year 2020

Bananagun is a band hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Founded by Nicholas Van Bakel, the group has quickly gained recognition for their unique blend of psychedelic rock and world music influences. With catchy melodies and infectious rhythms, Bananagun's music transports listeners to a vibrant sonic landscape.

Inspired by a diverse range of artists such as Traffik Island, Nice Biscuit, Sunfruits, and The Frowning Clouds among others, Bananagun brings their own distinct sound to the table. Their energetic live performances have garnered them a dedicated fan base and have solidified their reputation as an exciting emerging act in the music scene.

With influences ranging from classic psych-rock acts like ORB and Frankie and the Witch Fingers to more contemporary bands like The Lazy Eyes and PAINT, Bananagun creates a sound that is both nostalgic yet fresh. Their fusion of genres appeals to fans across different musical tastes.

Hailing from Melbourne, but with a sound stretching from 60s and 70s afrobeat and exotica to Fela Kuti-esque repetition, the proto-garage rhythmic fury of The Monks and the grooves of Os Mutantes, there’s an enticing lost world exoticism to the music of Bananagun. It’s the sort of stuff that could’ve come from a dusty record crate of hidden gems; yet as the punchy, colourfully vibrant pair of singles Do Yeah and Out of Reach have proven over the past 12 months, the band are no revivalists. On debut album The True Story of Bananagun, they make a giant leap forward with their outward-looking blend of global tropicalia. The True Story of Bananagun marks Bananagun’s first full foray into writing and recording as a complete band, having originally germinated in the bedroom ideas and demos of guitarist, vocalist and flautist Nick van Bakel. The multi-instrumentalist grew up on skate videos, absorbing the hip-hop beats that soundtracked them -taking on touchstones like Self Core label founder Mr. Dibbs and other early 90’s turntablists. That love of the groove underpins Bananagun - even if the rhythms now traverse far beyond those fledgling influences. Tracks like The Master and People Talk Too Much bounce around atop hybrid percussion that fuses West African high life with Brazilian tropicalia; the likes of She Now hark to abmore westernised early rhythm ‘n’ blues beat, remoulded and refreshed in the group’s own inimitable summery style. Freak Machine is perhaps the closest to those early 90’s beats, but even then the group add layers and layers of bright guitars, harmonic flower -pop vocals and other sounds to transmute the source material to an entirely new plain. Elsewhere there’s a 90 second track called Bird Up! that cut and pastes kookaburra and parrot calls as an homage to the wildlife surrounding van Bakel’s home 80 kilometres from Melbourne. Oh, and there are hooks galore too–try and stop yourself from humming along to Out of Reach’s swooping vocal melody.

The True Story of Bananagun

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