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Fat Freddy's Drop
Biography
Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop gradually became its members' sole focus. Band members continued playing with their other respective groups—The Black Seeds, TrinityRoots, Bongmaster, and others—for much of their 13-year career. Fat Freddy’s Drop are known for their improvised live performances; songs on their studio albums are versions refined over years of playing them live in New Zealand, and on tour abroad. The group gained international recognition in 2003 after their single "Midnight Marauders" was re-distributed by record labels and DJs in Germany. The group has toured Europe nearly every year since then. The first studio album by Fat Freddy’s Drop, Based on a True Story, was the first independently-distributed album to reach first place in New Zealand record sales directly after release in 2005, and is the highest-selling album by a national artist in the country's history. Based on a True Story won Best Album at the New Zealand Music Awards the same year, and remained on the top 40 New Zealand sales chart for over two years, establishing them as one of the most successful contemporary bands in the island nation.
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Discography
- Based on a True Story, 2006
- 2005-09-12: Nuits Zébrées Show, Radio Nova, Paris, France
- Hope for a Generation EP, 2004
- Fantastic Voyages, Volume 1, 2006
- Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW, 2009
- Live at the Matterhorn, 2006
- Roady, 2007
- Live at Roundhouse London, 2010
- Hope / Bluey, 2003
- Cay's Crays (Dub Versions), 2006
- Flashback, 2005
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Artist | Fat Freddy's Drop |
| Album | Based On A True Story |
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- Media | triple j
- The Planet - 9 November 2006 - Whirimako Black
- Deep End - 21 June 2005 - Music Played
- Radio National The Deep End
- Deep End - 26 October 2005 - Music Played
- Deep End - 8 July 2005 - Music from today's program
- Deep End - 20 September 2005 - Music Played
- Sound Quality - 3 July 2009 - Kronos go glitch
- Sound Quality - 6 August 2010 - Roar or raw?
- Speaking Out - New Zealand band - Fat Freddy's Drop
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