3Head - SilentSound

More at - 1st album - Blackwater 3head came together from diverse influences and musical styles in the late 1990’s. Since then, we have been working on 3head music along with our own projects. Our first album, Blackwater, was co-produced with Adrian Sherwood and came out in Japan (Beatink Records), UK, Australia and France (Different Records) in Sept 2003. The band toured Japan with Andrew Weatherall, Dennis Bovell and Adrian Sherwood on ’The Echomaniacs Tour’. We hit the in the Tower Records Album charts in Japan, played on MTV for South East Asia and were featured on an Adidas Promo cd. In the last few years, we have written soundtracks for 2 Channel 4 Documentaries and for video. 2nd album -- 3h2 3H2, has been a collaboration with several guest artists -- Adrian Sherwood, Spider Johnson, Paul Noble, Warrior Queen, Likkle Mai, Mink, Heidi Vogel (Cinematic Orchestra), Mandisa Dumezweni 3head are: Ras B -- MC/vocals (Singer/songwriter) who has worked with Faultline, Beat Pharmacy (Brendon Moeller), Rogue element, Adrian Sherwood, Ghetto Priest, The Bug, Warrior Queen, Flowdan, Killer P, Ricky Ranking (Roots Maneuver) Al Macaulay - drums and production. (Founder member of the band ’Tindersticks’, made 6 studio albums and numerous film collaborations, also played and co-wrote on a handful of Hollywood films) Calina de la Mare - string arrangements/keyboards (session violinist/arranger/keys/bv’s. Played and written with many artists from Tindersticks, to Killa Kela, including leading the string ensemble for Duffy’s album ’Rockferry’) Dave Woolfson - guitars (guitarist and writer with post-punk Indie goth outfit Brisa Testa before 3head.) Ruth Rogers-wright - blues and jazz influenced vocals (singer/songwriter) Quotes from the acclaimed 1st album... ’Blackwater defies categorisation. If ever an album deserves the Mercury Music Prize, this does. Get this in your collection now.’ (Update Magazine) ’this spontaneous mix of dub, classical, electronica and filmic noir moves between gypsy murder and the murky world of transcendental misery. These waters run deep and dark...’ (Logo Magazine) ’the sense of spontaneity and spaciousness in their music, accommodates all manner of the unexpected, while suggesting the four will make for a powerful presence live...(Metro newspaper)