Secret Stealth
June 19th, 2007 by sparky
Born out of one too many beers in the local, Secret Stealth is a collaboration between Jim Baron (crazy penis) and Bob Sadler (Fug). The two decided their fridays would be more fun if they left behind their serious, pressure-filled day jobs to make some fun- funk music together.
Armed with an anything goes mentality, a massive pile of unsampled vinyl and a sampler they weren’t afraid of, Secret Stealth have created music for Bear Funk (The Ted Rogers EP BFK011) and now for the new Nottingham label Bocajito.
Both Jim and Bob have released music under many names including Crazy Penis, Ron Base Jam, Fug, Waxploitation and Fram and have provided releases on Shiva, Nuphonic, Paper recordings, Tummytouch, Session recordings, Guidance and Vertige productions. Their collective remix credits include Christina Aguilera, Terry Callier, Alicia Keys, Salif Keita, Aquanote, Mint Royale, Problem Kids, Neon Heights, Amillionsons, Bliss, P*Nut and Whitney Houston.
The debut album SSSHHH! showcases the vocal talents of Holly Backler and her Chaka-esque soul, Tom Bailey and his slightly worrying vocal range and Katty Heath sublimely ending off the album, combined with loads of live instrumentation and solid grooves.
If you’ve not heard of Secret Stealth, don’t go thinking you’ve been the punch line of some elaborate anti-marketing joke, as though their name has been in any way applied to their promotional campaign. They’ve been around since 2004, creating some of the smoothest beats this side of the boxing ring. Their debut release – the lovingly titled Ted Rogers EP (Bocajito), dedicated to the late and great dexterous "3-2-1" host himself – was popular with many DJs, providing a diverse platter of music that ranged from multi-layered instrumental hip-hop beats to warm acid house.
