Lodekka Hi-Fi
June 6th, 2008 by sparky
Lodekka Hi-Fi will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Lodekka Hi-Fi – Autobiougraphy
Lodekka is the side-project of multi-instrumental musician and graphic designer Stuart Dace. In a chequered and schizophrenic career, Stuart was lucky enough to be roped in as a session sax player on the classic and seminal Primal Scream album Screamadelica, was a member of Mo Wax signings Deep Joy and has also worked as Head Of Design at Chrysalis Records!
Lodekka is a lower key project, but no less interesting for that. The music, all recorded late at night in Stuart’s garden shed studio, can perhaps best be described as quirky, lo-fi stoner dub. Utilising un-usual instrument combinations including ukulele, melodica, double bass, clarinet and saxophone with Ninja Tune style drums, electronica, and ambient elements. This is all about the atmosphere, the positive vibes and that little something extra that makes it really quite special….
The bands sound sits comfortably along-side influences like Fat Freddy’s Drop and Bonobo. Live outings as The Lodekka Hi-Fi have seen a Sound System style mix of classic dub sounds, horn breaks (including the ‘Loaded’ brass riff on which Stuart played) and VJs plus a loose collective of like minded musicians and percussionists dropping in and out of thesession. Gigs have included The Big Chill House.
"A pleasing, quirky ambience rooted in dub rhythms. Lodekka’s sound has jazz in its soul…" ProperlyChilled.com
Lodekka Hi-Fi will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
