> The Solsonics (no "u" in the name) were from Los Angeles. They were my
AJ
> idols. Essentially here's the story according to a couple ex-members I
have
> spoken to...
>
> The Solsonics essentially began as a jam session that gained a
following,
> with the co-leaders of the band, bassist Jez Colin and drummer Willie
> McNeil writing tunes on the side, asked a number of players in their
weekly
> jams, "You wanna record an album?" The band's #1 supporter was one
Duff
> Marlowe, who was an A&R rep at Chrysalis records. They were signed.
>
> After the release of "Jazz in the Present Tense," they embarked on a
tour
> of Europe and the U.S., opening for
> hip-hop acts stateside and the more established acid jazz acts in
Europe.
Thanks for putting this up.......I have heard this music & it's SLAMIN !
!
I always wondered what happened to them.
-- Bob Davis FUNK: http://pages.prodigy.com/funk/ SOUL: http://pages.prodigy.net/earthjuice/Jump: Urban Music Group