Interview in The Anfield Wrap

Thanks for John Gibbons to interview Matt and Collen after the Groove on the Green 2012 a couple weeks ago!

“However many of their improbably large number of members We, the Undersigned (aka WtU) manage to fit on stage, watching them is an absolute joy. Fusing Reggae, Funk, Hip-hop and Rock to create their own unique sound, they refer to as Stankh, they have gone down a storm with whatever crowd I have seen them perform in front of, and so it’s no surprise they are being booked for festivals all over the summer and to open up for a growing number of reggae and funk superstars. Ahead of their support slot with legendary Jamaican band ‘The Skatalites’ John Gibbons met up with Collen “The Referee” Chandler (Lead vocals and guitar) and Matt “The Mook” Mak (Bass) to talk about their unique style and what the hell Stankh is anyway.”

Check out for the actual interview: http://www.theanfieldwrap.com/2012/05/ones-to-watch-%E2%80%93-we-the-undersigned/

Pictures: Groove on the Green 2012!

HeyHey cosmic funksters!
Thanks very much to the sun, groove on the green-crew (and the many photographers), The Fire Beneath the Sea, random shoopers on L1 and the people who came down to see us on Sunday 6th May 2012!

Also 2 bands before us, they were boss, female singer with lots of brass doing boss covers, do get us in the stankh! YEAH!

Enough words for now enough them pictures! POW!

WtU at GOTG2012 by Liam Lebo

WtU at GOTG2012 by Liam Lebo

Check out the up coming event of Liverpool Light Night (18th May 2012)…WtU might get their stankh involved on a Bus! Peace and Love WtU x

@WtU playing this Friday at STUDIO2: “Up and Coming Arts presents 21 Steps Launch”

Hello funkateers from the infinite cosmos,

For the funkers who live in, not far from Liverpool, we’ve got a gig at Parr Street, STUDIO2, this Friday (13/04/2012), 10.30pm, Doors: 9.00pm.

WtU HQ been called up on the weekend to play for UP AND COMING ARTS presents 21STEPS launch. This event is FREE but GUESTLIST/INVITE ONLY https://docs.google.com/a/upandcoming.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJteE1RNFVUOGd4MlJDQ0xmTm9NdlE6MQ. Although, Leeroy LeGallais said we musn’t play a gig til May, we thought we do it and to try out our new song ARCHETYPE, a real funk machine!

So if it’s not enough for you that WtU are giving up the Stankh on that launch at 10.30pm, here are a couple more details:

The launch we’re playing is for an exhibition featuring the work of 21 selected artists for the third exhibition brought to you by Up & Coming Arts.

Taken from the facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/265089126913543/:
Up & Coming Arts presents 21 Steps (curated by Crawley&Wren)

Sponsored by Liverpool Football Club, Worthy Print and Revita Laser

 

Friday 13th April 2012
PRIVATE VIEW @ STUDIO 2 PARR STREET
9:00pm – 2:00am
LIMITED TO 200 GUESTS
Please fill in our google doc for your ticket
FREE EVENT open to the public
Artists work displayed, Local Bands and DJs playing

https://docs.google.com/a/upandcoming.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJteE1RNFVUOGd4MlJDQ0xmTm9NdlE6MQ

Musicians and DJs will be playing at Studio 2 Parr Street.

This is a free event but funds and donations are welcome on the night to help Up & Coming Arts set up as a new organisation giving Artists, Performance Artists, Filmmakers, Musicians and DJs the platform to showcase their creative talents.

FOR up to date information please see our blog

http://www.upandcomingarts.blogspot.com/

WtU supporting The Skatalites!

YES! That’s right We the Undersigned aka WtU aka Reggae Funk Superheroes with ther HQ in Liverpool have got the support slot for the foundation of ska, rock steady and reggae aka The Skatalites on 28th May 2012. And of course we gonna have some of The Fire Beneath the Sea representing the positivity with us on stage.

Yes write it down in your diary or spray paint it on the wall:

THE SKATALITES. O2 Academy LIVERPOOL. MONDAY, 28TH MAY 2012, DOORS: 7PM

Because you chose to be a funkateer by following the preaches of stankh…we’ll invite you to a little secret….usual advance tickets are £18.50+booking fees and on the door tickets will cost £21….but now here comes the secret tickets from WtU: £10!! BOOOM!! Let’s fill the venue!!

Contact us on http://on.fb.me/HFgmHP or email us on
lovewtu@gmail.com with your name, contact number and amount of tickets you like to purchase for £10! No hidden costs and demons(…some crazy voodoo perhaps, if you’re willing to send us a picture)

WtU feat FbtS busking on the streets!

Yes! We’ve got the sunshine back here in Liverpool. Ideal weather to spread some sounds and beats in the streets and do get some money in the band kitty to pay for our rent while we’re writing and practicing new and relearn/revamp old forgotten songs in the night.

Cheers Liverpool for welcoming us so lovely and taking the time to listen to our crazy improvised madness…yes we take in many shapes and forms but produce many weird new styles and genres.

We’ll be in small formations as much out as possible, but we plan on having a street gig, yes an actual WtU gig in the streets once every month hoping to pay for future recordings, equipment, transport and merchandise. Basically, you people who come to listen to us are gonna be our record label!

And feel free to join us in the street jam if you play an instrument! Like a couple of you already did YES GET INVOLVED!

Enough words! Turn on the music player and have a look at the pictures, that Kaniote Street Style and many others took of We the Undersigned and The Fire Beneath the Sea on church street! Go ahead

Peace and Luv Malou of WtU x

P.S. We’ve also been mentioned as one of Liverpool’s hard working buskers with a really tacky pic of us hahaha But huge thanks for the mention=) http://streetsax.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/liverpools-hardworking-buskers.html?spref=tw

Flickr Pictures of WtU at Threshold Festival!

WtU @Threshold 2012, a gallery on Flickr.

Have a look and gives your flickr link to more WtU pictures at Threshold Festival 2012 that we can add to this gallery

Threshold 2012 – Baltic Triangle, a set on Flickr.

Or email us at lovewtu@gmail.com x

Various Reviews: Version Excursion, Threshold,…

Boom POW! First a review of WtU at Version Excursion promoted by the lovely Rebel Soul!

http://mangoneblog.tumblr.com/post/17158613387/review-versionexcursion

©Man Gone Blog

Second a little review by Sebastian Gaham for Threshold’s official blog:

http://thresholdofficial.tumblr.com/post/17558431156/threshold-diary-day-three

Let us know if you got any other reviews of any our gigs we’re always curious for feedback =) Love and Bless x

Version Excursion Friday 27th January – Next Week!

WtU at Version Excursion Jan 2012

Info:

Audio Voyeur and Rebel Soul present ‘Version Excursion’ with We the Undersigned feat. The Fire Beneath the Sea, The River Niger Orchestra and Audio Voyeur (DJ).

Destination: Mello Mello, Slater Street, Liverpool
Departure date: Friday 27th January 2012
Check-in time: 8pm; WtU-boarding time: at 11pm
Fare: £3 Please

Secret Announcement =

For all the sthanky FUNKATEERS who like to book things in advance, WtU are playing at the Threshold Festival – Chai Wallah Stage – on Sunday 12th February. Opening the Stage for the amazing Yes Sir Boss, Yes Sir Boss, Lazy Habbits, Joe Driscoll and The John Fairhurst Band, CODA and DJ Buddha of Skanky Panky Records! Get your ticket now on: http://www.skiddle.com/e/11566376/?skrep=302252

Upcoming gigs are…

NYE 2011 – THE MELLO MANOR HOUSE PARTY

31.12.2011 Doors: 8PM

WtU on after Midnight!

£10 Entry

Tickets at: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/146646

Version Excursion @ Mello Mello, Liverpool

27.01.2012

Entry TBA

Tropical Warehouse Party @ Camp and Furnance

4.02.2012

Presale starts soon!

 

WtU’s recent enlightenment ! No. 1

Hi welcome to this new section of enlightenment!
WtU will post here videos, music, writings or any form of art and knowledge that are mostly inspiring to us and contribute to the positive vibrations that we are working on!  And we like to share them inspirations with you!
For this time, we’ve got to present you to “United Vibrations” a band, we’ve discovered in July by browsing the web for afro beat and that we’ve immediately fell in love with. But, somehow got forgotten about…until the Mook re-discovered them on the line up for the Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 gig at the Kazimier last week.
<<The review of the night written by the Mook on Joe Manegone’s Music Blog will be available on FRIDAY right here>>
And since then ‘No Space No Time’ has been stuck in WtU’s ears and constant ‘Infinite eternal existence” shouts are following our lives
“INFINITE ETERNAL EXISTENCE *horn riff*” YEAAH …sorry couldn’t stop myself singing it now haha
So people watch this video of ‘No Space No Time”, be amazed, check out there album and gig dates on http://unitedvibrations.bandcamp.com and go see them live!, because United Vibrations are 4 top musicians with spot on messages. Like that we are creators of our own gods and reality. Spend some thoughts on that!

Spread the word! Love WtU x