Biography
It's Cal Tjader meets Stereolab meets Brasil 66 in a bar in Berlin. Welcome to the wonderful world of LUSHY! Drink up people--it's LUSHY! Bossa beat flavored alterna-pop that goes down nice and easy. If you like the B-52's, Brazilian Girls, The Bird and The Bee, Astrud Gilberto, David Bowie and Martin Denny you'll love Lushy! Lounge-y and danceable with hints of exotica, and a touch of electronica...nutty and hip...intriguing and soothing--must see live!
Lushy concocts a refreshing pop style, that blends original samples and sexy Bossa beats with elements from exotica, vintage-Latin jazz, surf, ska, new wave, sixties and French pop to create their own distinctive intercontinental sound. What started as a lighthearted recording session among friends, has now turned into a lasting and successful project. In the basement tiki den, with fully stocked cocktail bar, that is their studio, Lushy was formed and began compiling an extensive catalog of original songs. With several releases on Dionysus Records and scores of gigs from Vancouver BC to Los Angeles, to Berlin, Germany to Chicago, Lushy has steadily risen through the ranks of Seattle's musical landscape. Led by musical mastermind Andy Sodt, dynamic vocalist Annabella Kirby, honey-toned guitarist Matt Nims, conga king Bradley Chodos-Irvine along with rotating members bongo brains Terence Gunn and toaster/merry maker Lynval Golding of Specials fame Lushy holds sway over every stage they inhabit.
Instrumentation
Andy Sodt: Keyboards, Melodica, Saxophones, Flute, Pianorgani, Timbales, Cocktail Kit.
Annabella Kirby: Vocals, Clarinet.
Matt Nims: Guitar.
Bradley "Boogaloo" Chodos-Irvine: Congas, Bongos.
Terence Gunn: Percussion
Lynval Golding: Percussion
Discography
New record to be released August 2009.
Lushy's first CD is released on the way cool Dionysus Records and has enjoyed FM radio and streaming airplay on stations in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan.
CD Title "Snowflake Surprise" 2007
1. Snowflake Surprise
2. Dance The Night
3. Cheese Balls
4. Heat Miser
5. Panettone
6. Christmas Time Is Here
7. Hot Buttered Rum
8. Bottles, Bugles, Bright Shiny Bells
9. Christmas Waltz
CD Title “Lushy” (Dionysus Records UPC 053477310325)
1. French 75
2. Coconut Grove
3. Riptide
4. Trip to Cannes
5. Go-Go!
6. Bella Beretta
7. Hidden Harbor
8. Alibi
9. Sand Pebble
10. Pali Highway
11. Toast
12. Springtime
13. Puka
14. Rare Breed
LP Title "Dionysus Exotica" - ID1233129
Dionysus' first ever exotica compliation!
Side 1
1. Robert Drasnin- Mirage
2. Lushy- Castaway Cove (previously unreleased)
3. Orchestra Superstring- Silberstrasse
4. Clouseaux- Kiss of Ku
5. Stereophonic SpaceSound Unlimited- Mummywalk
6. The Tiki Tones- Kon Tiki
Side 2
7. Clouseaux- Hunt of the Savage
8. Lushy- Midnite at the Oasis (previously unreleased)
9. Kirby Allen Presents Chaino- Jungle Mood
10. Stereophonic SpaceSound Unlimited- The Spacesound Effect
11. The Tiki Tones- Topless Holiday
12. Karla Pundit- The Lagoon at Midnite
CD Title "Allure of the Reef" Lushy Records
1. Suspicious Melody
2. Allure of the Reef
3. Tiki
4. Paradise
5. Pupu Platter
6. La Vierge
7. Aloha Land (Chant)
8. Hula Heaven
9. Blue Hawaii
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Links
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