Shoshin
Manchester, England, United Kingdom | INDIE
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"“You have to be good at Guerrilla gigging, or not do it at all. The members of Shoshin must have realised this, as an average band would only have lasted half an hour or so in this cold, but Shoshin managed two and a half hours. It might even have been longer as they were already well on their way when I arrived the first time. They have remarkably good songs to listen to. So good that the question arises as to why they are not programmed to play in a warm hall with beautiful lamps and “consumptiebonnen”. They had to make do with small amplifiers and even with those they still managed to produce good sound.”" - Music from NL
"“A band from Manchester stole my heart over the last weekend. You may well have seen them, outside the “Grote Markt” between Vindicat and the Grand Theatre? This band grabbed my attention when I was unable to enter the festival due to the crowds. The band is called Shoshin and entertains with nice catchy songs with a mix of hip-hop, rock and reggae. A short interview was quickly arranged, the band were not invited to play at Eurosonic. They still came to Groningen to play for two evenings, blue of the cold, in front of an enthusiastic audience on the street. What a band spirit. If I was able to present an extra Pop prize/award, then I would give it to them.”" - Live XS
"The streets are back in the sound and that is what they have always been about. When talking about English music it is often a cliché to speak about the grit and growling, the scratches and imperfections, the accents and the idiosyncrasies, but they are what has made English music a worldwide phenomenon, so why give up what makes us great? Highly lauded in The Netherlands, Shoshin are hitting the road in February to take their powerhouse tunes on a European tour because the guys over there discovered the glory of Manchester’s finest long before us. And isn’t that a bit embarrassing?" - The Pollyanna Fragments
"Shoshin's music has a unique style and whatever they play they manage to get the crowd/audience moving. One could describe it as funky guitar pop with intense rhythms taking you nack to the impacts or urban music which provides a solid base for infectious melodies with influence of soul, blues, and raggae" - Culemborgse Courant, NL
Discography
Album: Deep Sleprivation
Songs: Big Bang, Levity, Litterbug, English Rainstorms, The Rant, Here Comes My Favorite, Higher, Through The Leaves, Surrounded
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Bio
Shoshin, a trio from Manchester, England, formed in late 2009 by Pete Haley.
Their style of music is based on mixing an intense rhythmic core of Urban Music, Latin and Hip Hop with the melodic and harmonic elements of Rock, Reggae, and Soul.
The band started out performing car-battery powered guerrilla street gigs all over Europe in 70 different cities and 11 countries spreading their sound, and sharing their vibes, throughout Europe.
In January 2010 Shoshin put their name on the map in Europe’s music scene by performing for a total of 7 hours over 2 days in below freezing conditions outside the annual Eurosonic NorderSlaag Festival in Groningen Holland having driven there all the way from Manchester uninvited.
This display of grit, determination and skills led to the band being booked widely across the continent in 2011, throughout many venues and festivals alike.
In mid-2012 Shoshin embarked on a US campaign, touring throughout famous NYC venues/festivals, such as Café Wha, The Bowery Electric, and the CBGB Festival to name a few. Shoshin also completed recording their official debut label album (DEEP SLEPRIVATION) with world renown producer Joel Hamilton (Studio G) who's works include: Matisyahu, The Black Keys, Mos Def and many others.
Shoshin have recently completed a UK tour, bringing their sounds, and getting the crowd jumping and moving, in the UK, Netherlands and Germany. In 2013 Shoshin bring their music to South America, playing alongside the current #1 Latin American Rock band, in a 3 city, multi-venue tour. Once completed, they're off again, tirelessly bringing their sounds to Europe for another 2 month 3 country, many city tour.
From main-street to mainstream, Shoshin's rhythmic, hard-hitting sounds get the crowd moving, jumping and asking for more!
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