Album Notes

It is time to change your conception of Seattle based music. For over a decade, a new style of music has been growing and evolving in the clubs of this famous West Coast city. Marmalade embodies this new music we call "Groove".

Every Thursday night for the three years, Marmalade has brought live improvised danceable grooves to a club called Tost. Influenced by soul, funk, hip-hop, and jazz, the Marmalade vibe is the defining factor that sets this group apart in Seattle's flourishing Groove scene. Positive, energetic, and free, the group encourages one to be oneself; that the only way to be cool is to be you.
More than a band, this collective of musicians made up of members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse, nu Soltribe, StingShark, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, and Jambalaya, nightly invents new music to move your body and soul. The musicians are: Funk Love (Voice/Communicator), Faith (Drum kit), Tyrone "Bob" Lovelace (Bass, MC), Chad Redlightofdawn (Keyboards/Voice/Percussion), Buddhaful Mike (Keyboards), Brian "StingShark" Ray (Guitar/Voice), Johnie Burk (Guitar/Voice), Kimo Muraki (Saxophone/Voice/Guitar), and Big Talk Jon Ryser (Saxophones). In addition to the live music, DJ Leopold Bloom provides beats, cuts and scratches throughout the night for one's sonic groovification.

The night at Tost has become so popular that the group has been getting bookings all over the region. No matter where they perform, they bring their unique energy that transforms any venue into a platform for Marmalade to spread out and do their thing.

With a complete night of auditory and visual satisfaction, Marmalade reminds you of how much fun life can be.