Fat Freddys Drop

Short Biography
FAT FREDDY'S DROP
DR BOONDIGGA & THE BIG BW
ALBUM SHAKEDOWN

Short Biography
FAT FREDDY'S DROP
DR BOONDIGGA & THE BIG BW
ALBUM SHAKEDOWN


Whether missing in action or abducted we'll never know but Fat Freddy's Drop is set to return to the stage for two shows only in Wellington and Auckland.

Fitchie at Freddy's mission control says to expect tracks from Dr Boondigga & The Big BW, some FFD classics and would you believe - new experiments direct from Freddy's beat kitchen.

For a taste of Freddy's jamming ‘Shiverman' the trance thriller on Dr Boondigga & The Big BW, check Fat Freddy's Drop TV to view an exclusive and epic 17 minute clip filmed live at The Roundhouse, London in late 2008.

In-depth Biography
They've dubbed themselves "hi-tek soul," but Fat Freddy's Drop -- featuring producer and leader Fitchie, vocalist Joe Dukie, saxophonist Warren Maxwell, trumpeter Toby Laing, trombonist Joe Lindsay, guitarist Tehimana Kerr, and keyboardist Iain Gordon -- could just as easily be considered a modern reggae band that incorporates soul and dub. Prior to releasing their first album, 2005's Based on a True Story, they were already well-known in their native New Zealand; the album shipped gold and became the first independent release to reach number one on the country's chart. By the end of the year, the band had left an impression in several other countries, including England, where listeners of Gilles Peterson's BBC Worldwide program voted it as the Album of the Year. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi