Funke and the Two Tone Baby

Funke and the Two Tone Baby is an electronic act appearing at Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds, with Fraser Morgan in support. The music is built on a machine the act designed, blending garage, hip-hop, blues and funk.

Funke and the Two Tone Baby writes and performs electronic music on a machine of its own design. The sound mixes off-kilter garage beats and touches of hip-hop with high-energy alternative blues and funk, arranged around glitches, large drops and jump-up choruses. Reference points given for the style include Fatboy Slim, The White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem and IDLES.

The fifth studio album, Greebling, extends the blues, electronica and ferocity developed over roughly fifteen years, with tighter production and a fuller engagement with dance music culture. Beans on Toast and Samantics appear as guests on the record, which was produced by Binge of Dutty Moonshine Big Band. The guitar moves from acoustic to electric, sitting among synths, drum machines and harmonicas.

Fraser Morgan supports. Hyde Park Book Club, a Leeds venue, mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts, along with some theatre, so this evening fits within its music programme. The night will suit listeners drawn to dance-leaning alternative music with a blues and funk edge.