Belleruche
Belleruche are perfectly described as handmade hip hop blues soul, like Sarah Vaughan, Django Reinhardt and Cut Chemist stuck in a lift with Russian beer and a sampler.
They are influenced by artists like Leadbelly & Nina Simone to Eddie Bo via Ricci Rucker and the result is a sound like a weird trawl through a dusty basement full of the best records you’ve never heard of, whilst a voice you can’t quite pin down sings hooks you can’t forget.
Their debut ‘Turntable Soul Music’ comprises of songs inspired by rum induced nights, many of which have been written in train carriages, dubious minicabs and pub backrooms around the UK.
The threesome is made up of Kathrin deBoer (vocals), Ricky Fabulous (guitar) and DJ Modest (turntables). The band was formed after Ricky and Modest, who played weird turntable and guitar sets in London bars, bumped in to Kathrin in the market one day. She did some singing over a cup of tea with the pair and Belleruche was formed.
They have previously released a handful of extremely limited 7” records on their own Hippoflex label including the latest ‘Four Songs EP’ out now.
For tour dates or to listen to Belleruche visit www.myspace.com/belleruche
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Photo: Nick Roberts
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