Revulva by Revulva
Over the last five years, Wellington octet Revulva has won over audiences around New Zealand with their frenzied, high-energy stage shows. Taking their cues from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Jamiroquai, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Minnie Ripperton, and Prince, their self-titled debut album reimagines the anything-goes energy of New York City’s 1970s downtown scene and London’s 1990s funk and soul renaissance through an antipodean perspective where awkward, deadpan humour goes hand in hand with the band’s social concerns and inherent feminist politics.
Led by the bassist, vocalist and composer Phoebe Johnson, Revulva recorded and produced this record at Doctor Lee Prebble’s Surgery Studios. In the same spirit as singles ‘Bush Bash’ and ‘Beep Beep’, the ten songs included here capture the dynamic energy and juxtapositions that power their percussive grooves, spellbinding horn section and Johnson’s silky smooth songcraft and spoken word strut. It’s a high-wire act in a three-ring circus. You’re all invited to the Revulva party. You can even cry if you want to.
Tracklist
| 1. | So Fine | 4:02 |
| 2. | Boing Flip | 4:20 |
| 3. | Beep Beep | 3:55 |
| 4. | Landlord | 3:49 |
| 5. | Bush Bash | 4:32 |
| 6. | This Town | 4:51 |
| 7. | Compromise | 4:27 |
| 8. | Hot Jam | 5:20 |
| 9. | Heroin Chic | 4:56 |
| 10. | Nigel | 3:48 |
Credits
Music & lyrics by Phoebe Johnson
Arranged, produced, and performed by Revulva
String arrangements by Hector McLachlan (7), Elizabeth Hocking (10)
Engineered, mixed, co-produced by Lee Prebble at Surgery Studios
Additional engineering by Zane Hawkins
Mastered by Josh Llewellyn at Downbeat Mastering
Vocals - Phoebe Johnson
Backing Vocals - Phoebe Johnson (9), Lily Shaw, Hector McLachlan (2)
Spoken Word - Toby Leman (4)
Guitar - Zane Hawkins
Wurtlitzer - Hector McLachlan
Piano - Hector McLachlan (5, 8, 9)
Bass - Phoebe Johnson
Drums - Lennox Grootjans
Trumpet - Mysty Cooke (1-4, 7-10), Hayden Richardson (5, 6, 9)
Tenor Saxophone - Toby Leman (1-4, 6-10), Lily Shaw (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
Baritone Saxophone - Toby Leman (5)
Trombone - Kaito Walley
Flute - Lily Shaw (2, 6, 7, 8), Liz Hocking (2)
String Quartet - Hayden Nickel, Ellen Murfitt, Lauren Jack Emily Paterson (7&10)
Percussion - Zane Hawkins, Lennox Grootjans, Hugo Olsen-Smith
License
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Phoebe Johnson (bass/vocals)
Lily Shaw (sax/bvs)
Zane Hawkins (guitar)
Hector McLachlan (keys)
Toby Leman (sax)
Kaito Walley (trombone/percussion)
Mysty Cooke (trumpet)
Lennox Grootjans (drums)