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play lo-fi play hi-fi  Who the funk Written Stone/Murphy
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Freaky Jays MX5 - Written Stone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Tequila Written by L. Stone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Grassroots (Instrumental Mix) - Music- L.Stone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Grassroots Vocal mix - Written L.Stone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Pixie Ambush Written Stone, Lyrics Plumtree
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Lady of love Written by L.Stone
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Methadone hit Written Stone/Cattle/Plumtree
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Unprepared Written Humphries
play lo-fi play hi-fi  Eye of the Beholder - Written Humpries/Stone


Substation was created to put some much needed groove at the time into the SouthWestUK and hopefully tickle a few funk glands along the journey!. With their influences based in groove, funk, jazz, reggae, ska, rock & blues; & Dance music - Substations groove was something for all to absorb.

Formed back in 2004 Substation performed initially with Roger Plumtree on vocals but then Roger left to pursue a career up t'north and was replaced by the sexy Sarah 'Smoochie' Humphries . Substation pulled further on their influences to create a tight original set of funky tunes spiced with a few occasional funk covers such as "James Brown", "Sly Stone" ,"The Meters", "Hendrix", "Stevie Wonder" through to Jungle artists the "EZ Rollers" ..... too name but a few!

The Band consisted of "Sarah Smoochie" the Vox, "Roger" Plumtree early Substation Vox, "Neil C" on the Funk plank Guitar, "Milly" blowing the Sax, "Leebo" on the 4 string air craft carrier Bass,"Jon" the Scientist on the mad keys, Residential learning disability "Lewy" on dem Drums, and on special occasions "Gavin" the Djembe man freakin us all out!
Why this name?
We liked it...thought it were FUNKY!
Do you play live?
Did a few local gigs/festi's in the summer of 2004/5
Band History:
A collective of several musicians including Guitars, basses,Keys, drums, djembes, vocals, and brass and anything/anyone who jams with us and digs the groove.

Your influences?
***BOOTSY***
Equipment used:
Instruments! Fender Strat Guitar & Marshall Amp + Crybaby ....of course!, Fender Jazz Bass & Musicman stingray on rare occasions! + Hartke Amp & a Boss Envelope filter...of course!TBone & Shure Mics, Gambia Djembies, A nice Gold Sax and any other gold brass!,ARBITER Drums,Roland RD170 keys & Roland amp, egg shakers, spoons, nice chick to make noises etc etc
Anything else...?
All the original songs were written by the band (Mainly Lee Stone) & arranged by Lee also, recordings we're done at the Bass players house too using cheap n nasty Mic's & cheap and dodgy equipment & are far from finished! These are Demos of demos of demos etc etc etc....you get it! Check us live we're better still!
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