biographical info
City Wide Walkie Talkie are a three-piece ensemble consisting of childhood friends Brian Longhurst (drums), Daryl Askey (keyboards), and Jamie Tait (bass guitar).
Their influences range from obscure soul-funk to space rock to dub, and many sub-genres in between. It all began in 1999 as a recording project where keyboard, guitar, bass and percussion improvisations would be laid down over drum machine sequences. The self-produced City Wide Walkie Talkie EP and Keep The Killing Up album resulted from this process. The group followed up with a second unique album, Planet of the Superspeakers, in 2005. Meanwhile, as Brian re-discovered his teenage love of drumming, CWWT headed off to rehearsals to evolve into a viable live unit. After playing a series of shows in and around Vancouver BC, the group has just completed a new recording project, “Brown 25.” It represents a real evolution of the City Wide sound: Twenty-five shorter, succinct tracks with head-nodding beats, warbling bass lines and groovy keys, punctuated by atmospherics, absurdity and humour. Among the notable tracks are the sexy Callipygian Strut, the laid-back Summertime, and the dreamy, warped, but funky Brown Surprise.
New recording space for the band. New recordings are in the works.
lineup
Daryl Askey member
Jamie Tait
Brian Longhurst
isonaut person person of many lifestyles
influences
Ramsey Lewis
Madlib
Javelin
Primal Scream
The Orb
The KLF
Jimi Tenor
Fila Brazillia
Visit Venus
Klystron Progofop
The Beta Band
The Bees
Hustletron
Air