Shan & OB speak to Trent Sterling, the guitarist for The Seven Ups. Blending influences from 1970’s underground funk and afrobeat with jazz, psych and fuzz rock, the Seven Ups are an original 7-piece party band out of the northern suburbs of Melbourne. Known for their unrestrained solos and otherworldly horns over a stomping rhythm section that’s tighter than puckered-up lips on a saxophone, these cats are the real deal. They’ve opened for the likes of Charles Bradley, The Budos Band and The Bamboos and have even toured New Zealand so they are definitely not strangers to our Kiwi listeners. Keeping the whole show on plus 11, Shan and OB also drop some blazing sets of funk, disco, hiphop, house, beats and all the usual trimmings.
The Seven Ups Live From Meredith Music Festival 2018, Stampede
The Seven Ups, Islands In The Stream, Live from The Night Cat, Fitzroy
The Seven Ups - Through the Dust (live in Carl's garage)
Tracklist
Are You Ready - The AllergiesOB SET (all 45’s):
Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby (Jim Sharp Edit)
Pseudo Intellectuals – Mo Money, Mo Problems
Badboe & Tom Showtime – We Funk Tings
Jorun Bombay – Nobody Beats The Biz
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (DSK Edit)
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It?
Billy Squier – The Big Beat (Extended Breaks Version)
The Allergies – Every Trick In The Book
Raphael Sadiq – Get Involved (feat. Q-Tip)
Joey Badass – Righteous Minds
Jim Dunloop – Espirito Do Rio
Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes (DSK Edit)
Neneh Cherry – Heart
E.U. – Da’ Butt
Rufus Thomas – Funky Penguin (Platurn Remix)
Mantronix – King of the Beats
A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (Nick Bike’s Al Green Edit)
INTERVIEW TRACKS:
The Seven Ups - The Boss
The Seven Ups - Hello Afro
The Seven Ups - Abode of the Clouds
The Seven Ups - Harry Cooper
The Seven Ups - The Mountain Pass
The Seven Ups - Stampede
SHAN SET:
The Distribution - No Getting Away
The Galactic Force Band - Theme From 2001
The JB's - Hot Pants Road
Kool & The Gang - Jungle Jazz
Detroit Emeralds - You're Getting A Little Too Smart
Dennis Coffey - Son Of Scorpio
Live & Die Reck - Live & Die Reck
Wreckx N Effect - New Jack Swing II [Hard Version]
Method Man - M E T H O D Man
Chuck Chillout - 2 3 Break
Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
Shyheim - You The Man
Big Kap - Flip Squad's In Da House
Grand Puba - 360 [SD50 Remix]
The Mar-Keys - Grab This Thing