The Daddy Story
The Bloomdaddies began in the summer of '93 as a trio playing a repertoire of
mainly acoustic jazz arrangements and originals. The first members
of the group, originally called "Murphy's Law", were Seamus Blake
(Moose)
on sax, Jessie Murphy (Murph/Mission Man)
on acoustic bass, and Jordi Rossy (Heywhore/whore)
on drums. After a tour of California, they returned to NYC and
called upon Chris Cheek (Cheekus)
to expand the sound of the band.
("We need Cheekus!")
One day, while shopping for some new microphones, Cheekus and
Moose discovered an incredible new dimension of sound that changed
their lives forever: FX (effects). Pitch shifters, delays, reverbs,
flanger, and wah-wahs, typically associated with
, could (and would) easily be used on the
.
Suddenly, the tonal colors and harmonic possibilities for a quartet
of 2 saxes, bass and drums seemed endless. They max-ed out their
credit cards and hauled their new toys home to Brooklyn where
they set up and jammed.
With sonic textures and influences changing rapidly, the sound
of the band began to noticeably change. Many new moods and grooves
and styles and vibes were mixing and matching. The evolution was
underway.
In September '94, Whore invited the Bloomdaddies, to play in his hometown of Barcelona, Spain. There they played
4 intense nights to a freaked out enthusiastic Spanish crowd.
At the end of each night, Whore could feel the pain throbbing
in his hands. For most of his musical life, he had been a sensitive
and delicate jazz drummer wowing people with his poly-rhythmic
passion. He was hardly prepared for the new explosive sound of
the Daddies. Looking back Whore recalls:
"The shit was so loud, man. I could barely keep up. "
Enter: Dan Reiser. ![[Image]](pix/Page4_pict8.jpeg)
Q.What do you get when you add one really awesome drummer to a band
that already has one genius behind the kit?
A.2 unbelievable badd-ass guys that can sound like one huge mega-badd-asss
dude!
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Suddenly, the daddies had one of the funkiest most rockin line-ups
in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (and believe-you-me der's some un**believable
talent in this neighborhood!) One thing led to another and soon
the Bloomdaddies were playing in small underground rock clubs
in NYC. They have played and still play at ocassionally; CB's
Gallery, The Kniting Factory, The Cooler, The New Music Café and
Smalls.
On Feb 2,1997, which shall be known forevermore as D-day (Daddy
day), the Blooms invaded Europe for the first time. It was the
largest operation in Daddy history. An unprecedented number of
dollars and hours were spent planning and organizing this one
of a kind invasion. Over 50 trains were taken for 17 days in 6
countries! Many new Bloomsisters and Bloombros joined the campaign
and since then the Daddy fever has been stronger than ever.
Where these renegade funk/rock/jazz/country warriors show up next
is anyone's guess.