Blind Freddy was a band that didn't know what kind of music to specialise in so we did a bit of everything. Funk/Soul/Hip-Hop/Rock/Jazz just to name a few styles we butchered! The line up was as follows...
- Original Digga (yours truly) on Keyboards and Vocals and basically fronting it
- Jaykle on Drums and Vocals and he got up front on a couple
- El Bartoz funking it up on bass
- John M. on Guitar
Me and my cuz Jaykle basically wrote all the songs (although El Bartoz contributed one of the greats - She Says - a rockin' good tune) but everybody put in their 2 cents worth and it was one hell of a band.
We played gigs mainly around the city of Adelaide and had a regular spot at Tonsley Hotel at Clovelly Park for a while. Sadly the band split up just when things were getting pretty good for the usual reasons and we went our separate ways.
Jaykle and El Bartoz went on to play together as J-HOE for a while and god only knows what John M is up to these days.
Anyway enough of the preamble let's get on to the meat of the matter - the music!
First up it's a poppy-grungy angst ridden howl from the nineties called SAVE MY SKIN. This was written in my Morphett Vale days back in the 20th century and a bit of a cry for help I guess. The vocals sound to me now like a bear got its foot caught in a trap, but it's notable for its 6/8 chorus.
Why would you want to save my skin?
Save my Skin by Original Digga
Next up is another Hip-Hop opus that's still widely liked today among a handful of initiates: SWING THING. This was about my first attempt at a Hip-Hop tune and became a staple of Blind Freddy performances. I'm quite honestly very proud of it even today.
Hit the ride and ring-ding, it's a swing thing!
Swing Thing by Original Digga
So there's some new (old) tracks to close 2011. As always: Download, Listen, Share. Enjoy!
