Two-way traffic for African sample ASKING permission to use an African sample gave three East Lancashire lads an unexpected boost - the record company asked if it could issue their record!
Martin Almond, 21, from Hoddlesden, DJ Adam "Goose" Ormerod, from Helmshore, and Joe Botham, 21, from Summerseat, near Bury, are a trio who mix computerised sounds with samples, scratching, live guitar and vocals. Keyboard and computer man Martin and Joe, who sings and plays guitar and bass, are both final year music students at Salford University.
The group, who call themselves RSL, recorded a tune called Elungelo at Martin's home, using a sample from a track called L'el El Ungeloelakho by South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
When they wrote to the group's Johannesburg-based record company Gallow Records for permission to use the sample, the company said the band were so thrilled by the use of the sample they wanted to use RSL's track on a compilation album of modern music with African influences which comes out in South Africa this week. ASKING permission to use an African sample gave three East Lancashire lads an unexpected boost - the record company asked if it could issue their record!
Martin Almond, 21, from Hoddlesden, DJ Adam "Goose" Ormerod, from Helmshore, and Joe Botham, 21, from Summerseat, near Bury, are a trio who mix computerised sounds with samples, scratching, live guitar and vocals. Keyboard and computer man Martin and Joe, who sings and plays guitar and bass, are both final year music students at Salford University.
The group, who call themselves RSL, recorded a tune called Elungelo at Martin's home, using a sample from a track called L'el El Ungeloelakho by South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
When they wrote to the group's Johannesburg-based record company Gallow Records for permission to use the sample, the company said the band were so thrilled by the use of the sample they wanted to use RSL's track on a compilation album of modern music with African influences which comes out in South Africa this week. ASKING permission to use an African sample gave three East Lancashire lads an unexpected boost - the record company asked if it could issue their record!
Martin Almond, 21, from Hoddlesden, DJ Adam "Goose" Ormerod, from Helmshore, and Joe Botham, 21, from Summerseat, near Bury, are a trio who mix computerised sounds with samples, scratching, live guitar and vocals. Keyboard and computer man Martin and Joe, who sings and plays guitar and bass, are both final year music students at Salford University.
The group, who call themselves RSL, recorded a tune called Elungelo at Martin's home, using a sample from a track called L'el El Ungeloelakho by South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
When they wrote to the group's Johannesburg-based record company Gallow Records for permission to use the sample, the company said the band were so thrilled by the use of the sample they wanted to use RSL's track on a compilation album of modern music with African influences which comes out in South Africa this week.
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