ORGONE - THE KILLION FLOOR FOR INFORMATION AND SOUNDCLIPS OF OUR TITLES, GO TO WWW.UBIQUITYRECORDS.COM/PRESS STREET DATE: 10/23/2007

Orgone first appeared on Ubiquity with their cover of “Funky Nassau” (on Rewind Volume 4), which became a ubiquitous DJ fave worldwide, and are now proud to present their first full-length album called The Killion Floor.

The Los-Angeles-based band’s reputation amongst the funk and soul fraternity is backed-up by an impressive and quickly growing resume that is expanding their reach. This includes landing a spot in an Adidas campaign, touring with major-label MC Lil’ Brother, and going out as backing band for The Pharcyde, Plantlife (including a BBC performance for Jools Holland), Tone Loc, and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at the Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also feature in the make-up of Ubiquity acts Connie Price and Breakestra, and perform regularly at the Root Down in LA.

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While this that Orgone is unique, “We draw from a wider musical and production palette than a lot epicenter for all things Orgone grabbed the title, recent live of the ‘60’s inspired music that’s making a resurgence,” explains band-member Sean worldwide, and are now proud to present their dates have also shaped the band and this album. O’Shea. “It's not intentional; it's simply a reflection of the music and production first full-length album called The Killion Floor. aesthetics that we love.” The Killion Floor backs this up by taking the listener on a musical “Performing with Little Brother was a great experience, they journey from the sound of Los Angeles to horn and percussion driven Lagos, and from a The Los-Angeles-based band’s reputation amongst the funk and soul killed it every night,” says O’Shea. “It can be difficult to sell a New York club to the raw sounds of New Orleans. fraternity is backed-up by an impressive and quickly growing resume hip hop crowd on a live band but it went over extremely well. that is expanding their reach. This includes landing a spot in an We both went balls-out every night. I think we changed a lot Lead singer Fanny Franklin joined the groups’ recordings after they saw her perform with Adidas campaign, touring with major-label MC Lil’ Brother, and going of peoples minds about what a live hip hop show could be,” Dakah, the 30-piece hip hop orchestra. “We felt she was the best soul singer in town,” out as backing band for The Pharcyde, Plantlife (including a BBC he adds. says O’Shea. “We asked her to record “Funky Nassau” and that led to us working together performance for Jools Holland), Tone Loc, and New Orleans funk Orgone live is 110% organic heart and soul. They promise a regularly.” Franklin delivers monster performances that will surely put an end to her legend Eddie Bo at the Hurricane Katrina benefit. 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