MauveLaBiche
Dates : 1989 - current
Personnel : John Garden Andy Budge
Other Personnel : Martin Mees John Williams Dan Smart Dave Payne (Drums)
: Tom Hawkins (Bass)
Style : Indie - Funk - Rock - Jazz - Soul
Influences : Frank Zappa crossed with Funkadelic. Really.
The Stone Roses / Happy Mondays scene of 1989 was broken wide open when John unleashed "Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow" by the mighty Funkadelic on an unsuspecting audience in the Sixth Form Common Room in the dark days of late 1989. Rallying immediately to the call, Andy, Tom and Martin joined with John to form MauveLaBiche and a legend was born.
Releasing 4 cds in the first 4 years of the band's life, the band developed a loyal fanbase.
Since 1992 the band has sporadically worked as a duo, with Andy and John using the MauveLaBiche name as an umbrella for a variety of different projects.
Photo - Paul Shellard
IPhoto - Paul Shellard
