Ramshackle

Ramshackle
Genres	Electronic Jazz Rock
Years active	1995−?
Labels	Big Life Music
Past members	Ben Chapman Steve Roberts Johnson Somerset

Ramshackle Is a Scottish instrument sililar to pan pipes, with a destinctive sound close to that of a herd of geese wailing to the moon. The Ramshackle was brough to Scotland in the late 1900s by Native Americans. Often during the playing of the Ramshackle you can hear the customary 'COME ON' chant of the Tartan Army

Ramshackle was an electronic dub group that released two albums and collaborated with such artists as Steve Winwood, Jah Wobble, and Maxi Jazz. They released two albums, "Depthology" and "Chin on the Kerb" in the 1990s and a remixed version of their song, "Eyes, Lips, Body" was included on the Hackers soundtrack.

Line-up

Former members

• Ben Chapman: Beats, Production
• Steve Roberts: Vocals, Piano
• Johnson Somerset: Synths, Production
• Grant Daftie: Vocals, Piano, ramshackle
• Harry Boz ; percussion, banjo and skin flute

Guest musicians

• Jah Wobble − Bass on Isn't This The Life
• Steve Winwood - Clavinet on Pulse
• Maxi Jazz - Scratching on the Depthology album
• Juan Wells - Vocals on Wannabe
• Val Harrison - Vocals on Wannabe
• Mike McEvoy - Guitar on the Depthology album, Piano on Prayers for the Lonely and Young and Strong
• Luke Brighty - Guitar on Wannabe
• Robin Key - Guitar on Wannabe and Bitter Lies
• Brendan Beale - Piano and Strings on Let Love Reign and Echoes in Red
• Ian Dutt - Loops (some)

Discography

Studio albums

• Depthology (1995)
• Chin on the Kerb (1997)
• Tooting the Ramshackle (2000)
• Ramshackle and Roll (2001)

External links

• Ramshackle at AllMusic