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"Former members of influential SF garage band Dura-Delinquent inject their latest project, Sugar & Gold, with a drowsy blend of funk and synth. On this three-track EP, the quartet lay down a singular groove that, at its best, sounds as if someone held a gun to Rick James' head and forced him to have sex with Steely Dan." - RELEASE PRINT Sugar & Gold is a six-piece electro soul group whose sound has been compared to everything from KC & The Sunshine Band on LSD to the Everly Brothers with a fierce dose of Rick James synth. With staccato guitar licks and a heavy bottom groove, S&G put on a dynamic live show that is sure to get even the most uptight teasers out on the dance floor. The band spent most of 2005 recording in New York and Los Angeles, playing close to forty shows by the year's end. Feeling at home in most environments, Sugar & Gold perform everywhere from dingy Brooklyn basements to sunny outdoor festivals in California. After two West Coast tours and a month on the East Coast, the group has developed a loyal following and is working on its upcoming album. Reaping the benefits of the last three decades in electronic music, S&G blend sampled beats with acoustic instruments, melded together by a fine thread of harmony--a kind of Caribbean Kraftwerk. The songs are shaped from the ground up, with the band acting as musicians, arrangers, and engineers. Nicolas Dobbratz and Philipp Minnig, songwriting partners since childhood, have had a colorful musical past in such infamous outfits as Dura-Delinquent and Connexion. Having served as a support act for BJM, BRMC, the Make-Up and the White Stripes, the boys have traveled across the US and Europe on several occasions and even served as an impromptu back-up band for Neil Haggerty. Their songwriting process has been described as intuitive and emotional, yet systematically thought out, with one prevailing message--celebrate your problems in order to get beyond them...