Sam and The Womp are a group that’s unafraid of pushing the envelope. Their catalogue spans from dub to Drum N Bass to big brass fueled Balkan Funk and beyond.
Their backgrounds in jazz and experimental songwriting is what fuels today’s desire to push the boundaries of music. Since university the duo of Bloom and Sam Ritchie have been involved in experimental bands and events companies, showcasing the weird and the wonderful. It’s this love of the avant-garde, that led to the pair writing their biggest hit to date. ‘Bom Bom’ was a track conceived in their dingy rehearsal room that took them all around the world and to the top of the U.K Charts.
Since then, the duo have had another string of hit singles and took a well deserved bit of time-off. Bloom and Sam now have two kids, but have lost none of the hunger for live performance. Last year saw the band play a packed festival and touring schedule. Bloom even performed at last years Boomtown Fair festival while heavily pregnant.
After a number of additional projects, constantly striving to feed their creative hunger, the band have returned with a collection of festival ready anthems in time for summer 2018. The new “Bee Sides” EP is bursting with Balkan, Dub, Raga & Dancehall flavours. The first track “Posh Ragga” features long-term collaborator MC Solomon and it’s an emphatic statement of intent. There’s an infectious groove throughout the entire release, exacerbated by Ritchie’s trumpet hook-lines. It’s a complete and cathartic showcase of where the band are at the moment. Instantly catchy festival anthems for the masses.
