Friendship EP, by Surprise Chef

Friendship EP

by Surprise Chef

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Spasibo Records Wow! New album! Much respect from Russia! ☮

woe_bonnet The entire EP is low, slow, and in-the-know, and now I am too. Over the Moon is a true delight.

The soup is always on with these guys.

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1.	Rosemary Hemphill 05:11	buy track
2.	Friendship Theme 03:11	buy track
3.	Over The Moon 03:32	buy track
4.	Talent Stick 04:00	buy track
5.	Pash Rash 06:08	buy track
6.	Spiky Boi 01:59	buy track

about

Since the release of Surprise Chef’s 2022 album, Education & Recreation they have been touring across the US, Europe, and Australia selling out shows and cementing themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Releasing three albums and a string of successful 7” singles since 2019, their output is nothing short of prolific and they show no signs of slowing down with the announcement of their new Friendship EP.

Friendship is a six song 12” EP that picks up where the last album left off and pushes their sound in new directions as they take on different energies and make them their own. The EP opens with “Rosemary Hemphill”, a gorgeous yet haunting tune that takes the listener through a myriad of musical changes and moods. “Friendship Theme” is a bouncy and energetic number with an infectious and driving topline that is sure to move dancefloors around the globe. “Over The Moon” is pure mood music that puts Surprise Chef’s restraint and tasteful use of space front and center while “Spiky Boi” is a frantic upbeat number drenched in percussion and keyboards.

With a year of heavy touring plans in front of them in 2023 this EP will bridge the gap while they write and record their next album due out in 2024.

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released June 2, 2023

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Surprise Chef Melbourne, Australia

Surprise Chef are Coburg’s cinematic soul journeymen, pushing moody shades of instrumental jazz-funk with a DIY mentality.

The centrepiece of the College Of Knowledge Records roster, Surprise Chef’s output reflects a meticulous education of 1970’s soul, touching on the legacies of composer/producers David Axelrod & Isaac Hayes, with cues also taken from the catalogues of Daptone and Truth & Soul ... more

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Dec 07

Miami Marketta

Gold Coast, QLD
Dec 08

Sun City Gallery

Noosaville, QLD

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