The True Story of Bananagun

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‘The True Story of Bananagun’ marks Bananagun’s first full foray into writing and recording as a complete band, having originally germinated in the bedroom ideas and demos of guitarist, vocalist and flautist Nick van Bakel. The multi-instrumentalist grew up on skate videos, absorbing the hip-hop beats that soundtracked them -taking on touchstones like Self Core label founder Mr. Dibbs and other early 90’s turntablists. That love of the groove underpins Bananagun – even if the rhythms now traverse far beyond those fledgling influences. ‘We didn’t want to do what everyone else was doing,’ the band’s founder says. ‘We wanted it to be vibrant, colourful and have depth like the jungle. Like an ode to nature.’