Live at the Matterhorn
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Live at the Matterhorn is the first album by reggae
band Fat Freddy's Drop
.
The album was recorded live at the Matterhorn restaurant in Cuba Mall, Wellington
, New Zealand
. The cover of the album features a photo of The Bucket Fountain
, which is located near the Matterhorn. Although this album only contains four songs it plays for 78 minutes.
Out of print since 2004, Live at the Matterhorn was re-released on June 24, 2005 after the debut of their second album, Based on a True Story
, having since become a Gold Record, selling over 10,000 copies.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
band Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy's Drop
Fat Freddy’s Drop is a seven-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, whose musical style has been characterised as any combination of dub, reggae, soul, jazz, rhythm and blues, and techno. Originally a jam band formed in the late 1990s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy’s Drop...
.
The album was recorded live at the Matterhorn restaurant in Cuba Mall, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The cover of the album features a photo of The Bucket Fountain
The Bucket Fountain
The Bucket Fountain is an iconic kinetic sculpture of Wellington, capital city of New Zealand. It can be found in Cuba Mall, which is part of Cuba Street. It consists of a series of "buckets" that fill with water until they tip, spilling their load into the buckets and pool below...
, which is located near the Matterhorn. Although this album only contains four songs it plays for 78 minutes.
Out of print since 2004, Live at the Matterhorn was re-released on June 24, 2005 after the debut of their second album, Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story (Fat Freddy's Drop album)
Based on a True Story was the first studio produced album by New Zealand group Fat Freddy's Drop. It was recorded in Wellington and released on the band's own label, The Drop. Based on a True Story utilized the band's trademark dub, reggae, soul and funk influenced sound, and has been successful...
, having since become a Gold Record, selling over 10,000 copies.