The Conglomerate
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The Conglomerate are a jazz quartet from Melbourne
, Australia
. The band consists of Harry Angus
on trumpet and vocals, Ollie McGill
on piano, Jules Pascoe on double bass and Harry Shaw-Reynolds on drums. McGill and Angus are also members of The Cat Empire.
The group has an independent album, distributed by MGM, Go To The Beach. "An anarchic road trip soundtrack" according to Melbourne
's The Age
, which described the group as "like a cricket
team on a Friday night bender... good, clean, all-Australian tomfoolery that nonetheless radiates the match fitness of proper pros."
The Conglomerate's second album, Hold Your Breath was launched at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
on 28 March 2008.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The band consists of Harry Angus
Harry James Angus
Harry James Angus is an Australian singer-songwriter, trumpet player and guitarist. He is one of the lead vocalists in the Melbourne band The Cat Empire along with Felix Riebl. He joined the group in early 2000...
on trumpet and vocals, Ollie McGill
Ollie McGill
Oliver "Ollie" McGill is an Australian keyboardist best known for his role as the keyboard player and backing vocalist for The Cat Empire...
on piano, Jules Pascoe on double bass and Harry Shaw-Reynolds on drums. McGill and Angus are also members of The Cat Empire.
The group has an independent album, distributed by MGM, Go To The Beach. "An anarchic road trip soundtrack" according to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, which described the group as "like a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team on a Friday night bender... good, clean, all-Australian tomfoolery that nonetheless radiates the match fitness of proper pros."
The Conglomerate's second album, Hold Your Breath was launched at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
Bennetts Lane Jazz Club
The Bennetts Lane Jazz Club is a music venue, located off Little Lonsdale Street, in the Melbourne CBD. The club hosts local and international musicians. Lonely Planet has called Bennett's "the world's best jazz club". Bennetts Lane has been hosting musicians for 17 years The venue hosts musicians...
on 28 March 2008.
Band members
Taken directly from the credits of both albums:- Harry Angus (trumpet, voice)
- Ollie McGill (piano, keyboards)
- Jules Pasco (double bass)
- Harry Shaw-Reynolds (drums)