Andrew Ashong Explained

Andrew Ashong
Caption:Clash Magazine 17 January 2014
Birth Place:London, England
Instrument:Vocals, guitar
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, musician, dj, producer
Associated Acts:Theo Parish, Nightmares on Wax
Years Active:2012–present
Label:Which Way Records, Sound Signature

Andrew Ashong is a British-Ghanaian soul singer-songwriter, DJ and record producer from Forest Hill in South London. He spent his teenage years searching for records and by 16 he was DJing and working on his own productions.[1] [2] Andrew Ashong has released two EPs: Flowers with Theo Parrish (2012) and the Andrew Ashong EP (2014), which moved away from the dance floor sound of Flowers and interjected more soul and jazz inspired rhythms and textures "A release less targeted to the dance floor, it instead chooses to retrospectively immerse in the ethics of true music".[3] He also featured on "Day like This/Feel Loved" by Tony Allen and Theo Parish (2013).[4] Paul Lester of The Guardian has compared him to Shuggie Otis, Roy Ayers, Bill Withers and Lewis Taylor in his "New Band of the Day" feature.[5]

Releases

EPs

TitleEP details
Flowers
  • Released: 14 September 2012[6]
  • Label: Sound Signature
  • Formats: Vinyl EP, Digital Download
Andrew Ashong
  • Released: 27 January 2014[7]
  • Label: Which Way Records
  • Formats: Vinyl EP, Digital Download

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Guardian – New Band of the Day . 20 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Metro – Worldwide Awards . 20 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Clash Magazine – Next Wave Feature . 31 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Resident Advisor – Theo Parrish Launches Wild Hear Recordings . 20 February 2014.
  5. Web site: The Guardian – New Band of The Day . 31 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Andrew Ashong – Flowers . 20 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Andrew Ashong – Andrew Ashong EP . 20 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Wikipedia – Worldwide Winners . 20 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130121174519/http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/worldwide-awards-2013-the-winners/ . 21 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .