Suitman Jungle + CJ Calderwood (Good Sad Happy Bad)
Live Drum & Bass / Ambient Electronic Performance, two side-projects from members of Good Sad Happy Bad.
Suitman Jungle is a creation of percussionist Marc Pell (Good Sad Happy Bad, Mount Kimbie, Tanita Tikaram). It’s a survival manual for those who live in a capitalist society, delivered via a jungle and drum & bass aesthetic, utilising live drums, voice and electronics. The live shows are mostly fun, sometimes frustrating, and always full of live drumming energy. You’ll dance at the drops and giggle in the breakdowns, as Suitman Jungle shows the brighter side of life in a harsh, grey, concrete landscape.
Begun as a busking show on the streets of L.A.’s Hollywood Boulevard, the show received Arts Council England funding to create theatre shows at The Roundhouse and Canada Water Theatre (produced by nabokov, directed by Sam Bailey). It went-on to tour Croatia’s Hospitality On The Beach (Hospital Records), Germany’s Off The Radar and Fusion festivals, France’s Albi festival, and UK dates supporting Goat Girl (Rough Trade).
Suitman Jungle’s debut album ‘Liquid Lunch’ (Tape Club Records) was released in 2019 but the project has dropped many other remixes, singles and EPs since, primarily via Bandcamp and Slow Dance Records. Suitman Jungle hosted a 24-hour livestream fundraiser at the height of the UK's first lockdown to raise just under £1,000 for London venue The Windmill. In 2024 he ran an online livestream to direct funds to a fundraiser to repair Glasgow venue EXIT’s sound system, where he wishes to perform in 2025.
Using funds from Help Musicians, sophomore album ‘5 Days to the Weekend’ was released in 2024, a collaborative project featuring Fran Lobo, Andrea Balency and Giles Kwakebass.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1wq4UUFpd7vv6EmBjDYvMH?si=tz-jjse3Q2-16o134lTQ9w
CJ Calderwood is a multi disciplinary artist working across music, and visual mediums. CJ’s debut solo e.p 'Umbra Lumen Tonos’ (2024, glint music) delves into explorations of texture, tone and destruction and shines a spot light on the raw edges of the 7 tracks whilst remaining punctuated by windows of delicate, heartfelt melody.
Alongside their solo music they are also a member of the band ‘Good Sad Happy Bad’ as well as the electronic duo ‘Lol K’.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/44cMSZr1fGjQurzCzJ0Stb?si=k_fxvwn6TAyHgly5hX1gwQ