Melbourne’s relative isolation could in fact be a blessing in disguise. The band came of age in the wake of Melbourne’s soul scene hitting global success, a local phenomenon which shone a light on the Northside community and paved the way for a new generation of bands to take this sound and make it their own. The sound of 30/70 is a cosmic mélange of boom-bap dynamics, neo-soul harmonies and jazz-funk licks, all steeped in a deep spiritual tradition reaching from Alice Coltrane to Kamasi Washington.ĭespite their influences coming from across the pacific, the 30/70 sound is unmistakably Melbourne. Lovingly referred to as a community rather than a band, 30/70 is, at its core, a quintet made up of Allysha Joy, Ziggy, Henry, Thhomas & Jarrod that swells up to an 11 piece ensemble as and when the music calls for it. For anyone admiring the city’s music scene from afar it would seem fair to wonder if there might be something in the water.ģ0/70 are the latest collective to emerge from this buzzing scene.
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