Previously known as “China White”, then “The Winachi Tribe”, “Winachi” is one of the North West’s most under-rated bands ever. They are a band whose geographical origins of Warrington reflect their diversion away from the “typical Manchester” sound. You see with Winachi you get something completely different, something more freewheeling, fun, and funked up. They are a band whose music is deeply rooted in the sounds of the US, bringing the Bronx boogie of the late 70s back onto the dancefloor, under the sunny lights of LA.
Comprised of Liam Croker -Vocals/lyrics/ bass , Antony Egerton on Keys, Programming, Guitar, Inder Goldfinger on Percussion, Drums, Tabla, Richard Ritchie on bass, Andy Mckay on Guitar, and Paul Lawrence on Drums, Winachi are an ever-evolving band, whose impressive, infectious and sleek music has attracted a wide fan base locally and across the globe. Formed in 2015, Winachi’s career is going from strength to strength, and whose collaborations include Brian FAST Leiser (Fun Lovin Criminals), Rowetta (Happy Mondays), Keith Allen and Tommy Flannagan, as well as working with producers Danny Saber and Howie B (Massive Attack/Tricky/Bjork). They also toured with The Sugarhill Gang & The Furious Five, The Charlatans and Happy Mondays as well as enjoying radio air play on an international level, receiving rave review worldwide.
Winachi is one of those bands that you instantly like, that takes you on a journey of cinematic storytelling, whilst day-tripping in the delirious deserts of neo-psychedelia. They are artists in the true sense, who know how to work the crowd and add an animated dose of humour, wit and showmanship with all their amazing songs and music videos. They are a class act that wander into the wilderness of electronica, loosening the wires so they lead to a more chilled-out destination. With Winachi, it’s an open house of feel-good funk, that glides under the glitter ball of disco, and spins in the all-nighter of Northern soul.
Through the soothing vocals of Croker, Winachi exude a mellow and invigorating charm that emits a friendly warmth that invites you to gatecrash their party. As a frontman, Croker is effortlessly talented, who can switch swiftly between his lush tones and urban rap. He’s the real deal, whose down-to-earth and easy-going approach makes you feel a comfy familiarity that invites you to be part of his tribe. He’s a master of his craft, whose filmmaking take on making music peers through the tongue-in-cheek lens of comedy, that provides an exemplary entertainment value.
Along with the artistry of the band, Winachi are the bona-fide groove makers of electro funk, whose primal beats, Wah judders, suspending bass and pitter-patter synths, form a soul collective of brotherhood and universal appeal. They are smooth operators, affable ambassadors of hallucinogenic hip-hop that impeccably intermixes the retro-cool of yesteryear with the spiked synths of urban-dance.
Having been busy working on their debut album due for release in 2023, touring in LA and supporting Fun Loving Criminals in the UK, Winachi have released Heaven In Hell.A (Brian FAST Leiser Remix), which has been selected as The Manc Review’s “Single Of The Month”. Released on 25th November 2022, and taken from their remix EP, “Heaven In Hell.A (Brian FAST Leiser Remix)”, is an actor’s paradise of Americana, a spooked-up animation of electro-funk, that creates a comedic horror-side-show of gothabilly aesthetics.
It’s the secret love child of Thriller, The Matrix and Stranger Things practicing a few Teen Wolf Travolta moves on the funky dance floor. It’s a retro-disco of swirly slither synths, that hallucinate in 3D and flicker from the tripped-out circuits of acid-synth-pop. Along with the intervals of rap-rock vocals, the whirly Wah strums, brooding bass and primal beats, Heaven In Hell.A (Brian FAST Leiser Remix), jangles from the basement of Funkadelia, whilst merging with the mist.
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Featured Photo – Barnaby Fairley
Song Credits:
Heaven In Hell.A –
WINACHI – Written, Performed, Produced,
John X – Co.Production / Arrangement,
Joe Hirst – Co.Production / Mixed,
Mastered – Robin Schmidt,
Remix – FAST (Fun Lovin’ Criminals)
Recorded @ Earthstar Creation Centre, Los Angeles, California.
