STYLE AND OR SUBSTANCE

Following on from debut single “Live Together” and teaser Melbourne show at the start of August, Tim Rogers and Lance Ferguson have announced the release of Style And Or Substance, the first album from The Ferguson Rogers Process.

Rogers and Ferguson both felt it was well overdue to make music again. After first meeting and hitting it off backstage at a Melbourne concert they sparked off each other with numerous favourite records in common. A short time later Rogers guested on The Bamboos track “I Got Burned” in 2012, which then went on to become one of the biggest Australian tracks of that year. Two sold out national tours and an acclaimed album (The Rules Of Attraction) ensued. But when the two of them finally reconnected, the new music that came together didn’t feel right sitting under the Tim Rogers & The Bamboos banner. The literal instance that the name The Ferguson Rogers Process came to mind, and was swiftly settled upon. The Ferguson Rogers Process is where Disco discovers that it can get dirty, and Rock finds its groove.

Rogers was just waiting for the call. “Apart from noodling for catfish and practising my four-seam fastball, dancing is my favourite clothes-wearing activity, so when Lance called me on the Boo-phone and told me he had ten songs written with the express intention of being dance songs I jumped like Catfish Hunter to the lil’ red desk and got writing. Immediately.”

Memories of highly enjoyable (and yes, at times wild) times was the other ingredient that pulled Rogers and Ferguson back into making music again, after having a ball together on the road. Some of the same Bamboos players that travelled on their tours twice around the country didn’t need to be asked twice to join the live FRP band.

All ten songs on Style And Or Substance were produced by Ferguson, and aside from long-time Bamboos member Graeme Pogson (also a central member of Melbourne Boogie outfit, Mondo Freaks) on drums and percussion, Ferguson played all instruments across the album. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by long time Ferguson studio partner, John Castle, who has his own remarkable studio resume working on music by Alex Lahey, Cub Sport, Vance Joy and many more.

Style And Or Substance is the first full album project signed to and released by Impressed Recordings. We could not be more proud to make it this one.

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