Marco enjoyed extraordinary success with ADAM & THE ANTS and later worked with Sinead O’Connor. Chris previously led JACKIE ONASSID and worked with Adam Ant and Annabella Lwin. The debut Wolfmen EP was released in 2006 and received support from JONATHAN ROSS MARK LAMARR and PHIL JUPITUS. The second single Kama Sutra was iTUNES’ROCK PICK OF THE DAY.
In 2007 The Wolfmen collaborated with DALER MEHNDI (the biggest selling artist Indian in music history), and PRIMAL SCREAM on a cover of I Put A Spell On You. The Primal collab’ was used for an ALEXANDER MCQUEEN catwalk show while the Daler track, Two Eyes went straight into the top 10 on the BBC Asian Network chart spending four weeks at number one.
THE GUARDIAN said “This fierce bhangra-rock crossover rules.” Collaboration, with LOU REED backed the band’s third single, Cecilie. The Wolfmen released their debut album MODERNITY KILLED EVERY NIGHT in 2008, produced by ALAN MOULDER (The Killers, U2, Arctic Monkeys). Fifth single Needle In The Camel’s Eye an Eno cover, generated a double-page spread in WORD magazine and reached NUMBER ONE in MOJO’s Playlist chart.
Later this year, whether you’re in India or UK, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to catch a musical experience that’s popular on both continents: Daler Mehndi & The Wolfmen.
Daler Mehndi you will no doubt already be familiar with – he’s one of India’s biggest music stars with fans across the world thanks to his songs and performances in Bollywood musicals. His music mixes traditional Indian instruments and folk music with Western influences and now he’s taken this to a new level by teaming up with UK rock band having already made it to the top of the BBC Asian Network chart, Two Eyes - by Daler Mehndi featuring The Wolfmen - will be released as a digital single on October 15th. Marco and Chris have been working with Daler off and on all year and there are many more tracks and singles to come from this unique collaboration. Bobby Friction calls Two Eyes "the greatest crossover song to have come out of India" and it's a fascinating taster for Thieves and Liars - Daler's forthcoming album which is co-produced and mixed by Two Eyes and songs from both Daler's and The Wolfmen's new albums will be performed live when they headline the 'BBC Asian Network Presents...' stage of the BBC Electric Proms at the Jazz Cafe. This - the Wolfmen's first live gig which will take place in October.
Daler Mehndi's Wolfmen-produced album, Thieves & Liars is scheduled for release and BBC Asian Network's BOBBY FRICTION will visit the band to hear an update on his most hotly anticipated album of 2009.
