High Tide

These guys rocked at Down South in December and have played a host of big venues up north. We were really excited to get them down for their first show in Kaohsiung...

They have a big sound and even bigger hearts for Jamaican music, High Tide plays reggae, ska and live dub. A heavyweight rhythm section, soaring melodies, tight harmonies and conscious lyrics are the cornerstones of their sound.

Jessie Morden Green (CAN) and Moshe Foster (USA) on Vocals and guitars, Andrew Francis (USA) on trombone, Mike Tennant (CAN) on bass and Gregory Russell (NZ) on the drums are serving a big, irie’ slice of one drop in little Taiwan.

You can check High Tide out on MySpace and Facebook too!

Rockin' it at the SanBa Party

BAND BIOGRAPHY

After discussing the idea of a new reggae project in Taipei in late 2007, Moshe Foster of Public Radio fame and Andrew Francis of The Sound Clashes and Money Shot Horns, began working on potential songs and building a vision for a band.

In March of 2008, Andy got in contact with Bo Po Mo Fo bassist and long time musical partner Mike Tennant and proposed the idea. At the same time, Moshe had contacted a ferocious punk drummer Named Gregory Russell. Greggo took an immediate interest in the idea and the roots of High Tide were sown.

The 4 soon recognized that while the song writing aspect was strong, their sound needed to expand. Foster enlisted the musical insight of a very talented Jesse Morden Green. Morden had the vocal, guitar and songwriting skills the band was looking for and with them their sound was complete.

They set a very ambitious goal of playing at the 2008 Spring Scream festival in April and wasted no time. Within the month, High Tide had put together a 60 minute set of originals and rare covers and had even found time to record, mix and master their own demos. They were determined to hit the ground running.

The plan worked and they were invited into the 2008 Spring Scream festival, where despite the threat of deportation due to being denied Performance Visas, High Tide performed a lively and spirited show.

Since then High Tide has been invited to a number of high profile events and festivals including The Compass Magazine Food Festival’s after party in Taichung in May, the 2008 PeaceFest in Longtan in June, the 1st and 2nd Reggae Dub Sessions at The Wall in Taipei in August and October, the recent Lost Lagoon Music Festival in Wulai during 10/10 Holiday as well as winning the 2008 ICRT Battle of The Bands competition.

中文資料

大浪滚动与牙买加音乐的大声音和更大的心脏，大浪戏剧雷鬼摇摆乐， ska和居住配音。一首重量级的节奏乐器组、高昂曲调、紧的和谐和神志清楚