Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band - Biography
In 2012, TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe gathered up a few friends and formed Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band. The band consists of Ryan Sawyer (Lone Wolf/Thurston Moore), Josh Werner (Lee "Scratch" Perry, CocoRosie) and Alex Holden (Big Numbers). They released their debut self-titled EP through their own ZNA Records last fall.
The EP features cover art by Holden and was recorded at Bill Laswell's Orange Sound Music Studio by James Dellatacoma (John Zorn, Bernie Worrell, Sly & Robbie). Track "Mad Lifeline" was mixed by Laswell himself and later remixed by Massive Attack's 3D. This spring Higgins Waterproof Magic Band left New York behind for a string of West Coast dates, plus an appearance at Austin Psych Fest.