It’s here! The debut album has arrived. Packed full of goodness, not just the stomping cover versions you all love but original compositions to shake your boots to.

Thanks to everyone who turned out for the album launch on Friday or caught us at the Big Feastival on Clapham Common yesterday – photos will follow soon.

But for now please grab a copy of the album. You can get it direct on CD from us (and you’ll get immediate high quality downloads) from all good record stores, or you can buy via iTunes for the very wallet friendly sum of just £5.99.

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Thanks again for all the support!

“Make sure you get with the HCB – and that’s coming from the HBE!” Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Chicago, U.S.A.)

The HCB album is already getting huge support from DJs as diverse as Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Huey  Morgan (BBC 6 Music) and Robert Elms (BBC London) and the band look set to take the mainstream by storm with their energetic, thunderous sounds.

REACTIONS:

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“This one is a hell of an album!” Borja, Lovemonk Records (Spain)

“Parp! Bloody love it. It reminds me of being a lad up in that Yorkshire, getting home from pit and having to clean the chimneys all night til dawn, then up again at dawn to head back into pit all day. The only respite were playing int’band at t’weekend. Cracking stuff – already played the hell out of Africa, but going to be playing the rest at many a festival this summer – cheers!” DJ Shepdog (Nice Up!, UK)

“Fantastic release! Love this album from the first to the last second – full support for HCB!!!” Dusty (Jazz & Milk, Germany)

“No diggity, no doubt!” Kev Beadle (Solar Radio)

Review in Meme Magazine

“HCB Kill it with there debut album. There are some amazing tracks, but favourites have to be the deep ‘Closer’ and the version of  ‘Under the Bridge’ turns a tainted song into a glorious anthem. Dope!” Pimpernel Jones (Herma Puma, UK)

“Luvin it! pure summer bliss !” DJ Tom Wieland (7 Samurai, Vienna)

“HCB Album is dope – Loving the No Diggity cover!” DJ John Hendicott (Chai Wallahs / Smerins Anti-Social Club, UK)

“Nice project from Hackney Colliery Band! All tracks are big!” Hector Pizarro, Room 10 Music (France)

“The HCB album is superb! Dropped a track on SOAS radio yesterday.” Chris Greenwood (SMS Festival / Favela Chic, UK)

“This is bloody lovely, been hammering the Africa 7″ and no doubt will find a few gems on here for play…” Phat Phil Cooper, KAT Records (UK)

“There are few artists who can make a human being as overjoyed,ardent or terrified as HCB through the sheer of art music…there is no other conscientious band in activity that crafts music in the same distinctive style as Hackney Colliery Band.” DJ savvas (Greece)

“Lovely, lovely, lovely!” Xander Roozen (Royal Groove Web Radio, UK)

“Congratulations on this release …the teasers off the album were highlights of my sets over summer festivals !!!” DJ Toon (Australia)

“Whoa….this is making working faster, better, stronger and funkier at my desk this afternoon ! Seriously, No Diggity, no doubt!” DJ Kappa (Brighton, UK)

“Really nice one !!! reminds me a bit on the German Mardi Gras Brass Band. Really cool brass sound for real !!!” Markus Milz (Further In Fusion, Germany)

Radio play: Huey Morgan / Craig Charles (BBC 6Music), Robert Elms (BBC London), Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Jazz FM, Radio 1 Cz, Sky-Radio Jazz, Kev Beadle (Solar Radio), Royal Groove Web Radio, SOAS Radio, Simon Harrison’s Basic Soul Show, Straight Up Radio, Australia