The Relatives

 

The Relatives

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Material from Steve Ashwell of The Stoker and Leigh Malin who writes -

"The Relatives were a reggae band in the early to mid 90's I played in. I don't know all of the members surnames, but I can tell you what I remember. This was an original band, with the odd cover chucked in. We played the General Wolfe frequently & all the usual Coventry venues. We also did the Uni circuit too."

Ged 'The General' - lead vocals / guitar
Camille Love - backing vocals
Trevor "E.T" 'Rockers' Evans - drums / vocals
Jack - percussion
Leigh Malin - tenor / baritone sax
Mark Burke - tenor sax
Dee - alto sax
Paul 'Goldfinger' Aubertin - bass

Pete Chambers - from Godiva Rocks book 2004

"The Relatives played their own brand of upfront reggae dance... They were the subject of a Channel 4 short film called Just Enough Light. The buzz they created in the 90's seemed to be enough to make them the next big thing from the region. Rightly so, their music was well crafted, these guys took their sound very seriously indeed. Their lover styled beats, smoothed over with tender blues guitar riffs gave way to dynamic walls of urban percussion guaranteed to set any dance hall alight. They played a lot out of the area including London, even had a well-oiled management team. Despite having everything right, a major deal never came their way and the parting of the band was inevitable."