The Go! Team

The Go! Team
The Go! Team playing in Stockholm, 2004
The Go! Team playing in Stockholm, 2004
Background information
OriginBrighton, East Sussex, England
GenresIndie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, alternative dance, instrumental, plunderphonics
DiscographyThe Go! Team discography
Years active2000–present
Labelscurrent: Memphis Industries, Beatball, Shock, Tearbridge/Avex; previous: Columbia Records, Pickled Egg Records, V:Room/Stubbie, Cooperative, Sub Pop, Secret City
MembersIan Parton
Sam Dook
Ninja
Adam Znaidi
Jaleesa Gemerts
Kate Walker
Past membersJamie Bell
Silke Steidinger
Chi Fukami Taylor
Kaori Tsuchida
Simone Odaranile
Cheryl Pinero
Angela "Maki" Won-Yin Mak
Niadzi Muzira
Deanna Wilhelm
Websitethegoteam.co.uk

The Go! Team are an English indie rock band from Brighton, England. The band initially began as a solo project conceived by Ian Parton; however, after the unexpected success of the Go! Team's debut album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike, Parton recruited band members to play for live performances and subsequent albums. Musically, the band combines indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of funk and Bollywood soundtracks, double Dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars. Their songs are a mix of live instrumentation and samples from various sources. The band's vocals also vary between performances: while live vocals are handled mostly by lead vocalist Ninja, vocals on record also feature sampled and guest voices.