Train Wreck Mix

Capstone

Wah Wah 45s, Quantic Soul Orchestra, London

Simon 'Capstone' Little - producer, DJ, ivory tinkler and bearded man. After a stint of touring working men's clubs in Torquay, Simon moved to a small village on England's South coast called Brighton in 1999. Prince was on the radio, mobile phones were all the rage, and a band called The Space Raiders were trying to make some records for a small indie label called Skint. Simon's fingers worked wonders and impressed the Raiders so much he recorded three releases with them for said poverty stricken label, to much critical acclaim. It was almost at this very moment that Simon was introduced to Tim Bidwell. The pair connected immediately and a musical stream of consciousness resulted in two 12"s, a 7" single, and fourteen top five hits under the pseudonym of Spear'n Jackson. Simon and Tim's musical partnership grew and it wasn't long before the duo morphed into the outfit known as Hardkandy. It was in the live arena that Simon reacquainted himself with twenty stone drumming legend, Russ Knight. Little put together the Hardkandy band with Knight and drug addled flautist and vocalist John Hughes (now both in top Indie outfit The Lodge). Things progressed for Simon in the live arena, and it wasn't long before he joined Hughes and Knight in The Quantic Soul Orchestra, became an integral part of Bonobo's live band for Ninja Tune Recordings and still has an unfeasibly hairy face.