Love Jungle
Welcome To The House Where The Extras Are FreeARC005
- WASN'T THERE SOMETHING
- AM I GOOD ENOUGH
- CAST ADRIFT
- BLUE SKIES
- THAT'S THE WAY
- BETWEEN THE POLES
- I REALLY DON'T CARE
- THIS CONVENANT
Love Jungle is a quirky mix of styles and tastes shared by guitarist Neil Darby and singer Angela Huggins. Neil and Angela have been friends and worked together on different projects for many years and have developed a song writing partnership based on mutual inspiration.
Angela's versatile vocals style ranges from metal to jazz, pop, opera and soul while her most obvious feature reference point include Alanis Morisette, Chrissie Hynde, Sinead O'Connor, Annie Lennox, Everything But The Girl and Texas. But the Love Jungle sound has it's own distinctive mood built around Angela's soaring vocals and Neil's individual guitar style.
Featured Track
Love Jungle
Welcome To The House Where The Extras Are Free
Am I Good Enough
The Story Begins...
Love Jungle formed in July 1987 in Bristol, England.
The original line-up...
Vocals: Angela Huggins
Guitar: Neil Darby
Bass: Simon Nicholls
Drums: Paul Gibbs
The Band liked to gig as often as possible but tended to concentrate on recording and song writing. They attracted immediate interest from major record companies, however, they chose to release an album on Sugar Shack Records entitled Welcome to the house where the extras are free.
Love Jungle continued to gain exposure and gigged extensively to promote their debut album. Angela's image remained the focal point for the band. With every costume she wore she became a different character taking on a completely new persona. She customised second-hand clothes creating garments with an almost historical elaboration combining tartans, paisley, velvets and lace and nearly always a hat.
The album released in 1988 was incredibly well received by the British music press and Love Jungle recorded the follow up record, a single called Make me special. The song was written about Angela's experience on "Jim'll fix it" as a 9 year old. Love Jungle were featured in NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, Record Mirror and Music Week.
Just When You Thought It Was Safe...ARC010
- HOLY WATER
- GOOD ENOUGH
- SOME EMOTION
- MAKE ME SPECIAL
- JE T'AIME
- DO ME GOOD
- WHEN I'M GONE
- PEACE AND LOVE
- HOLD ME
- WAITING
- SOMETIMES
- ONLY WHEN I'M SLEEPING
The multifarious characters and musical backgrounds which make up Love Jungle combine to make a record with eclectic influences which are impossible to categorise either musically or visually. Each character offers something unique and it is this diversity which is the essence of this band. This album was recorded in 1989 and never previously released, it features the song writing talents of Angela Huggins and Neil Darby.
Make Me SpecialARC015
- MAKE ME SPECIAL
- ONE BY ONE
- SOMETIMES
- BLUE SKIES
The album 'Welcome to the House Where The Extras Are Free' was incredibly well received by the British music press and Love Jungle recorded the follow up record, a single called Make Me Special, released in 1989. The song was written about Angela's experience on "Jim'll fix it" as a 9 year old. Love Jungle were featured in NME, Sounds, Melody Maker, Record Mirror and Music Week, it features the song writing talents of Angela Huggins and Neil Darby.
Demos 1988 / 89ARC035
- HOLD ME
- SHE'S A LITTLE GIRL
- SIMPLE
- STILL LIFE
- THIS IS YOUR WORLD
- BRAND NEW FEELING
Demos recorded after the release of 'Welcome To The House Where The Extras Are Free'.
Love Jungle - Live in London 1988 Pt. 1
Love Jungle - Live in London 1988 Pt. 2
Love Jungle - Live in London 1988 Pt. 3
