3 August 2006
Retroglide Album Info
LEVEL 42 Retroglide (2006 UK 11-track CD album - this the 1st album in over a decade from one of the seminal British bands of the 80s was written by Mark King & Boon Gould and is a musically and lyrically intoxicating album of classic Level 42 tunes that has all the hallmarks of the band at their most potent; and includes the download single 'The Way Back Home' plus UK Bonus Track 'All I Need').
Please visit Level42.com for more info
23 June 2006
THE NEW ALBUM
RETROGLIDE
COMING SEPTEMBER 2006
Please visit Level42.com for more information
13 June 2006
The King returns to Nottingham
They were the band that made fluffy car dice almost cool again. Having started out playing mainly jazz funk instrumentals Level 42 eventually found a greater audience with pop friendly hits like Chinese Way, Running in the Family and Lessons In Love.
During Thatcher's Britain in the 80s Level 42 became a soundtrack of the yuppie and blossoming mobile phone generation.
They also gained a reputation as a live band, mainly because of front man Mark King's slapping bass style.
But by the mid-90s band line-up changes and falling record sales saw the group disband with Mark King and Mike Lindup heading on solo careers.
It seems, however, you can't keep a good band down and Level 42 are back. A new greatest hits album will be followed by a brand new studio CD, Retroglide, due in September.
And the group's taking to the road again later in the year with a gig at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham on 22nd October 2006.
Nigel Bell's been talking to Mark King about:-
Going back on the road
Is there still a place for Level 42 in 2006?
The sound remains the same twenty years on
New product / old product
Writing as a 40something
Favourite songs
Thumb exercises
Mark King talks about Level 42 past and present
20 May 2006
The Definitive Collection
2006 UK CD album featuring a 18-track collection one of the country's most influential bands who took the 80s by storm with their brand of bass driven jazz funk led by Thunderthumbs himself Mark King, who weaved some of the most intricate and perfectly formed bass lines ever committed to record.
This collection features all six top 10 hits including 'Lessons In Love' which hit the number one spot in 17 countries.
Released 12th June
22 March 2006
New Tour Dates Confirmed
Please visit the Tour Page for more Details
19 January 2006
News from Mark
"Festival dates to be confirmed.
The UK tour will be 20 shows in October - venues and dates to be confirmed
shortly, and I am happy to say that Mike Lindup will be joining us for the
UK shows as a very special guest.
Please keep an eye on this website for confirmed dates as they will be
posted here first."
13 January 2006
ACE OF BASS FINDS HIS OWN LEVEL
You can read an interview with Mark King in the weekend section of the Isle of Wight County Press (the major local newspaper).
