Buff Medways - Steady The BuffsBilly Childish formed The Buff Medways in 2000. Their full name was Wild Billy Childish & The Friends of the Buff Medway Fanciers Association. During the 19th century a breed a chicken was developed peculiar to the Medway area. The breed, now extinct, was a table bird for the London hotel market. The BUFF MEDWAY project, based at Fort Amherst, Chatham, attempted to recreate that ancient fowl through a selective breeding project. The BUFF MEDWAYS cut a

their first record under that name was a classic case of the producer calling the shots for the a-side and the band taking care of business on the flip

and at Heavy Duty and Vox Studios in Los Angeles

and with considerable stylistic updating along the way

Dimitri adds his deft remix touch to Salsoul favourites from Loleatta Holloway

as well as staging a time-based art performance at Miami‰۪s Art Basel which mixed beats

Broadside have toured heavily with State Champs

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They feature such revered musicians as Harold Land

as to why the soundtrack was never originally released

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Along with fellow Yellow Magic Orchestra member and frequent collaborator Alva Noto

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