DISCOGRAPHY

AL-KHAWARIZMI
Catapulte Records 2015


From Catapulte Records:

"Cosmo-Psychedelico-Mystery duo Guess What return with their 3rd album! After Yuri Gagarin and the imaginary Giallo films, it’s now about Al-Khawarizmi, an astronomer from the 8th Century who invented Algebra and studied the Solar system.

The London/France-based duet explored Middle-Eastern harmonies and rhythms, staying true to their love for 60’s and 70’s grooves, yet introducing a new, more modern touch with a parsimonious use of drum sequences, samples and various synthesizers.

From the heavy belly-dancy beats of the title track “Al-Khawarizmi” to the fragile sounds of the trumpet-melodica lead in “Sun and Moon”, Guess What are drawing the musical portrait of a man who lived a distant and fascinating era. Not only did they take inspiration from strict Arabic Folk and Pop, but also from Persian, Indo-Pakistani, North-African heritages, which somehow all link to the history and culture that result from Al-Khawarizmi’s time."

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MONDO GIALLO: THE BEST OF THE GIALLO SOUNDTRACKS 1968-1974
Imagenes Records 2012


"After their first opus "Yuri Gagarin", tribute to the legendary astronaut, London/France based duet Guess What (Graham Mushnik and Luke Warmcop) are back with "Mondo Giallo" - the soundtrack to four imaginary Italian films from the 60's and 70's. The combo explored all musical facets of the Giallo cinema, from the dramatic "crime jazz" to the sleazy erotic bossa-nova, without omitting the psychedelic and spooky accents of a baroque horror moment...; All this interpreted in the band's distinctive melodic and multi-signatured style.

Hammond organ and fuzzy Rhodes piano are prominent, percussions and exotic arrangements (dulcimer and xylophone among others) parsimoniously poured in - 12 unmissable tunes with groove, taste, and Ispirazione!"

LP sold out!

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YURI GAGARIN
Catapulte Records 2009


In 1971 (2008), Luke and Graham started working on new instrumental pieces inspired by the life of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin. In 1972 (2009) their first LP was recorded and released on Catapulte. Subtitled "12 Modern Odes To History's Greatest Spaceman", it explores the inner-world and outer-world of Gagarin and his adventure.

Over the course of tango, rebetiko or bossa signatures, a throng of harmonious cinematic themes combine with a deep groove and a pinch of psychedelia; all this livened up by whiffs of 60's proto-electronic music.

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FEATURED TRACKS AND REMIXES

MUSIC TO COOK TO
[Various Artists -- Catapulte Records -- 2011]


"Celebrating 3 years of Catapulte nights, 'Music to cook to ' gathers 9 London-based bands which brought exclusive tracks and food recipes in a 12 songs CD. Power pop superstars all-japanese girls No cars, mighty songwriter The Rebel (ex country teasers), Post-punk-trashy-girls blessings Wetdog and The Plan, first ever released tracks by tormented Private Trousers
and the 4 Catapulte homebands (Guess What, Pissinboy, Orchestre du Mont Plaisant, Helium & Eggs) make this compilation a yummy food book and an uplifting gem of London coalescent enterprise."

The featured Guess What track is Meteor Belt 500.



THE JOHN MERRICKS -- REMICKS EP
[PMR Label -- 2010]


A-Side by The John Merricks.
B-Side by various artists (Guess What, Kania Tieffer, Bare Hands, The Dreams, Vulvinia & Jambonstar)

The featured Guess What track is a remix of Princess Vega.



CATAPULTE WAR GROOVES
[Various Artists -- Catapulte Records -- 2008]


"This CD presents three live projects: Guess What (instrumental organ-drums based outer-space spooky jazz), Patrickbruel (Noisy prehistoric folk theatre) and Helium & Eggs (silly joyful pop songs with surfy tambourines)."

The featured Guess What tracks are Lord Jupiter, Vostok Tango and Kephren's diary.