Mother Samosas genesis occurred way back in 1993, when for purposes of reckless fun and substance abuse, two bands went into the countryside around Bristol to record some songs for a week. Hilarity ensued, and the forthcoming album surprised everyone by actually sounding, well, like an album.

Mother Samosa were soon on stage spreading their infectious humour and skanking beats. Some said that they could even rule the world. Well, a couple more albums were released and they headlined a stage at the Bristol Ashton Court festival in 1998, so not quite, but almost...