The Magic Gang

The Hope And Ruin, Pool Valley, Brighton, Wednesday, December 2, 8pm, £7, 01273 606312

EARLIER this year Brighton-based four-piece The Magic Gang took a trip to Bob Marley’s former Tuff Gong studio in Kingston, Jamaica, to work with the legendary production duo Sly and Robbie.

The band recorded two tracks Happy Birthday and Wanna Get To Know Ya under the auspices of Converse Rubber Tracks, which has been sending new bands out to the world’s iconic music studios.

With the band releasing a new EP in January head down to The Hope And Ruin to see how much their music has been influenced by the Jamaican experience – or at least how long the tans lasted.