The idea 'AAA Gripper' was conjured in the summer of 2023 at the first Wrong Speed Records festival in the town of Glastonbury. Inspired by a weekend of radical sounds and fine company a decision was made - 'let's try something'.

Recording hours and hours of bass and drums in deep Somerset then editing it down to a sharp and concise 32 minutes. From Can's Lost Tapes boxset to No Means No's 0+2=1 via a thousand song structure decisions. Wild guitar strafe and precise hyper vocal added. Nine tight tunes magically appeared. The band raised a glass of tea. The band was born. The 'something' had worked.

We Invented Work For The Common Good is a deep dive into the world of the working person. How we end up. Why we climb onto the conveyer belt and never get off. The front cover is one of many of the same photo taken every day, on the walk to work, the dark mills looming - KEEP THEM BUSY, THEY WON'T RISE UP.

Music is therapy. They think it's part of the bread and circuses. We know it's armour. We know it's weaponry.

AAA gripper comprises:

M Edward Cole - Vocal
Thomas House - Guitar
Lee Richardson - Drums
Joe Thompson - Bass

For context, their musical pasts and presents include Joeyfat, Charlottefield, Hey Colossus, Sweet Williams....

https://aaagripper.bandcamp.com/album/we-invented-work-for-the-common-good

https://echoesanddust.com/2025/05/aaa-gripper-we-invented-work-for-the-common-good/

The Unit Ama have aurally cantankered the 'scenes' of the north for over twenty years. Grassi sez 'one of the more electrifying live bands to come from these shores in many a decade. A power trio if there ever was one indeed, sharp cutting avant guitars supported by deep anchored bass, while its all summoned and strapped in by one  the best drummers around.' Indeed.

theunitama.com

https://theunitama.bandcamp.com/