Eric Din returns to his ska musical roots on Bond Meets The Godfather, a new single on Berkeley Cat Records. Featuring Din’s fellow UPTONES founder Thomas White on drums, plus trumpet and flugelbone from brass innovator Steven Bernstein, “Bond” is 100% Berkeley ska. Says Din of the track, “I had this idea one morning that Bond simply must meet the Godfather, and they must meet in a ska song. It made me chuckle, and the music and lyrics spilled right out.” Produced by Mr. Din at his home studio, and mastered by recent 3-time Grammy Award winner Michael Romanowski, this release includes an “Inskamental” mix, and a full-on dub version from fellow Uptones founder, Charles Stella. “The whole thing is really an Uptones affair,” muses Din. “I think if we were playing live currently, we’d hit this.” Perhaps one day they will. But right now, we at Berkeley Cat HQ are aware of no such top-secret plans. Cover art by John Seabury of Psycotic Pineapple completes the all-Berkeley-Cat cast. Bond Meets The Godfather plus Omertà Dub, drops Sept. 17, on Bandcamp and the streaming gizmos.
