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“ABOTS” is a band that was born in a bar. Their unique sound is a boiling hot blend of theatrically playful storytelling and bouncing acoustic guitar, blister-fingered double-bass slap, jabs and wails of electric guitar and solid take-no-prisoner grooves – all polished off with tight-knit four-part vocals. Their name (which is an abbreviation of A Bit On The Side) suggests something exciting, ‘naughty’ and unconventional. Duncan was a singer/songwriter from England and American-born Jamie was in a Rockabilly band when they met on the live music scene around the German city of Hamburg’s notorious red-light district. Both wanted more, so they disappeared on a six-day songwriting binge where they lay the foundations of “ABOTS”. After completing his jazz guitar studies, Jakob saw “ABOTS” at a seedy jam and wanted in. When Duncan asked, “Are you any good?” Jakob replied, “I’m the best” – case closed. The missing key turned out to be mutual friend Uwe. His brute-force beats marched in