The Waking Eyes - Combing The Clouds vinyl record Slim Manu on bass and

Slim Manu on bass and Gybson “Shaolin Kung-Fu” Papra on drums

Henry Sithole and Bunny Luthuli were both born in Natal: Bunny had also previously played with Henry in Almon’s Jazz 8

Recorded hot on the heels of 2025’s breakthrough effort Out From Underneath

yet richly textured blend of the organ and Slim’s bass work are solos by Sammy ‘red” Cropper on lead guitar

FFO: Elbow

The Waking Eyes - Combing The Clouds vinyl record Slim Manu on bass andI remember receiving this album in a paper sleeve as a burnt CD promo copy from Endearing Records. I played it on my CD player until it was well worn. Winnipeg had (and still does) a pretty amazing music ecosystem. The Waking Eyes were formed by members of The Pets and on this album were to me equal parts 60's pop indebted and perhaps taking some cues from the Elephant 6 Collective of artists. I was fortunate to see the band perform songs off of this