Vocalist Mara TK, multi-instrumentalist/producer David 'Taay Ninh' Wright and man on the skins Myele Manzanza make tracks as cool as black slate; liquid future soul sex jams that have attracted influential ears belonging to the likes of BBC Radio DJs and tastemakers Gilles Peterson and Benji B.

Their dynamic live show has already taken them all over the world, making some very good first impressions indeed. As well as being named the CMJ Highlight by The Revivalist/Okayplayer in 2010, they have garnered unprecedented radio support worldwide from New York's Tyler Askew and LA's DJ Jamad as well as Peterson and Benji B. Their track ‘They Don't Want' skyrocketed to the number one spot on the Hype Machine music and blog aggregator and was also selected by Petersen as the opening track on his Brownswood Bubblers Five Compilation.

With Maori, African and Vietnamese roots to draw from both musically and culturally Electric Wire Hustle produce a unique sound, challenging genre boundaries and reaching forward while referencing key points from the past. Psychedelic, hip-hop and jazz influences are strong, as are contemporary and electronic – but it’s all centered around soul. Gnarls Barkley meets Mayer Hawthorne via A Tribe Called Quest, their eclectic sound has something for everyone with thick drums and percussion layered with synth lines, hints of Fender Rhodes and nylon-stringed guitars which have your neck snapping while your ear cranes to the evocative vocals.

Electric Wire Hustle have also had the pleasure of collaborating with U.S. recording artists Georgia Anne Muldrow (Epistrophik Peach/ SomeOthaShip/ Ubiquity Records), Atlanta-based Stacy Epps, New Zealand blues legend Billy TK (Mara's father) and UK future Soul exponent Steve Spacek who all feature on their debut album.
Their first European tour saw them visit London, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris in 2009, Electric Wire Hustle are currently touring their album around Europe playing reputable venues and a string of festivals including Glastonbury, Sonar and The Big Chill.

Quite simply this is the best, most exciting R&B, soul, electronica, whatever you want to call it, record I’ve heard this year.
- Okayplayer.com

The group’s brand of what they call ‘Future Soul’ is a refreshing re-interpretation of what the genre should look and sound like.
- Preach Jacobs, Soul Culture UK