Blue Soup, a London-based quartet enjoyed a decade of musical adventure from 2004 to 2014; Graham Silcock on vocals & guitar, Toby Nowell on trumpet, Mike Seal on bass, Kostas Bechlos on drums. They drew on many genres including Rock, Pop, Latin, Jazz and Balkan music. They recorded two albums, the first, Occupied, produced by Graham Silcock and Jon Ray and featuring Elliot Mortimer on keyboards, it was released on the Raison d'Être labe Attention in 2007. The second,  Attention, was produced by Paul Milner and featured special guests Chris Chatzispyrou on guitar, Dan Cutrona on keyboards and Patrick Dawes on percussion. It was released on the A Major Sound label in 2011. Blue Soup toured extensively in the UK and the rest of Europe, playing venues including the Royal Festival Hall, the Jazz Café, and Dingwall's in London, and festivals including the Canterbury Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Ealing Jazz Festival, and the Paris Twinzarts Festival.