Artist : Pepe Deluxe
Album : Spare Time Machine
Label : Catskill
Genre : Indie
Bitrate : 214 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:46:06 (74.5MB)
Rls date : 2007-06-12
Store date : 2007-06-25
[Track List]
1. The Mischief Of Cloud Six 4:14
2. Ms. Wilhelmina And Her Hat 6:25
3. Go For Blue 3:02
4. Last Of The Great Explorers 6:54
5. Pussy Cat Rocks 2:21
6. Apple Thief 5:16
7. Lucky The Blind Vs Vacuum Cleaning Monster 5:55
8. Captain Carter's Fathoms 7:09
9. Forgotten Knights Prelude 0:44
10.Forgotten Knights 4:06
For nearly 10 years, Finnish beatmasters Pepe Delux┌ have
been entertaining and amazing with their special brand of
sonic manipulation. We have a super deluxe feature for you
to enjoy with the entire album Beatitude available to
download for free (yes, free) and a trio of funk-tastic
videos to whet your appetite for new album Spare Time
Machine.
Pepe Delux┌ hit the music mainstream when their Woman In
Blue was used for Levi Jeans' Twisted advert but for years
prior to that they had been experimenting with all manner
of sounds and samples as a trio of James Spectrum AKA Jari
Salo, JA-Jazz AKA Tomi Paajaanen and DJ Slow, delighting
both fans and press supporters alike.
The band's first collection Super Sound was originally so
laden with samples that the guys had to keep stripping it
back and back so that eventually there were three
iterations of the album. However, with next album
Beatitude in 2003, they confounded expectations, despite
losing founding member DJ Slow. A lesser reliance on
samples on that album meant that the upbeat party spirit
could shine through. Sounds of India and wah-wah
organ-fuelled rock abounded and from Just Let Go onwards,
the album was a delight for music lovers of all hues.
Now, the flying Finns are back with a new collection Spare
Time Machine and in the case of latest single The Mischief
of Cloud 6, the samples are gone entirely. That said, some
old habits remain: "I think the main driving force with
Pepe Deluxe is the playful underground hip hop DJ attitude
that's been there since day one," explains Spectrum, "I've
always been fascinated by the challenge of getting people
to listen to music they'd normally ignore or even dislike
- something Beck did with country. Naturally we try very
hard to sound like no other group in the known universe,
to create something that didn't exist before."
Now, in 2007, they're moving out of the studio and into
the live arena, a prospect that promises much with their
lyrical flights of fancy and super funk sounds being
brought to live on stage. Keep an eye out for dates!