PMM016 CHRIS JAMES & LEE DEARN "WE CAN PLAY EP" Original tracks: Chris James & Lee Dearn Tracks: Torcida Cumbia, Panic At The Bar Mitzvah, Concept of Dancing Remix: Torcida Cumbia (Mightyfools Remix) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!
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CHRIS JAMES & LEE DEARN (UK) Potty Mouth Music http://www.myspace.com/djchrisjames http://www.myspace.com/leedearnmusic Chris James Bio: From his early interests in trance and funky house to his explosive experimentations in electro, Chris James brings a unique blend of beats to the Potty Mouth Music roster. Always eager to push his production to the next level, the Birmingham, UK-native is unafraid to explore the twisted side of house and inflect it with plenty of pop and groove. Launching his career at 15, Chris spread his sound across the Midlands through live, Internet radio shows. Within one year, Chris was garnering hundreds of fans and hosting three shows per week, including “Funk’d Up Mondays,” and his monthly “HLE” showcase (Harder, Lounder & Electronic). Slick mixing and track selection put him on the club billing radar, as he landed gigs at London’s top clubs including Ministry of Sound and Turnmills. He has also gone on to hold residencies at ‘If . . .U Want It’ at Bushwackers, B1 at Chic and Spin at Dragon Eye in Birmingham. Even before making his EP on new label home Potty Mouth Music, Chris has kept production pace in the studio. From club-stomping remixes like “Smut” (Venga Digital) to the more organic reworks of tracks like Suriv’s “Epic Flow” (Roostar Records), Chris walks a groove-heavy line between the synthetic and soulful sounds that elevate his style to the next. When he’s not riding the turns of twisted house, Chris is also working under his techno alias, Chris Crowther, and enjoying support provided by BBC Radio1’s Pete Tong. His track ‘Vasco De Gama’ led to a remix project for Miles Dyson, whose track—“Anthem”—is released as a rerub on Plasmapool. “My music is definitely forward thinking, innovative and creative as well as making people move,” Chris says of his evolving sound. “Potty Mouth has a tendency to push boundaries with their releases and I feel that the music I make fits the bill.” For his first release on Potty Mouth Music, Chris teams up with colleague Lee Dearn to craft the “We Can Play EP,” a heady mix of jagged grooves that puts a new twist on his already signature twisted sound.
CHRIS JAMES - BEATPORT - TOP TEN (10/27/08) Click here for direct link to chart on beatport! 1 Chris James & Lee Dearn / Panic At The Bar Mitzvah / Potty Mouth Music 2 The Bulgarian / Air Bounce / Nick Supply Remix / Potty Mouth Music 3 Clark Able / Back In The Bronx / HiJack Remix / Jack Union Records 4 Mightyfools / Hey Babe / Potty Mouth Music 5 X-Press 2 ft. David Byrne / Lazy / Mowgli’s Wobblin’ Remix / Skint Records 6 Foamo / Everything Cool / Wearhouse Music 7 Alex Peace / From Inside The Speaker / The Yank Mix / Movement Music 8 South Rakkas Crew ft. New Kidz / Mad Again / Boy 8-Bit Remix / Mad Decent 9 Bass Kleph & Anthony Paul / Helium / Mowgli’s Less Is More Remix / Vacation 10 Chris James & Lee Dearn / Torcida Cumbia / Potty Mouth Music Lee Dearn Bio: The gritty streets of Birmingham, England put their own gritty stamp on the sound of Lee Dearn, a producer whose dirty beats drive back to his roots. In combining obscure, cut-up samples with bouncy, jacked up grooves, Dearn slides in as one of the darkest additions to the Potty Mouth Music label. Since launching his music career at age 17, the producer/DJ has gone on to post a residency at Release, a night he and fellow producer/Potty Mouth Music label mate Chris James organized in Birmingham. Soon, the two started collaborating together creatively. Dearn’s previous label credits include Somatic Sense, The Gallery Turnmills and Bonzai Limited, where he and James released their seminal anthem, “Santa Eularia.” In addition to his original tracks, Dearn has collaborated and helmed a number of remix projects, putting a dark, driving face to Bloc Party’s “So Here We Are” and Scarlet Harlots’ “In the Garden” (Chris James and Lee Dearn remix). Dearn’s working class roots continue to shape his hard-nosed sound, with his music taking influence from techno and trance artists including Jeff Mills, Tiefschwarz, Stephan Bodzin and James Holden. His hard-wired beats speak to his West Midland upbringing and a self-sufficient production style that continues to drive him in the studio and behind the decks. In balancing grit and groove, Dearn melds elements from a variety of genres, including hip hop, techno, house and even traditional Columbian music. His latest release, the “We Can Play” EP with Chris James, marks his first release on Potty Mouth Music.
RECENT AVAILABLE EPS ON POTTY MOUTH! PMM-016 - "WE CAN PLAY EP" - October 2008 Original tracks by: Chris James & Lee Dearn Tracks: Torcida Cumbia, Panic at the Bar Mitzvah, The Concept of Dancing Remix by: Mightyfools (Torcida Cumbia) PMM-014 - "AIR BOUNCE EP" - October 2008 Original tracks by: The Bulgarian Tracks: Air Bounce, Drop Down Remix by: Nick Supply Remix (Air Bounce) PMM-013 - "WHO DA FOOL EP" - August 2008 Original tracks by: Mightyfools Tracks: Hey Babe, We Want Remix by: Electric Soulside (Hey Babe) PMM-012 - "DISCO EP" - August 2008 Original tracks by: Adam Bozzetto Tracks: Disco, I Can't Stop Remix by: Andy George & Scott Cooper (I Can't Stop) PMM-010 - "FOR THE PEOPLE EP" - September 2008 Original tracks by: Santiago & Bushido vs Dj Fame Track: For The People Remix by: HiJack (For The People)
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