Gung Ho! Recordings

Gung-Ho! Newsletter 20/09/2011

2011-09-20T04:25:00.000-07:00

Well Another Busy month or so since our last post. Release and Signings have been thick and fast!!

1st and foremost after over 6000 hits on the soundcloud page for EARTH's Why You Wanna EP we finally release it. Not going to bore you with the details of who is playing it and who loves it but quite frankly we couldnt care less. Its an amazing record and a pretty proud moment for us to work with such a talented artist. (Earth is also the voice of Icelandic Legends GusGus).

The EP which is Cat no 'Genghis062' is available from beatport by CLICKING HERE.

Remixes are from Luke Walker, Pete

Jordan and Juan Kidd.

Speaking of Juan Kidd, we are also pleased to announce the release of a one off number from him. A team up with him and Dom Long has seen the I Need You track released.

A straight up no nonsense Balearic houser it will keep the heads happy !

Once again, CLICK HERE IF YOU WANNA BUY IT AND NOT THEIVE IT!!!

We also have a bit of a treat too. The Rialto Burns have just finished the video to their next release. a Truly stunning record with a great direction by Dominic Foster and a stunning acting performance by Lotty Nears. I hope you like it as much as this office is buzzing about it !

Jundge for yourself and as always - comments are appreciated

The Japanese Popstars also have had a thunderous run of Gigs and one Highlight being the show at Electric Picnic in Ireland. Here is the closing of the show to 8000 people!

Until next time, stay in touch and follow us on facebook HERE !!

Gung-Ho! Newsletter August 2011

2011-08-04T06:57:00.000-07:00

Hey ho, lets go!What a superb few weeks since the last letter and the Signing of Acrylics. Thanks to Laurene Laverne and all at BBC 6 Music who played the record a number of times. Its available Digitally everywhere so if you want to grab yourself 45 mins of sheer joy their album "Lives and Treasure' can be bought here !

In the Meantime if you are not aware of this band then check out the forthcoming single Nightwatch HERE

In other news The Japanese Popstars have had a stunning festival season, clocking up, Glastonbury, Rockness, Secret Garden, Kendall calling, Dour in Belgium, Sea of Love in Germany, and Bestival coming up amongst many others. Bestival will be great as The Cure headline. The lads are pretty chuffed as Robert Smith has guest vocals on the bands new Single, "Take Forever" which is previewed HERE.

On the underground label side we have reached our 60th release that comes in the form of Luke Walker's "Tough Love". Already the track has received support from BBC 6 Music on Erol Alkans 6mix and other players such as Brodinski, NT89 and Alex Metric Amongst Others anyways the track will be released mid August via all digital terminals. Cat No Genghis060. Naturally !

Superstringz Released the Evolver EP that is on beatport now. It has mixes once again by Greg Churchill and Angela Fisken backed with Saturn its a real corker!

CHECK OUT SUPERSTRINGZ NEW BAD ASS RECORD HERE!

Other releases Scheduled are from the mighty Greg Churchill, Stu Hirst, Pete Jordan and many more... Too much talent, too little time!

We will try and not leave it so long next time!! Until then speak soon and if you wanna keep dancing then here is our SOUNDCLOUD

New Signing to Gung-Ho! - Acrylics

2011-05-03T06:02:00.000-07:00

WE ARE VERY HAPPY TODAY !!!!

Acrylics is the musical partnership of Molly Shea and Jason Klauber. Native to Philadelphia and downtown Manhattan, respectively, the pair began making music together while attending Ohio's Oberlin College, where they spent snowy nights in their basement droning Fender Jazzmasters in odd tunings and listening to vinyl records from New Zealand. After graduating Molly and Jason both moved to Brooklyn and founded Standing Nudes, a fiery quartet with a cult following who became one of the first singings to True Panther Sounds. When the band's drummer and bass player left to become MGMT's touring rhythm section, Molly and Jason decided to try something new. They named their new project Acrylics to evoke a planet of synthetic color. Combining the confessional and the fantastical, Acrylics set out to make cinematic songs that tell the truth too.
Acrylics started experimenting with various recording techniques and bizarre results began to emerge. Songs with folk roots grew disco branches, country skeletons wore new age skin. The band set up shop first at L'Hotel Bushwique (a Bushwick basement studio that Jason shared with Patrick Wimberly from Chairlift) and then at Vacation Island Recording in Williamsburg with producer Matt Boynton (Gang Gang Dance, MGMT). Additional tracking was done at Great City Productions in Chelsea with Britt Myers (Yeasayer, Chairlift). Throughout the sessions, friends from Brooklyn's musical community came in and out lending talent and love to Acrylics' labors.
Their first EP, entitled "All of the Fire", was released on Terrible Records (Chris Taylor from Grizzly Bear's label) in late 2009, and the press immediately took notice. Pitchfork gave Acrylics "Rising" artist status and listed the band among the "best hopes" for 2010. Across the Atlantic, NME called Acrylics "Teen heartache given pop form." Buoyed by the praise from their EP, Acrylics returned to Brooklyn in late 2010 to finish working on the album. They called it "Lives and Treasure" because that's just about what it cost to finish the thing.
Many stories surface and vanish over the course of the album's ten tracks. The songs are concise but extremely potent, and each listen reveals something previously undiscovered. Opening the record with the insomniac lullaby, "Counting Sheep", is already a bold choice. A simple melody restlessly builds upon a baroque set of chords. Harmonies enter and disappear like ghosts. A Beverly Hills Cop synth-bass drops underneath, and then the whole thing explodes into an all-out club banger for just one chorus. There are more austere moments as well, like the acoustic "It's Cool Here" where we find two people learning to accept each other and find peace with their surrounding environment. The title track is all icy disco and speaks of the irresponsibility and excesses that can accompany a life of privilege. It all coalesces into a sparkling, meditative album of uncommon beauty.

Licensed to Gung-Ho! Recordings for UK & Eire via Hot Sand Records and Friendly Fire Recordings.

2011-03-14T06:54:00.000-07:00

THE RIALTO BURNS ANNOUNCE MINI ALBUM EP

FOR THE ASKING EP MAY 2011

After last summer’s lo-fi debut ‘Radiate,’ The Rialto Burns release the ‘For The Asking’ EP on 28 March 2011 - an energetic 10 tracker full of cavernous, dark moments, electrical soaring highs, and some dirty edges. “Love, loss, hope and salvation – we’re trailing through ‘em all,” says Adam.

Seen it, done it and still haven’t learnt a lesson is the first insight, on “seedy but reflective” opener ‘For The Asking.’ Fuelled by stuttering drums and glinting guitar flecks, ‘Learning To Fight’ eulogises on the need to face facts and move on. “It seems quite melancholic, but there’s an underlying optimism,” says Adam. Opening with a growling industrial snarl and powered by a relentless guitar riff. Next is ‘Constellations’ - the first track ever written - aptly, it’s about following your dreams, sometimes at the cost of those around you. ‘New Year’s Day’ is a cover of the U2 track which, put simply by Al, “Was too good a song to be left on the shelf,” and the EP closer ‘Radiate’ touches on sidelined friendships and the hope of reunion.

The EP also includes live versions, remixes and videos. “We wanted to offer a snapshot of all aspects of our world,” says Pottsy. “It already feels like we’ve done a lot in a short time.”

When they signed to Gung Ho! in early 2010, The Rialto Burns had only been together a year, forming after a domino effect of chance meetings which spirals from the inner city indie hangouts of Liverpool, to a bedroom in North Wales to an online band ad site.

Powered by a shared love of The Smiths, New Order and Echo & The Bunnymen, they embarked upon a never-ending circuit of live shows, notching up sell-outs in their native Liverpool, slots with Hot Club De Paris and a gig at label-mate Eddy Temple Morris’ Proud Gallery ‘Remix’ parties.

Of the upcoming first album? “It’s nearly done,” says Pottsy. “It’s gonna include 4 tracks from this EP and 7 new ones, maybe a couple more. Musically, it’s a combination of all our influences. We’re really into bands like Antlers, Boards Of Canada, LCD Soundsystem and The Walkmen, so aside from the romance and tales of interaction, expect pops, bleeps, synths, visceral guitars and body moving bass.”

EP TRACKLIST

1. For The Asking

2. Learning to Fight

3. Constellations

4. New Years Day

5. Radiate

6. Back To Life (Live)

7. Radiate (Live)

8. For The Asking (Live)

9. Learning To Fight (Welfare For The Digital Remix)

10. For The Asking (Tom Maddicott’s Freakshow Remix)

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS - SONG FOR LISA

2011-02-28T04:52:00.000-08:00

Today we drop the new radio edit of Song For Lisa to radio! It features the stunning vocal's of Lisa Hannigan. It is released on I Tunes that can be purchased by CLICKING HERE.

Here is the Video too SONG FOR LISA.

Hope you kids like ! x

'WHO IS MISK' EP OUT NOW!

2011-02-14T09:01:00.000-08:00

MISK

“WHO IS MISK EP”

A. WHO IS MISK

AA. HELL YEAH

Buzz Chart No 14 - W/c 31/01/11

Cool Cuts No 20 - W/c 31/01/11

Available to download exclusively on Beatport CLICK HERE

Genghis054

Misk aka Philip Byrne to his mother is one half of the Dj / Producer duo, Arveene & Misk who first came to Gung-Ho!’s prominence on the Seminal Underground Hells Bells EP in 2009. Alongside productions and remixes for the likes of Kelis, Mr Oizo and more recently The Japanese Popstars’ Song For Lisa’ which is picking up props left right and centre.

Misk has stepped out on his own for this one and introducing himself with the ‘WHO IS MISK’ Track – After playing it you will soon find out!! A heavy jacked up piece of electronic assault. Heavy as the hills but still has time and space for the funk.

If a track on this label could typify what traditional Gung-Ho! Is then it really is ‘HELL YEAH’. No nonsense following heavily on the electronic stabs. This EP is exactly why we do it. FUCK !!!

All we ask as ever is play loud.

BIG UP .

Early Reactions

Tom Findlay Groove Armada – Huge. Love it

Mash (galaxy) - i've been loving the Arvenne and Misk stuff and this is a great signing! Loving the bass sounds they use. I will be playing this on my Capital show and in the clubs. (played w/c 24/01/11)

Greg Churchill - Who is Misk is sensational stuff!

Mason - This is pretty disturbing. and really nice

Paul Deighton (MoS) - Wicked Track! !

Download a free mix done especially for Gung Ho! from M!SK

Feb Mix for Gung Ho! by Misk

Losers Album Nominated for XFM Awards!!

2011-01-19T10:05:00.000-08:00

'Beautiful Losers' by the mighty Losers has got a nomination for best album in the XFM 2011 awards! The album definatly deserves a nomination and the award if we do say so! Please jump on the site and vote for Losers.. just click here to get taken to the page!

Brand New Welfare For the Digital Release!! OUT NOW

2011-01-07T07:07:00.000-08:00

WELFARE FOR THE DIGITAL
“SPEED OF THE PUMA EP”
Released Jan 2011

1. Speed Of The Puma
2. Starscream
3. DnA

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Ben Francis & Martin Holden come up with the goods again on this fantastic new production. A follow on from their Rat Rate / Flight Of The Navigator output on Gung-Ho! Previously the Lads have well and truly stepped up the game again on this stunning new production which is tech house incarnate.
Speed Of The Puma and Starscream lead the Package with their epic synths whilst DnA Takes things a little tougher with an extremely heavy kick and glitchy stabs.

CLICK HERE TO BUY!!!

Ben from the band edited the two videos for the ep..

Speed Of The Puma

Starscream

Reactions

* Luke Walker - Speed of the Puma is excellent, deft work on the drums and fills, fantastic bass and great emotion. Nice work boys!
* The Japanese Popstars - Speed Of The Puma is great!!
* Tom Koenig (Producer in new DJ’s we trust BBC Radio 1) - Starscream is really good.
* Joachim Garraud - Good track
* Greg Churchill - Groovy little number. Very stereotypical Gung Ho.
* Armin Van Burrin – Cool
* Enzo (Plastic) - 2 wicked tracks
* Shane Kehoe (Gung-Ho!) - I'm feeling 'starscream'... Deep moving my ass on the dancefloor tech house just the way the HO! like it.... DnA has a groove to it for sure! SUPPORT
* Markus Schulz – Nice Stuff
* Circuit - Got a mean groove to it, will definately play this out
* Dodge - Welfare for the Digital rocks!! Deffo going to blast that one out!!
* Acid Jacks - i love DNA it grinds
* Pedro Del Mar - cool track, gonna try it out!
* Andrew (CD Pool) - Classic gung ho!
* Gustav (Rfm) - Full support!
* Lumir Very good tracks, i try play in clubs
* Mr Spring - DnA is nysh und wobbly...
* Master Forever – Cool track

SUSPIRIENCE VIDEO IS HERE !!

2010-11-23T07:29:00.000-08:00

Ok ok ok better late than never . (The Original was far too gory that youtube would have trouble in hosting it!!)

Here is the video for Suspirience, the top tech track by Tom Neville & Tom Maddicott. The track was inspired by the 70's Italian cult classic film 'Suspiria'. Huge thanks to Frank Feiber for a great editing Job on it.

If you like what you hear and you havent obtained a free copy, feel free to support the artists and spend a quid here...
BUY THIS EP CLICK HERE !!!

Welfare For The Digital return with new EP!!!

2010-11-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

Well, here at Gung-Ho! towers we are buzzing that the Welfare for the Digital chaps have returned with a new ep. Following on from their first label output on the frontline troopers mini digital album, Ben & Martin have come back with a release that will be getting its own standalone EP release. What will Become Genghis053 is the following three 3 tracks and here on the label we could not be more proud. The Video for Starscream will be posted soon too ! !

1. Speed of the Puma
2. Starscream
3. DNA

Ben from the duo created this fantastic video.
Welfare for the Digital - Speed of The Puma.

check more on the band at www.welfareforthedigital.com

Greg Churchill - Aside From U - Video and Release info

2010-10-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

Out today is the 50th Release from Gung Ho! and its Greg Churchill leading the storm forward for the next 50! Aside from you has had support from all corners of the house world and today we've learnt strangely that Trance God Armand Van Buren is even feeling it even tho there's not a trance synth in site! I suppose good music transcends genres somethimes!!

Check out the video here

and buy the EP exclusively on beatport click here!

preview on soundloud -

Greg Churchill - Aside FromU EP by Gung-HoRecordings

The Japanese Popstars 'Let Go' Official Video

2010-10-01T07:12:00.000-07:00

The new track 'Let Go'. Featuring techno legend Green Velvet on vocals, and follows on from their 'Destroy EP'.
Created over an intensive 20 day period in September 2010.

Directed by David Wilson

Not much else to say apart from we are very proud of this production many thanks to all involved!!

The Japanese Popstars Feat. Green Velvet - Let Go from David Wilson Creative on Vimeo.

Single is out on the 24th October with massive remixes from Green Velvet, Mixhell, Asprins, Will & Joe Ask? and Luke Walker!

Gung Ho! Recordings 50th Release!

2010-09-24T04:14:00.000-07:00

Greg Churchill

ASIDE FROM U

REMIXES FROM TOM EQ, CIRCUIT AND DANIEL FARLEY & TOM CORIN

RELEASED OCT 18TH 2010

GUNG HO 50TH SINGLE RELEASE!!!

This is Gung Ho! 50th EP release and the only man for the job is Greg Churchill who has been a talisman for us for the past 5 years supporting the label over seas and sending us countless weapons to release! Our hats are off to Greg once again with this epic release!

Greg Churchill never fails to make a banger. Specializing in dance floor destroying tech house since FOREVER! This new single is something a bit different from the kiwi maestro. This one has a special disco hook in amongst Gregs sickening techy flicks that will not fail to get ass’s shacking!

The remix all bring something to the table that suits a variety of sets. Tom EQ fucks with the bassline to giving a bit of a jump and roll flavor. Circuit sounds straight out of paris with a awesome french tech remix. F&C jacks it up and throws in some cowbells... nuff said!

CHECK OUT THE TUNES BY CLICKING HERE TO SOUNDCLOUD

The 'How To Weigh The Human Soul TOUR'

2010-09-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

So far this summer Burn The Negative have been up and down Great Britain like a yoyo.

Dates included -
Birmingham
Solfest
Carlise
Aldershot
King tuts - Glasgow
Brixton London
Newcastle
Proud Galleries - Camden London
Bath
Shoreditch - London

The 'How To Weigh The Human Soul' tour has had its moments of magic that Mark has caught on film and put together in little clip.

Keep checking back to the bands myspace for more info on upcoming shows.

LOSERS ALBUM LAUNCH!

2010-09-08T04:04:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow night (9th September) is the album launch party for Losers 'Beautiful Losers'. The band will be playing a live set with special guests! Check the new video to Sirenna here and some live footage below as well!!

SHOW YOUR ATTENDANCE THROUGH HERE!

BURN THE NEGATIVE - NEW ALBUM OUT NOW

2010-09-03T06:08:00.000-07:00

The band release their eagerly anticipated second long player this week. We are all so proud here as the lads have created a very special album. They are currently on the UK 'Human Soul' tour now. 13 Marvellous tracks straight from the soul.

The Album is available on CD and Download from all good stores and platforms. Just Click on CD & DIGITAL Links below

CD <----Click That !

DIGITAL <----Click That!

Superstringz - Nine - Top 10 in Beatport Electronica!

2010-09-02T08:58:00.000-07:00

After releasing the Frontline Troopers EP 3 weeks ago we have been watching the progress of one of the singles from it as it has climbed the chart.
'Nine' is what we think of as a electronic wounder! it sits next to Massive Attack but with no vocals.... the proof is in the pudding as they say. 'Nine' is No 9 in the electronic chart.

Superstringz - Nine by Gung-HoRecordings

Ou Est La Swimmingpool

2010-08-25T10:19:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Music lost one of its own. A vibrant, boundary pushing electronic artist on the cusp of greatness. Lead singer from Ou Est La Swimmingpool, Charles Haddon, sadly died. The details about how or why this happened are a mess of reasons that can be talked about but can't be changed.
One of the last things Ou Est La Swimming Pool worked on was a remix for Gung Ho!'s own Losers. Eddy from Losers is friends with the band as well as being a massive fan so is like everyone else deeply saddened.

We want to give a way this epic remix they did for us. We want to get their music out to as many people as possible and show what a stunning remix they created. I thoughts go out the family and the band.

LOSERS - Sirenna (Colours Ou Est La Swimming Pool Remix) by Gung-HoRecordings

DISCO OF DOOM - SEX FACE!!!

2010-08-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

DISCO OF DOOM

A. Engine

AA. Sex Face

Released Aug 23 2010

Gung-Ho! Recordings

BRODINSKI - Sex Face is fucking amazing!

DJ ZINC – Really like them both!!

HERVÉ – Yeah! Sex Face is my fave.

DROP THE LIME - Yo Sex Face is big!

FAKE BLOOD – I love the track but hate the name!

MIXHELL – Sex Face is the BOMB!!!

ALEX METRIC – Top notch, playing on my show tonight/

ETIENNE DE CRECY - Everywhere I go the people must have the new Disco Of Doom

SUPERBEATZ - A nice and solid EP! My fav is Sex Face!

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS - Real tasty indeed, Engine is insane

MASON - Love it- Both tracks are (disturbingly) mad

PLUMP DJ’S - Plumps are supporting big time

IDJ: Two fine tracks tailor made for big room action – 7/10

Disco of Doom AKA London-based DJ and production duo Tom Real and Ben Medcalf have done it again with this EP. The second release signed to Gung-Ho! is pushing the electro house sound to the limit! Engine is obvious kick in the face to regular and mundane music being put out! Real engine noised arranged to make your body contort and shake in a way that only DoD can do. Sex Face is bigger room stuff than what we expect but shows off their skills in producing bombs!

Already their previous EP’s have drawn enthusiastic support from a mixed bag of DJs such as AutoKratz, Etienne De Crecy, Alex Metric, DJ Zinc, Doorly, Fake Blood, Mason, Rex The Dog through to Pete Tong, Groove Armada, Axwell, The Crystal Method and many more.

On the remix front, the duo have been busy tearing apart artists like Diddy (Interscope), Crookers, (Southern Fried) James Yuill (Moshi Moshi), Kele (Witchita) Silver Columns (Moshi Moshi), David E Sugar (Sunday Best) Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Etienne De Crecy (Pixadelic), Swen Webber (Taste/d) and many more. Their recent remix of Buckfunk 3000’s classic High Volume (Future Perfect) drew support on UK national radio support on Radio 1 from Toddla T and Annie Nightingale whilst their rework of early 90’s rave classic ‘Close Your Eyes’ by Acen has one support from Kissy Sell Out, Toddla, Fatboy Slim and many more.

DOWNLOAD EP CLICK HERE

DOWNLOAD SPECIAL PROMO MIX HERE

Disco OF Doom links:
http://www.facebook.com/discoofdoom
http://soundcloud.com/discoofdoom
http://twitter.com/discoofdoom
http://www.myspace.com/discoofdoom

Gung Ho! Front Line Troops Vol 1....

2010-08-16T06:50:00.000-07:00

Today we release the first of out new series of EP's. Front Line Troops is designed to bring in new talent to the Gung Ho! fold. At Gung Ho! we love all kinds of aural electronica which is why we have never pigeon holed ourselves as a Electro or Tech House house label. We plan on making this series a selection of underground music taking the pick from all sides of house and techno.

This opener has the 3 artist who have the talent to go far in each of there genre's of house!

Welfare For The Digital are 2 DJ/Producers brought together purely by the rave and love of electronic noises in the dark! Ben Francis and Martin Holden have been DJing together since the 90's at various different locations (House parties at Notting Hill Carnival to Loft Raves in New York as well as night clubs across the UK!) There productions are forward thinking party tech house. They are not apposed to editing there own video clips as well... Check Out 'Flight Of The Navigator' by clicking through here and the video for Rat Race Here -

The second artist involved in in Vol 1 is Robert Cashin. Robert is a Welsh DJ/Producer/Promoter extraordinaire! Robert has release on a verity of labels before but has given Gung Ho! this special EP! Roberts love for the deeper side of house shines through on both these records. Reptile has a awesome kick to it that is suited for a set where a secret weapon is required! Reflections is a real groover and is perfect for the warm up.

Third on the bill is Superstringz aka Se Ozmen. These two tracks are both special in their chilled production. 'Some Kind Of Rock' uses a wicked guitar riff for the hook and works a laid back house track around it where as 'Nine' is one for the beach and to be used dureing the sunset set!!!

Pick up the whole EP exclusively on Beatport now or just pick and choose which ever takes your fancy! Click here to get to the EP

She Sits In The Corner BTN Montage

2010-07-30T05:07:00.000-07:00

This is a little piece Burn The Negative have had this beautiful footage put together by Steve Wighteman while doing a live show. The track is from the forthcoming album How To Weigh The Human Soul out 30th August.Many thanks Steve!

The Rialto Burns on Radio 6

2010-07-12T12:58:00.000-07:00

On Saturday night Tom Robinson played Radiate! Many thanks to Tom and you can check the show here -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072lbw

RAPIDS! - Fuses
THE FEDERALS - Aint Got Nothing To Lose
KYTE - Designed For Damage
THE KNITTING - Wahoola!
THE RIALTO BURNS - Radiate
THE ROSEVILLE BAND -Boxer
ADELAIDE'S CAPE - CurledTHE YOUTH - SkinINTERVIEW: HOT VAMP CLUBHOT VAMP CLUB - WaterproofBUNNY COME - Pills WeekCHASED BY WOLVES - Chased By WolvesSESSION TRACKBOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB - Ivy and Gold

LOSERS SIGN TO GUNG HO!!

2010-07-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

We announced the signing of Losers the other week and now that the news is public its been reported in the CMU news with some kind words from the band:

LOSERS SIGN TO GUNG-HO!
Losers, aka DJ, producer and radio presenter Eddy Temple-Morris and former Cooper Temple Clause man Tom Bellamy, have become the latest signing to Gung-Ho! Recordings, also home to The Japanese Popstars and Burn The Negative, amongst others. The duo will release their debut album through the label later this year.

Speaking about the signing, Temple-Morris told CMU: "Matt from Gung-Ho! doesn't so much sign bands as enter into an extended love affair with them. To be signed to a label like that is, for me, the dream come true, and to be stablemates with The Japanese Popstars and Burn The Negative is just the icing on the best chocolate cake ever".

Losers' co-manager, Steve Sethlewaite of Hope Management added: "Co-managing the act with Sean Holbrook for the HDM Group, we've been keen to find the appropriate partners for Eddy and Tom's album. The passion Gung-Ho! has shown for the music rather than the guys' related histories was hugely refreshing. Culturally Losers sit well on Gung-Ho! And it's maximised by the fact that everyone involved is ultra keen and excited to be working together".

Losers have various live dates coming up, including appearances at the Latitude and Lovebox festivals. Their first single for the label will be 'Sirenna (Today We See Colour)' on 6 Sep, followed by the album on 13 Sep.
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This is the video from Losers the album track 'Flush'. A video for 'Sirenna (Today We See Colour)' is also happening and will be on its way very soon!

For more info on the Losers hit up there myspace - www.myspace.com/losersuk

DODGE - Blocko Slant EP

2010-07-01T04:23:00.000-07:00

Dodge is one half of Deporto and has released on a few different labels before but this EP is Gung Ho! all over. Dodge aka James Shipwrite has taken elements from tech house and prog to create a banging EP that covers the big room and peak hour bases! Dodges love of Ibiza closing parties shines through and you can hear the Balearic influences through out the Blanko Slant EP!

check out Dodges stuff on his soundcloud and keep checking back for more!

http://soundcloud.com/jshipwright

The Riato Burns - Radiate - OUT NOW!

2010-06-15T07:33:00.000-07:00

The first single for The Rialto Burns is out this week! Having plaudits come from radio, press, online and the video featuring on NME TV we think that this single is putting 1 foot massively forward!

CLICK HERE TO BUY

Some nice words from the press were -

Charlie Ivens, The Fly: “With the whiff of a Hooky bassline but brought bang up-to-date with some ear-burrowing Deastro-esque chiming axe work and a niggly killer chorus, Radiate is pretty much as promising as radio-courting guitar pop gets.”

Record of the Day: "...brooding vocals, anthemic chorus, a stirring debut"

Subba-Cultcha: "Melodically potent, with flashes of Doves and Interpol"

Comfort Comes: "Raw... Ian Curtis-veined pitch... disco tilted guitars"

Here's the video for you!

Burn The Negative New Single - Smash & Grab (Out 02/08/2010)

2010-06-08T06:13:00.000-07:00

The new Burn the Negative single is a move on from the first album and has come as the band themselves are going through some changes. We said goodbye to Gary Little and hello to Paulo Di Liberto who is now controlling the beats and effects. It was sad to see Gary go but great to have Paulo com on board!

Check out the video for the upcoming release Smash & Grab. You can see the new band face and get a real feel for what the band are putting out there! With its driven gutars, acerbic beat and anthemic chorus it is a perfect summer track which will surely be a favorite with the festival crowd. The single will be out August 2nd!

The new album artwork is being finalised and I'll post up a link to hear the album in full very soon!

Stay on the myspace and facebook for constant updates!!

Whis This Debut EP out now! Plus a mega mix from Whis This!!

2010-05-27T04:26:00.000-07:00

Brand new EP out and another debut EP brought to you by Gung Ho! There's a excellent/mental mix at the bottom make sure to check it out!!

"Whis This" is a Milan-based house/electro project born in 2009. The two djs/producers behind the name come from quite different musical backgrounds; Gianluca (LeBatman) is a french-touch/electro producer and dj, while Ale comes from a minimal-tech scene. They both released tracks and remixes on their own before meeting and deciding to put together their own personal backgrounds, tastes and experiences to create the unique sound of Whis This.

This EP perfectly showcases what Whis This are about and what the can do! Throwing in vocals here and there and making electro that is impossible not to dance to. Ass Back is warpy and dubby but still has a lot of funk running through it. The Bad Boy is rolling and energetic and can be thrown in anytime during a set to bring the party up a notch! BangBangBang it’s the dirtiest of the lot but still retains a real groove through out! Dodgems 2 has recently featured on Ministry Of Sounds Addicted to bass compilation!

Here's the promo mix!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/yhinvtdnmgz/Whis

Rusko - Woo Boost (Toadally Krossed Out Remix)
Whis This - 2Monkeys (WT's 4am mix)
Whis This - Ass Back (Original mix)
SonicC - Stickin' (Original Mix)
Kraymer - Like this (Figure's drone mix)
Diplo vs. Proxy - Hey vs. Raven (Will Bailey Bootleg)
Noize Generation - Ghetto Rave (Original mix)
Dillinja - Twist 'em out (Proper Villains remix)
Whis This - BangBangBang
N.E.R.D - Lapdance (Bingo Players Bootleg) + WT's Ass Back aCappella
Toadally Krossed Out - Toads theme (Whis This jump like a toad re-Fix)
Whis This - The Bad Boy (WT's 2010edit)

EPK for the new Burn The Negative album!!!

2010-05-12T05:56:00.000-07:00

The first album from Burn The Negative is still getting picked up from record shops shelves but that hasn't stopped them from putting some serious hours in to get the second helping out there!

Last week they were shooting the video for the first single from 'How To Weigh The Human Soul' album. We had an extra camera and caught a few moments with the band to discuss the new album. Check out the EPK here and you'll hear bits of the new album interspersed with clips of the bands live gigs and video shoot.

www.myspace.com/burnthenegative

Petter & The Pix - Good As Gold Album OUT NOW!

2010-05-04T06:39:00.000-07:00

The long wait since the debut album Easily Tricked is over! The second album from the Swedish folk/pop band is now available from all online shops, iTunes and HMV.

Please just click which shop you prefer to buy the album!

iTunes
Amazon
Play.com
HMV

Petter & The Pix - Never Never (Single) OUT NOW

2010-04-28T03:30:00.000-07:00

The first single (Never Never) from the new album (Good As Gold) from Petter & The Pix is out now!

The single is available exclusively on iTunes click here to download

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Six-piece Swedish style-hoppers Petter & The Pix will release their new single ‘Never Never’ on 26 April through Gung-Ho Recordings. Taken from their forthcoming new album Good As Gold, the single ‘Never Never’ is a strange, fuzzy pop song, driven by a relentless keyboard riff, gently psychedelic guitars, and Petter’s quietly emotive vocal delivery. ....

Released in the UK on 3 May, Good As Gold is a dazzlingly eclectic record that sees Petter repeatedly roam round, and transgress, various genre boundaries. On top of its folk-pop core, the record also contains splashes of American sun (‘Backyard’), an Afrobeat bounce (‘Stuck in Between’), and the type of hushed beauty The Band of Horses have recently perfected (‘Before I Do’). Despite all its genre-jumping, ‘Good As Gold’ retains a coherency, and its own identity, through Petter’s insatiable ear for melody. He is also a dark lyrical soul, perhaps best demonstrated on the album’s thematic and stylistic centrepiece, ‘Momentarily Lost’ (currently available as a free download). Powered by a relentless beat and Petter’s gently emotive vocals, ‘Lost’ captures the elegiac intensity that bewitched fans of Arcade Fire, and builds beautifully towards its broodingly baroque crescendo. ....

Petter is the brother of Pontus Winnberg, otherwise known as one half of Bloodshy & Avant. Whilst his brother worked with the likes of Britney Spears (notably on ‘Toxic’), Petter moved to Iceland and recruited school friends - alongside members of Múm and Gusgus - to force his own creative vision into life. In 2008, Petter & The Pix quickly and quietly released their debut album, ‘Easily Tricked’, earning US syncs, an XFM session and an iTunes Single of the Week in the process. Members of the band went on to play with the likes of Lykke Li, El Perro Del Mar, Taken By Trees and Miike Snow, before delivering ‘Good As Gold’ – a record that doesn’t so much step out of the shadows as it does race out into the light.....

The record comes coupled with instantly-arresting Native American cover art, courtesy of legendary illustrator Joe Belt (whose few previous artists include James Brown, as seen on the classic 1974 album ‘Hell’). Live shows will be announced nearer the release of ‘Good As Gold’, when the UK will get its chance to make sense of Petter & the Pix.....

Greg Churchill - Clown Punch EP / Mix / Video / Gung Ho! 40th Release...... WOWZAA!!!

2010-04-27T03:46:00.000-07:00

This week we put out the 40th Release from the label! We are obviously very happy with milestone and it wasn't easy to reach! After about 20 seconds deliberation we decided that Greg Churchill was the only man to go to for on this occasion as he has delivered the goods for us so many times before! Without further ado check out the EP here -

Greg Churchill - Clown Punch EP by Gung-HoRecordings

Download it by clicking here

And pick up the awesome mix Greg and churned out via 3 cdj's and some quick hands right here!

and not forgetting the video we had done to go with this mutha!!!

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS SIGN TO VIRGIN EMI!!

2010-04-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday it was officially announced that The Japanese Popstars have signed from Gung Ho! to Virgin Records. We are overjoyed and think this will get the Japstars to the highs that they deserve. We will still be heavily involved with them and manage the boys through these exciting times and beyond. Here's what was said on emimusic.com

The Japanese Popstars are ready to Destroy

Apr 22, ’10 2:39 PM

A new signing for EMI that we’re very excited about is The Japanese Popstars, a trio from Northern Ireland who have been spent the last 18 months touring the world and winning huge numbers of fans to their sparkling electronic dance music.

Hailed as the rightful heirs to the likes of Underworld, Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers and Orbital, Decky, Gary and Galo’s debut album ‘We Just Are’ attracted huge critical acclaim (eg ‘Literally amazing’, ‘The most exciting new electronic act on the planet’, ‘F**king amazing’) and led to them performing their stunning live sets at Glastonbury, Ultra Festival, Fabric, Rockness, Fuji Rock and Planet Love among many others. This summer’s festivals include Bestival, Creamfields, Parklife, Electric Picnic and Rockness.

New single ‘Destroy’ is released by Virgin Records on May 30. Featuring vocals by Jon Spencer (of the Blues Explosion) the single paves the way for the band’s second album which is due out in the summer.

The Rialto Burns - Radiate - The Video

2010-04-22T03:51:00.000-07:00

We have literally just this minute received the new video from for Radiate and its wicked. We are really happy with it and hope you love it too.

It was shot on location in Liverpool by the fresh faced Jack Hassall.

check it out here and let us know what you think!

The Band are playing tonight at The Monto Water Rats in Kings Cross London. Its the bands first London gig so will be a very special night. Get your tickets click here!

Matt Tanner - Pulsar EP and Mix

2010-04-15T05:58:00.000-07:00

The new installment to the Gung Ho! Underground series in from Matt Tanner. Its pure tech house at its finest. Hear it on soundcloud and buy its exclusively on beatport

You can also grab a free mix that Matt has done for us just click here!

Whis This - Dodgems Part 2 - Video

2010-04-08T09:05:00.000-07:00

Italian bad boys Whis This have been on scene for less than a year yet have already produced some serious bombs! Gung Ho! is the first label to grab Whis This and are putting out their first EP. Dodgems Part 2 has already featured on Ministry Of Sounds Addicted To Bass compilation and here's the video we had made to go with it!

Check out the full press release here -

"Whis This" is a Milan-based electro/house project born in 2009. The two djs/producers behind the name come from quite different musical backgrounds; Gianluca (LeBatman) is a french-touch/electro producer and dj, while Ale comes from a minimal-tech scene. They both released tracks and remixes on their own before meeting and deciding to put together their own personal backgrounds, tastes and experiences to create the unique sound of Whis This.

This EP perfectly showcases what Whis This are about and what the can do! Throwing in vocals here and there and making electro that is impossible not to dance to. Ass Back is warpy and dubby but still has a lot of funk running through it. The Bad Boy is rolling and energetic and can be thrown in anytime during a set to bring the party up a notch! BangBangBang it’s the dirtiest of the lot but still retains a real groove through out! Dodgems 2 has recently featured on Ministry Of Sounds Addicted to bass compilation!

Disco of Doom @ Together 16th April!

2010-04-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

Our Disco of Doom boys have been smashing it recently with countless remixes (P Diddy being one of them) and some seriously hectic gigs! now they are doing the legendary Together night in London! details right here -

Disco Of Doom host Room 2 at Together at The Coronet on Friday April 16 with Disco Of Doom, DIM, Noob, Oli DAB & Robin, The Boogaloo Crew and Osky. Elsewhere on the night Todd Terry, Sinden, Toddla T, Boy 8 Bit, L-Vis 1990, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (live) + Much more. One word – HUGE!

www.together-club.co.uk

Link to remix (please upload / host your own link) http://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/lax5c8

Link to Youtube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHJDpoNK1Hg

Myspace.com/discoofdoom

Facebook Group: Disco Of Doom

Mixcloud.com/discoofdoom

The Japanese Popstars on UTV!

2010-03-30T06:19:00.001-07:00

Here are The Japanese Popstars on UTV talking about touring and the love from their home fans!

Burn the Negative Competition

2010-03-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

To celebrate all the great stuff happening ie, new album almost done, remix album coming out, new gigs announced..... we want to do a competition in which the lucky few can win some limited edition colored 7" vinyl for the first EP's they released!

All you have to do is answer this question and send your answer to sean@gung-horecordings.com. the first 5 people will win!

What was the name of Burn the Negative's first album?

A. In The Wilderness
B. In The Atmosphere
C. In The Boot of the car

GOOD LUCK!

Burn the Negative - News!!

2010-03-23T05:38:00.001-07:00

Its been a bit quiet on the Burn the Negative front. But thats not to say a hell of a lot is going on!
Heres some news on there goings ons written by Mark Baker for his myspace fans..!

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SO, you might be pleased to know, we've finished the writing and arranging of the new album which is currently, as yet, untitled.

We'll be in London in the next month or so, to mix it down, possibly in Dean Street studios in Soho. We also mixed the first album "In The Atmosphere" down there, so we know we're going to get something pretty special.
Next step from there will be a mastering session at the legendary Abbey Road, again, we've been before and loved the place so much.

NEXT UP, Unfortunately, Gary Little, our keyboard programmer and in house engineer, has decided to leave the band, he said it was a difficult decision but felt he wanted to concentrate on some of his own personal projects and decided it would be difficult to do this, whilst concentrating on the LIVE aspects of Burn The Negative.
Gary co-produced the first album with Mark and made writing contributions to singles such as WONDER WHY & LOW, again on the first album and worked with Mark for over 15 years on the Lil' Devious / Percy Filth / The Hinges / Royal Suite projects.
Gary will play his final gig with the band in Nottingham's STEALTH club on the 27th March. We all wish him the very best for the future. x

"BUT...BUT, WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE BURN THE NEGATIVE"??!!!?? We hear you all cry!!!
Well, Well...Last month, we put out a search for a technical wizard / an electronic ALCHEMIST and an all round LIVE Keys and magical boffin.
BUT, We managed to find our next member instead...!! We've been in band rehearsals with him, he's shaping up brilliantly!!! We'll be introducing him VERY soon...

IN THE ATMOSPHERE - REMIXED

Yes! Our first album has been remixed, it'll be released as a strict i-Tunes release. Remixes a plenty from rising stars, Welfare for the Digital, 10RAPID, Enzo Canale, Whis This, Lex Wolf, Leatherhead, Paul Deighton & Tom Madicott... Keep your eyes peeled to see whos shaken up which track.

Thanks for reading!! We'll be back with more news SOON!

BTN x

Hyaa! Music Video!

2010-03-17T03:42:00.000-07:00

New just in is the wicked music video for the Luke Walker track Hyaa!! Ride dirty, Yee Haa!!

Download the new EP click here

Luke Walker Hyaa EP Launch Party!!

2010-03-15T03:24:00.000-07:00

Luke Walker released his Hyaa! EP last week and to celebrate that he is having a party at Inigo Clapham with special guest 10 Rapid! if you're in the area make sure you get down there!Get all the details from the facebook event page - click here

The Japanese Popstars Live on Radio 1!!

2010-03-11T08:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a link to the 20 minute set The Japanese Popstars did for Pete Tong at Digital live on air. the set includes 2 brand new tracks due to feature on the new album

http://download.yousendit.com/S1VBdFdkdENGOFEwTVE9PQ
the tracklist was:
Destroy (Feat Jon Spencer)
Let Go (Feat Green Velvet)
B.C.T.T
Rise Of Ulysses

All making for a amazing night! Thanks again to Pete!

Luke Walker Hyaa EP And Mix

2010-03-09T09:27:00.000-08:00

Luke's long awaited new release is finally out! Its had support from Autokrantz, Groove Armada, Andy George and The Japanese Popstars among others! So make sure you get your hands on it STAT! Click here to download!

Also we have a awesome mix from the New Zealand bad ass! It features both Hyaa! and I'm Running. Click to download here for free!

IRISH DANCE MUSIC AWARDS & BBC RADIO 1 LIVE! !

2010-03-08T07:28:00.000-08:00

THE JAPANESE POPSTARS NEED YOUR VOTE!! The Japstars have been nominated for BEST LIVE ACT and BEST ALBUM at the 2010 Irish Dance Music Awards, if you could send some love their way, it would be appreciated!

GO TO http://www.slick-dj.com and click on "Irish Dance Music Awards"

Also thanks to Pete Tong who invited The Japanese Popstars onto his Radio 1 show to play a live 20 minute set at Digital in Newcastle. This was one of the highlights of the year so far, as they played two new live tracks from our upcoming second album!

Tracklist:

"Destroy" feat. Jon Spencer
"Let Go" feat Green Velvet
"B.C.T.T."
"Rise Of Ulysses"

The response was AMAZING and you can check out the Listen Again function on the BBC Website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00r2j2q

They are on 1hr 40mins in to the show.

Petter & The Pix - Never Never (Official Video)

2010-03-08T04:23:00.000-08:00

We've got the official video from Petter & The Pix for the first single from their album 'Good As Gold'. The video is for 'Never Never' and was shot on a cold day in a London park and over Chinese New Year by a cracking director Jane Danowski!!

Here's the press release for the 'Never Never'

Six-piece Swedish style-hoppers Petter & The Pix will release their new single ‘Never Never’ on 26 April through Gung-Ho Recordings. Taken from their forthcoming new album Good As Gold, the single ‘Never Never’ is a strange, fuzzy pop song, driven by a relentless keyboard riff, gently psychedelic guitars, and Petter’s quietly emotive vocal delivery.

Released in the UK on 3 May, Good As Gold is a dazzlingly eclectic record that sees Petter repeatedly roam round, and transgress, various genre boundaries. On top of its folk-pop core, the record also contains splashes of American sun (‘Backyard’), an Afrobeat bounce (‘Stuck in Between’), and the type of hushed beauty The Band of Horses have recently perfected (‘Before I Do’). Despite all its genre-jumping, ‘Good As Gold’ retains a coherency, and its own identity, through Petter’s insatiable ear for melody. He is also a dark lyrical soul, perhaps best demonstrated on the album’s thematic and stylistic centrepiece, ‘Momentarily Lost’ (currently available as a free download). Powered by a relentless beat and Petter’s gently emotive vocals, ‘Lost’ captures the elegiac intensity that bewitched fans of Arcade Fire, and builds beautifully towards its broodingly baroque crescendo.

Petter is the brother of Pontus Winnberg, otherwise known as one half of Bloodshy & Avant. Whilst his brother worked with the likes of Britney Spears (notably on ‘Toxic’), Petter moved to Iceland and recruited school friends - alongside members of Múm and Gusgus - to force his own creative vision into life. In 2008, Petter & The Pix quickly and quietly released their debut album, ‘Easily Tricked’, earning US syncs, an XFM session and an iTunes Single of the Week in the process. Members of the band went on to play with the likes of Lykke Li, El Perro Del Mar, Taken By Trees and Miike Snow, before delivering ‘Good As Gold’ – a record that doesn’t so much step out of the shadows as it does race out into the light.

The record comes coupled with instantly-arresting Native American cover art, courtesy of legendary illustrator Joe Belt (whose few previous artists include James Brown, as seen on the classic 1974 album ‘Hell’). Live shows will be announced nearer the release of ‘Good As Gold’, when the UK will get its chance to make sense of Petter & the Pix.

http://www.myspace.com/petterandthepix

This single is set to be released 26th April

Join our FACEBOOK GROUP for constant updates on all Gung Ho! news!

THE RIALTO BURNS - NEW SIGNING! ! !

2010-03-04T04:18:00.000-08:00

Gung Ho! Recordings is extremely proud to have signed The Rialto Burns to the label. Members of the band are from Liverpool and North Wales and make a sound that is genuinely superb. Probably best decide for yourselves what genre they are but to us here is just damn good, beautiful echo'y guitars with lyrics that actually mean something.

The band are made up of Adam Chatterton - Vocals, Alex Baillie - Guitar, Paul Coughlan - Guitar and Paul Potts - Bass. On drums is the drum machine which gives a slight electronic edge to the sound.

The deal was signed this week after Gung Ho! head honcho Matt seeing them play live at Korova in Liverpool. Now all thats left is to get this rolling. keep checking back to this blog for more info.

Check out The Rialto Burns myspace for more info and music. Also join their facebook.

Greg Churchill - Gung Ho! 40th Release!!

2010-03-01T02:56:00.000-08:00

Gung-Ho! Would like to announce that the labels 40th Release is looming and it seems fitting that none other than Greg Churchill should be the person to release the 40th record.
Matt says" We have been working with Greg for years and his output has always been incredible. In fact he is not only a dear label friend but a thoroughly superb producer. We have been trying to get an album out of him for ages but have decided to let him carry on with writing that pressure free while we get his EP's into the release system. You should expect at least 3 double track EPs from Greg in 2010 alongside a flurry of remixes he will be doing.
The first EP and 40th Gung-Ho! Release will be Gregs 'Clown Punch' backed with the utterly insane 'Babblegap'
You know when Greg is on Good form when he writes something as nuts as that."
Promos will be doing the rounds shortly

The Japanese Popstars Tour Announcment

2010-02-25T03:37:00.000-08:00

The Japanese Popstars have announced a series of international tours across the UK, Europe, and US, with a performance at the Radio 1 Weekend in Newcastle, Miami, and festival dates including Bestival, Rockness Ultra, and beyond.

The Northern Irish trio are putting the finishing touches to their second artist album, and will announce some very big label news in the next few weeks... Keep them peeled...

Festivals:
Feb 24th - The Gathering Festival, Ireland
Mar 3rd - DCU Festival, Ireland
Mar 27th - Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Florida, USA
Apr 3rd - Electron Festival, Switzerland
May 12th - Springten Festival, Austria, Graz
Jun 4th - Urban Artforms Festival, Austria
Jun - Rockness Festival, Scotland
Sept - Bestival, Isle Of Wight,

UK Radio 1: Mar 5th - Radio 1 Weekend, Digital, Newcastle, UK

Miami: Mar 23rd - Mansion, Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 26th - One Night Only, Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 27th - Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Florida, USA

Upcoming tour dates:
Feb 24th - The Gathering Festival, Maynooth, Ireland
Mar 3rd - DCU Festival, Dublin, Ireland
Mar 5th - Radio 1 Weekend, Digital, Newcastle, UK
Mar 12th - The Loft, Razzamatazz, Barcelona, Spain
Mar 13th - Stiff Kitten, Belfast, N.Ireland
Mar 16th - Nerve Center, Derry, N.Ireland
Mar 17th - Cuba, Galway, Ireland
Mar 19th - Matter, London, UK
Mar 23rd - Mansion, Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 26th - AM Only Party, Miami, Florida, USA
Mar 27th - Ultra Music Festival, Miami, Florida, USA
Apr 3rd - Electron Festival, Switzerland
Apr 4th - Tonic Lounge, Letterkenny, Ireland
Apr 16th - Tripod, Dublin, Ireland
Apr 23rd - UCD Ball, Dublin, Ireland
May 7th - Snafu, Aberdeen, Scotland
May 8th - Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland
May 12th - Springten Festival, Austria, Graz
May 29th - Coast, Newcastle, N.Ireland Jun
4th - Urban Artforms Festival, Austria

Keep on their myspace and facebook for updated info!

Petter And the Pix studio Sesh!!

2010-02-24T03:08:00.000-08:00

Here's a clip of Petter & the Pix having a jam in there studio in Sweden. Its a pretty lofi version but it shows off how tight the band are! The track they are performing is Never Never

Paul Deighton - Hear Me Now EP!

2010-02-22T04:03:00.000-08:00

Paul Deighton returns to his Gung-Ho! fold with the Here Me Now EP. Always surprising with styles this ep sees Paul go heavy on the electronics with warped vocals. Hear Me Now is a real call to arms whilst 'Electric Life' has a much cleaner electronic stab to it. A great follow up for the label to his seminal Gung-Ho! classic Omega 33. Listen to the promo mix Paul has kindly dropped us. Click here to download.
Some new ones and also a few classics! Tracklist:

1. “Ravor “ - Tom Maddicott - (Gung Ho)
2. “The Tip” - Tom Neville Remix - King Roc – (Love Minus Zero)
3. “Knightz Of The Living Bassheadz - Azzido Da Bass – (Lucious Sounds)
4. “We Cant Be Stopped” - Original - The Yank (Gung Ho)
5. “Overneath” - Friendly Remix – Meat Katie & Aquasky – (Passenger)
6. “I Need Your Love” Dub - Milke - (Gulp Communications)
7. “Omega 33” Original - Paul Deighton (Gung Ho)
8. “Hi Friend” -Original - Deadmau5 & MC Flipside (Mau5trap)
9. “Half a Pill” - Original - Disco Weiredo’s (Super-Beat)
10. “Red Cloud” - Laico Remix -Ludovic Vendi Glen Morrison (Movida Music)
11. “Hear Me Now” – Original – Paul Deighton (Gung Ho)
12. “Faculty 51” - Original – Paul Deighton (Gung Ho)

Download the EP now! Click Here

Disco Of Doom Interview

2010-02-16T02:28:00.000-08:00

Blog 'You Can Call Me Pelski' interviewed the Disco of Doom boys and published the interview yesterday. You can read them cover topics like upcoming skankin, production techniques, what they are playing at the moment and the turmoil of the music industry! there is also a wicked mix on there for you to download!

Click through this link to go to the page

Whis This MiniMix!

2010-02-10T04:40:00.000-08:00

Whis This are a high energy electro production and DJ duo from Milan, hell bent on making ass's shake world wide! Gung Ho! has picked up a few real weapons from them and will be releasing an EP in the near future. They dropped this mix in the Gung Ho! inbox last week and its about time the world had a taste! Its full of exclusive Whis This edits, cuts and remixes so get your high tops strapped up and watch your head on the ceiling.....

Download mix click here!

- Power Francers - fuckin'awesome(Whis This Is Too Awesome Rmx)..
- Ali Love - Love Harder (Jaymo&AndyGeorge's Moda Mix).
- Kraymer vs. Fatman Scoop - MakeNoize!
- Tom Maddicott - Ravor (Whis This Remix)
- Black Noise - Knock You Out (Andy George remix)
- Whis This - Ass Back (Original Mix)
- Fatman Scoop - Push Em Up (Whis This Re-fix)
- Power Francers - Gira Gira (Whis This Remix

Enzo Canale Winter Mix

2010-02-08T07:54:00.000-08:00

Enzo is new to the Gung Ho! ranks but has been DJing for some time which is clear to see from this mix. This one you can easily just stick on sit back and enjoy or crank it up at a house party!

Download Mix Here
Download Enzo's latest EP here!

Tracklist

Cortney Tidwell - Watusii (Daphni mix)
Legowelt - Driving Through an Amiga Forest
Pan-Pot - Confronted Beyer & Dahlback mix)
Lucy - Downstairs
Voltaeric - I Sleep In Neverland (Marc Marzenit mix)
Enzo Canale - Voices
Burn the Negative - Tonight (10RAPID mix)
Kris Menace - Idiosyncrasy
Voltaeric - Sinu (Original mix)
Andre Winter - Trauma
Enzo Canale - Roentgen 1
Voltaeric - Sandman
Radio Slave - RJ (Original mix)
Applescal - In The Mirror
Enzo Canale - Gems and Ivory
Silver City - Pendulo (Pete Herbert edit)
Enzo Canale - Alameda
Roke Dj & David Del Olmo - Anxiety (Dubman F mix)
Enzo Canale - Concorde
Glenn Morrison - Laser Lights Of Blue

Petter & The Pix - Good As Gold Press Release

2010-02-01T06:39:00.001-08:00

PETTER & THE PIX

ALBUM: ‘Good As Gold’ out 3 May

SINGLE: ‘Good As Gold’ released 26 April

‘Good As Gold’ is the kaleidoscopic second album from six-piece Swedish shape-shifters Petter & The Pix. It will land in the UK on 3 May, via Gung-Ho! Recordings, following the release of the title track on 26 April.

‘Good As Gold’ is a sonically and emotionally layered album, only revealing itself after repeated listens. It was recorded in live takes over just two days, and then assembled over a painstaking twelve month period. As a songwriter, Petter repeatedly roams round various genres, scoping out the boundaries in order to transgress them. ‘In the End of the Day’ sounds like an imaginary sound-off between Mumford & Sons and ‘Smile’-era Brian Wilson. Elsewhere, there are splashes of American sun (‘Backyard’), an Afrobeat bounce (‘Stuck in Between’), and the type of hushed beauty The Band of Horses have recently perfected (‘Before I Do’).

Despite all its genre-hopping, ‘Good As Gold’ retains a coherency, and its own identity, through Petter’s insatiable ear for melody. He is also a dark lyrical soul, perhaps best demonstrated on the album’s thematic and stylistic centrepiece, ‘Momentarily Lost’. Powered by a relentless beat and Petter’s gently emotive vocals, ‘Lost’ captures the elegiac intensity that bewitched fans of Arcade Fire, and builds beautifully towards its broodingly baroque crescendo. The lo-fi ‘Last Time’ closes an album that demands you go right back to the beginning, and start again.

Petter is the brother of Pontus Winnberg, otherwise known as one half of Bloodshy & Avant. Whilst his brother worked with the likes of Britney Spears (notable on ‘Toxic’), Petter moved to Iceland and recruited school friends - alongside members of Múm and Gusgus - to force his own creative vision into life. In 2008, Petter & The Pix quickly and quietly released their debut album, ‘Easily Tricked’, earning US syncs, an XFM session and an iTunes Single of the Week in the process. Members of the band went on to play with the likes of Lykke Li, El Perro Del Mar, Taken By Trees and Miike Snow, before delivering ‘Good As Gold’ – a record that doesn’t so much step out of the shadows as it does race out into the light.

The record comes coupled with instantly-arresting Native American cover art, courtesy of legendary illustrator Joe Belt (whose few previous artists include James Brown, as seen on the classic 1974 album ‘Hell’). Live shows will be announced nearer the release of ‘Good As Gold’, when the UK will get its chance to make sense of Petter & the Pix.

For more information please contact

Greg Churchill - Clown Punch is on its way!

2010-01-29T05:59:00.000-08:00

Gung Ho! has a few DJs/Producers that have been with us from the start and have always delivered the goods when called upon, Greg Churchill is one of these fine men! Clown Punch first saw the light of day a while ago on the Gung Ho! 'Calling All Nations' compilation and was defiantly one of the many highlights. The official release date for this to come out as a EP is still being set but here is the video to keep your taste buds moist....

If you can't wait for the release then you can still pick up the 'Calling All Nations' album just by clicking here

GLIDE & SWERVE - ALBUM OF THE MONTH EASTERN EUROPE FHM

2010-01-26T03:23:00.000-08:00

Here's a cut out from the recent edition of FHM Eastern Europe. Loosely translated it says the album is mega and gives it 4 stars! Making 'Bring Back Love' the album of the month!

Buy the album by clicking here!

Destroy - Essential New Tune!!

2010-01-25T04:26:00.000-08:00

For the second week in a row Pete Tong played the new The Japanese Popstars tune 'Destroy' making it the Essential New Tune! this is massive for us and to add to it Pete said 'After the fire this caused last week after we played it for the first time in the world, this had to be the essential new tune. if you make music you'll understand this is pretty clever stuff... just the sheer weight of it!' And gave the mighty Gung Ho! a nice shout out as well!

Listen to the show again here!

The boys have posted 'Destroy' up on there myspace so you listen to it there as well.

http://www.myspace.com/thejapanesepopstars

Dr Strangelove Video - EP OUT NOW ON BEATPORT

2010-01-21T03:56:00.000-08:00

Check out this video we had made for Photograph from Dr Strangelove.

The EP is out now - Click here to buy!

The Japanese Popstars - Brand New Track play on Radio 1!

2010-01-18T03:56:00.000-08:00

Once again Pete Tong has had the first play of a very special Japanese Popstars track. The tune is called Destroy and its featuring Jon Spencer from the Jon Spencer Blues Exposure. This track is mental and was described by Pete as'A little bit special' and 'Mind Blowing!!'
Listen to Pete's show again by clicking here! The track starts 26 mins in. Enjoy!

Enzo Canale new EP!

2010-01-14T06:33:00.000-08:00

A. ALAMEDA. AA. CONCORDE
Released Jan 25th 2010 digitally.
Gung-Ho! Recordings

Enzo Canale is another international gem discovered by Gung Ho! and is producing tunes to fit the UK & international dance scene alike. He started his music career in Rome going down a altogether different path. Enzo was heavily into Britpop in the 90’s playing music in a band who idolised Oasis, Blur and Supergrass. But it all changed in when he caught onto the Daft Punk phenomenon that was sweeping through Europe in the 90’s. Since then Mr Canale hasn’t looked back and has been producing electronica and DJing in his home country of Italy! Following a busy New Years schedule Gung Ho! is proud to introduce Enzo Canale to the UK with this awesome EP. Alameda is a throbbing house track that could easily be used to both lift up a crowd in the early set or keep the feet stomping well into the morning! Concorde is a straight up banger! It clearly shows Enzo love for a party with a break down and drop that will tear up any dancefloor!

ONE TUNE: ONE CAUSE Feat Burn The Negative!

2010-01-07T09:44:00.000-08:00

Legend disc jocky Eddie Temple Morris has been given the task of raising awareness for Tinnitus, from which many friends of Gung Ho suffer! So a massive mash up of 25 DJ's creating a one off mega mix is what Eddie poses to do on the 8th Feb @ Cargo London!! To help proceedings Burn The Negative will be performing live which just adds to the specialness of this event! Here's the low down from the press release:-

25 DJ SOUNDCLASH

ONE TUNE: ONE CAUSE

THE LAUNCH OF TINNITUS AWARENESS WEEK…

Venue: Cargo

83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3AY

Date: 08/02/10

Admission: Free

Doors: 8pm – 12am

LINEUP:

British Tinnitus Association collaborates with world-class artists to raise awareness

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA), the only UK charity solely dedicated to supporting those with tinnitus, has teamed up with its newly appointed ambassador – radio presenter and DJ Eddy Temple-Morris – to host a free music event featuring some of the world’s biggest DJs and both established and emerging bands to launch the start of Tinnitus Awareness Week 2010.

For this extra special event Eddy has assembled his very own sonic army – all of whom suffer from tinnitus - to help drive home the message, increase awareness and encourage people to protect their ears while enjoying music to prevent permanent hearing damage. Each DJ will pick and play one record resulting in one of the largest DJ mash-ups of recent times, which will be given away as a free download to all guests who sign up for the BTA mailing list on the night. In addition there will be a live performance from electro-punk outfit Burn The Negative and a full DJ set from Eddy Temple-Morris.

The event will be free of charge with donations to the British Tinnitus Association welcomed upon entry. During the evening the BTA will be giving advice and support, and providing personal hearing protection to all attending the event. A Harley Street audiologist will also be giving clubbers the opportunity to buy bespoke hearing mould fittings at a discounted price. Co-host of the event, Eddy, hopes to increase awareness of the risks of exposure to loud music, while dispelling some of the myths associated with the condition. “I’m delighted to be helping the BTA to raise awareness of tinnitus. It’s a condition that I’ve experienced for several years and one that affects the majority of my friends and colleagues in the music industry as a result of exposure to loud music.”

Throughout the awareness week, which continues until Sunday 14^th February, the BTA will be promoting coping strategies and simple relaxation methods that tinnitus sufferers can use, as well as providing top tips for alleviating stress to reduce the effect it can have on tinnitus. Believed to cause 70% of visits to doctors and 85% of serious illnesses, stress can also be directly responsible for triggering and aggravating tinnitus. The BTA’s campaign will therefore be used to provide people with a deeper understanding of stress-induced tinnitus so that sufferers and those exposed to situations of pressure can cope better and reduce their anxiety.

The BTA is a world leader, with a trained team of friendly and experienced advisors for anyone who suffers with tinnitus or those simply seeking guidance or information about the condition.

For advice, support and information about tinnitus call the BTA freephone helpline on

0800 018 0527 or visit the BTA online at www.tinnitus.org.uk

New Year! Lots to be pumped about!!!

2010-01-04T06:55:00.000-08:00

2009 saw more than just a few changes at Gung Ho! But all where for the better and now that the foundations for the next decade are laid its time to look to the future and steam roll the sh*t out of 2010! There are a few major follow up album projects that we are very excited to be releasing this year. I'll give you the run down of whats coming up -

The Japanese Popstars second album! This the most anticipated electronic record of the year! I can't say too much but I can reveal that there will be some very interesting vocal collaborations from a variety of special artists. The release date isn't set in stone yet as the final touches are still being added. From what I've heard so far from the album its gonna be bloody huge!

Petter & The Pix - Good As Gold. Two years after we released the first Petter & The Pix album Petter dropped Good As Gold in our lap. The first album 'Easily Tricked' was a hit with any one who heard it and this one is a massive leap forward musically! The sounds, melodies and general vibe are bigger and more confident. A few tracks are up on there myspace to give you a taste of whats in store. March/April has been penciled in but you'll all be informed in due course.
www.myspace.com/petterandthepix

Burn The Negative second album. Showing that our bands are growing at a sonic rate the Burn The Negative boys are sending through demos that are quite simply spellbinding! The electronic darkness still hangs in the air like a saucy perfume but now with a years touring the confidence to lay down some massive hooks and razor sharp vocals is evident! The BTN second album is shaping up to show the world what they really can do! As with The Japanese Popstars second album its still in the production phase so no release date has been set yet.

EP's and Mixes! In the next few month there will be loads of delights to keep your juices flowing. Dr Strangelove Feat DJ Lottie is imminent with the EP being released Jan 14, shortly after is the Gung Ho! debut of Enzo Canale and also in the pipeline is a big EP from Gung Ho! Ledge Luke Walker!!

GUNG HO HO HO!

2009-12-18T07:25:00.000-08:00

To all who follow this Blog: Thanks for the support we've had in the last six months! its been a great few months with more ups than downs. Me and Matt are slowly making a serious dent in the world with all things Gung Ho! Massive shout out to all out producers/DJ's/bands... Perfect!

I'll no doubt have something to blog before the new year so for now Happy Christmas and i'll leave you with a quote from David Bowie that has helped me through the past few months - " “I've come to the realizations that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing half the time.”
Perfect!

New Release - Viann Urban Sense EP!

2009-12-14T07:22:00.000-08:00

Today we have the Viann 'Urban Sense EP' out to download exclusively on Beatport. Its a belting techno record that will suit any early morning set across the globe.

Click here to buy!

EAT CHRISTMAS!!

2009-12-09T09:34:00.000-08:00

To Celebrate The Yule Tide period in a way only they know how The Japanese Popstars have offered you all a free track . Called 'Eat Christmas' its a festive take on their live staple 'Eat This'. Seasons Greetings !

This is the bomb being dropped a while back!

Download for free here!

HOLY SH*T! TRANS MUSICALES 2009!!

2009-12-07T09:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the crass title to this post but there isn't much else to say. Here's the gist - The mighty trio from Ireland, The Japanese Popstars, played at the famous french festival Trans Musicales. Being a pretty new to the french scene the boys wern't to sure what to expect.... needless to say IT WENT OFF!!! Don't just take my word for it, check out the footage taken from various different sources -

TOTAL DISTORTED MAYHEM!

FACEMELTER!

CATAPULT!

Plenty more clips on youtube so make sure you check them out!

Disco of Doom- In Effect BLOWING UP!

2009-12-07T02:30:00.000-08:00

The resent EP from Disco of Doom out on Gung Ho! is blowing up! It reached No 5 in the Buzz Chart, N0 13 in the Cool Cuts Chart, No 51 in the Beatport Electro House chart and now has got a massive play from Pete Tong on Radio One! Firstly In Effect is used as the soundbed for the Fatboy Slim interview then the rest of the track was banged out to full effect! Once again Pete, thanks from all of us at Gung Ho! and we know the Disco Of Doom boys are extremely pumped as well!

Buy this excellent EP exclusivly on beatport. Click through here to buy.

Luke Walker n stuff...

2009-12-04T12:59:00.000-08:00

Just to say Matt & Sean from Gung-Ho! met Luke Walker for a few beers today and he handed in what will be his 5th ep for the label. An absolute winner and one which long time fans of the label are sure to love. Keep your eyes peeled.

Also The label is very proud to be releasing Sean Robinson's first signing... Brazilian artist 'Viann' who releases his debut Urban Senses ep. Much more on the techno side of things we are over the moon to continue finding great new producers from all over the globe.

Big up ....

Dr Strangelove

2009-12-02T08:22:00.000-08:00

We have recently signed a wicked EP from Dr Strangelove! This may be the first you've heard of Dr Strangelove but it won't be the last. Here's the press release with a special free mix we're giving away as well!!

Gung Ho! Recordings is extreamely proud to be releasing the Debut EP from Dr Strangelove. With two heavy tech laden tracks 'Photograph' and Banshee' it sits proudly in a strong stable of underground releases following from Tom Maddicott's Ravor EP and Disco Of Dooms 'In Effect'EP amongst others.

Dr Strangelove is a heady collaboration between DJ Lottie (Charlotte Jones) and Pete Martin (Colburn / Cass and Slide). Coburn found success with the single 'We Interrupt this Program', gathering support from Music Week (dance album of the year) and XFM (act to watch) along the way. Lottie needs little in the way of introduction - she's a beautiful DJ legend. The partnership formed when Lottie remixed "Lost Life" for Cass and Slide - the result pushed all the right button and the pair went on to do more remixes including tracks for A-Human, City of Light, The Infadels and David Guetta.

Dr. Strangelove have since started making their own music - "Photograph" has been described by Guy Williams as "a low slung sexy beast that grabs you by the ghoulies and wont let you go, Bravo!" and it has been heralded by by Justan Robertson in his podcast as "an electric builder thats been tearing it up for me, grabs you and shakes you about like a frisky puppy!". Banshee meanwhile is Ocelots favorite, saying "We Love this track. One of the most energetic tunes we've heard this year."

Regarding the name Dr Strangelove.... DJ Lottie says "Every time I watch that film it gets better and better, its the one where Peter Sellers plays three different characters. it's a Kubrick film made in the '60s but is so relevant still now it could've been made a few years ago when the American Government was at it's trigger happy worst." BOOM !

Download the set DJ Lottie banged out at Space Ibiza in September!!

The Japs vs The Killers MASH UP!

2009-12-02T04:43:00.000-08:00

Mash ups are a funny thing in the world of electronic music. Putting together 2 totally separate pieces of music and creating something that sound good is a dangerous game to play. But occasionally it can be pulled off!! Thanks to the Disfunc mash up boys for putting this together. This mash up is of the new release from the The Japanese Popstars 'B.C.T.T' and the brilliant Killers tune 'Human'

Download it here for free!

A Cut Above The Rest

2009-12-02T03:01:00.000-08:00

Here's the mighty Andrew Curley from ITB who is the live agent for many major artists including Gung Ho's The Japanese Popstars, Burn The Negative and Disco of Doom! Curley is here showing off his new haircut from the legendary barber Mr Ducktail. Dashing is the only word that come to mind.

(not sure what the oven gloves are used for in the office but i assume its for handling all the hot shit we send him!)

New Japanese Popstars live footage.

2009-12-01T03:45:00.000-08:00

The Japstars have been all over the show performing live recently! On top of touring they are having to put together a second album which is starting to take shape. The best way to get a taste of what is to come is by seeing them live. At a recent show in Belfast someone caught on camera the new opening sequence to their live set and a track that could well be on the new album.

The sound quality in the clip is pretty shoddy but you get a the picture..... The name of this new weap is aptly named "Staring Steven Seagal"

Buy the new The Japanese Popstars tune B.C.T.T here

The Japanese Popstars - Blowpop tonight! GET IN!!

2009-11-27T08:59:00.001-08:00

Burn the Negative Live At the O2 Academy Islington

2009-11-27T03:00:00.000-08:00

Last night was Burn The Negative's live performance at the Islington Academy. They went with the foot down from the start! Kicking off with 'You Control Me' and getting the crowd locked in right there. From there BTN played more belters off their debut album like Camden, Low, She Said She Said and their new single Wonder Why. After touring together through out the year the boys have got there live performance tighter than a ducks arse, and thats water tight!!!

The single 'Wonder Why' is out on Monday (30th November)

The boys are taking a little time off to work on the new album.... we've already had a cheeky preview of a couple demos and they were just out of this world! We'll let you know the progress as the news comes in!

Pick up the album "In the Atmosphere" here

Disco Of Doom - In Effect & Butter Fingers EP OUT NOW!

2009-11-23T03:18:00.000-08:00

Finally Disco of Doom is up on beatport! The release come just as the party season gets into full swing! 'In Effect' and 'Butter Fingers' are a couple of real weapons that are sure to do serious damage over the coming months.

DJ support has come from some big guns - Laurent Garnier, Jon Carter, Jack Beats, DJ Zinc and The Japanese Popstars are all fans and supporting the cause!

Buy the EP here

To celebrate the release the Disco of Doom boys have done us a mix with a their current bombs of choice!

Download mix here

Track list here -

1: Vitalic 'Flashmob'

2: Disco Of Doom 'Butterfingers'

3: Sub Focus 'Move Higher'

4: Passion Pit 'Little Secrets' Jack Beats RMX

5: Claude Von Stroke 'Beat That Bird'

6: Neon Lights 'House Of Funk'

7: Disco OF Doom 'In Effect'

8: Green Velvet 'UFO'

9: The Subs 'Mitsubishi'

10: Autoerotique 'Gladiator'

11: Foamo 'Wardance' Disco OF Doom Remix

12: Boys Noize 'Nott'

13: Doorly 'Horse Step'

Viann - Urban Sense EP

2009-11-18T03:13:00.000-08:00

Viann is a producer hailing from the haven of dance itself, Sao Paulo Brazil! It may be the home of the sexy samba but Viann (real name Silvio Vianna) has taken to making music at the other end of the dance spectrum. This EP casts a slightly darker mist over the Gung Ho! catalog and throws itself into the early hours of a forward thinking techno dancefloor. 'Urban Sense' pulls you into the track with a solid bassline and keeps you locked in hypnotic clicks. 'Frenetic' is to be played no earlier that 5am to get those heads down and hands up!

Viann is on the case to get more out in the New Year so keep your ears out.

B.C.T.T Out Now!

2009-11-16T04:20:00.000-08:00

The Japanese Popstars have got the frankly EPIC track B.C.T.T out as a single today. So don't hesitate to pick it up! I'll make it easy for you with these 2 links straight to buy -

iTunes

Beatport

The boys are currently putting together a few demos for the new album. We haven't got a date for the release but B.C.T.T should tide you for the mean time!

The Japanese Popstars - 15 mins with Pete Tong on Radio 1

2009-11-09T09:44:00.000-08:00

Friday just gone Gareth from the Japanese Popstars was the guest on Pete Tong's '15 Minutes of Fame'!!! They talked about many things including his favorite gig, best DJ and the latest tunes they've been banging out.

You can listen to it by clicking here

Disco Of Doom - New Gung Ho! Signing

2009-11-05T02:18:00.000-08:00

A. In Effect AA. Butter Fingers

Rising up from the gurgling belly of the underworld comes Disco of Doom AKA London-based DJ and production duo Tom Real and Ben Medcalf. With a shared appetite for destruction and a love of loose women Disco Of Doom sees the duo deliver sick electronic bangers to destroy dance floors across the globe. Signed to Gung-Ho! The EP follows recent gems from the likes of The Japanese Popstars, Tom Madiccott and The Yank. Butterfingers and In Effect are two weapons that will utterly destroy the floor.

Already their previous EP’s have been supported by the likes of Alex Metric, Etienne De Crecy, Autokratz, Tronic Youth, Fake Blood and many more, this is only going to cement them as a duo to keep a sharp eye on..

On the remix front the duo tore apart Fukkk Offf’s last single Love Me Hate Me Kiss Me Kill Me and have been busy delivering remixes for Etienne De Crecy, Foamo and SiBegg whilst unofficially they dropped a tech’d out remix of Chemical Brothers massive Do It Again.

Expect more soon…

http://www.myspace.com/discoofdoom

http://www.samurai.fm/discoofdoom

Facebook Group: Disco Of Doom

Luke Walker 'Find Your Way' Hakkaido Snowboarding!

2009-11-04T04:46:00.000-08:00

Got a great clip here of some serious snowboarding in Hakkaido Japan. Boys responsible for such madness have used Luke Walkers 'Find Your Way' as backing music which is a great touch!!

Buy Luke's Classic tune here

The Japanese Popstars -Beatport Chart

2009-11-03T08:08:00.000-08:00

The Japanese Popstars have done a chart for Beatport this week. Needless to say its full of devastating tunes! You may even spot another Gung Ho! record in there to give the chart extra strength.

Get onto the chart through this link

Burn The Negative Live Montage

2009-10-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

Here is a wicked montage of Burn The Negative photo's taken from a selection of there summer gigs eg Glastombury, Ibiza Rock, Hop Farm Festival and a few more! The track is taken from the special addition CD available to purchase (Click here to buy) Now sit back and enjoy...

Burn The Negative taking down Korova, Liverpool this Friday!

2009-10-28T10:03:00.000-07:00

Burn the Negative are headlining at the brand new Korova in Liverpool this Friday. Its not a gig thats to be missed! Last time BTN played to a liverpool audience was Creamfields which was a pretty raucous affair. So going by that Friday is going to go off!!!

The Japanese Popstars - Best of British Live Act - VOTE NOW!!!

2009-10-28T07:05:00.000-07:00

The Japanese Popstars Best of British:
For the second year running The Japanese Popstars have been shortlisted for the Best of British - Best Live Act category. This comes after a massive year of touring all the major festivals and hammering all the best clubs all over britain and around the globe!
The Japanese Popstars have been unstoppable this year. Vote for them today, don't be shy. djmag.com/bestofbritish

Richard Murray - Cannibal EP OUT NOW!!

2009-10-27T09:18:00.000-07:00

Richard Murray - Cannibal EP out now!

The latest EP from Richard Murray is now up on beatport! This EP has had major support from a host of DJ's and has featured in Jon Carter's latest promo mix.

Download EP through this link

And watch the wicked video here!

Mixmag Review for Tom Maddicott 'Ravor' EP

2009-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Make sure to buy this months Mixmag to see this great review for Tom Maddicott's Debut EP 'Ravor' + 'Laugh out Loud'

"Dangerously Good Debut

Starting off quite techy, 'Ravor's ploddy beat happily explodes into a main-room synth riff thats so big it merrily stomps onwards, like the jolly green giant from the sweetcorn ads - "(Gung) ho ho ho". The B-Side 'Laugh out loud' is a blatant and ballsy rompwith all the subtlety of an uppercut from a silver back gorilla. A great debut from the man behind Bath's Metropolis night"

4 Stars!

Massive thanks to Nick at mixmag for that review!

Follow the advice of the wise man and pick up the EP through this link

The Japanese Popstars -B.C.T.T getting MASSIIIVE!

2009-10-12T04:30:00.000-07:00

The most recent release from The Japanese Popstars is the beautiful B.C.T.T.

So far the track has been played by Pete Tong on Radio 1 and 2 more Radio 1 plays came from Northern Irish underground playa Rory McConnell. Eddie Temple Morris also gave it a spin on his X FM show THE REMIX and gave the boys some wicked props!

Other support is coming from top guns such as Hernan Cattaneo, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), Colin Peters (Manumission), Jagz Kooner, Thomas Tuft,

I'm sure as time passes on this track more of the major players will be giving this awesome tune some serious big room time!

To pick it up just click here

Check The Japanese Popstars playing it at Oxegen this summer -

Luke Walker - New Mix!

2009-10-09T06:50:00.000-07:00

New Zealand's finest and Gung Ho! talisman has supplied us with a special Autumn mix to keep the depression of the cold and rain from setting in! This one well deffo stop you from pulling the covers over your head for a cry.... CRANK IT UP!

http://soundcloud.com/luke-walker/luke-walker-sep-09-mixtape

The Yank - We Can't Be Stopped

2009-10-09T06:37:00.001-07:00

The big man from across the pond has delivered a bomb with 'We Can't Be Stopped'! The cheeky samples and mental electro drop has made this a favorite for the party season. We got this video made up and it couldn't suit the track more - touch down in Vietnam!

Pick up the single here

Tom Maddicott 'Ravor' EP OUT NOW!!

2009-10-07T09:46:00.000-07:00

The tune that has been rocking many dance floors across Britain and Ibiza is now available on Beatport!

Tom Maddicot is currently spinning for Simian Mobile Disco as their tour DJ. 'Ravor' is causing serious damage.... GET ON BOARD

Beatport link here!

2009-09-25T03:08:00.000-07:00

Wicked review from the boys at IDJ -

The Japanese Popstars....

We Just Are: Live....

Gung-Ho Records....

This Northern Irish trio are proving to be quite an act and with live performances like the ones they’ve been racking up, it’s no surprise they are getting such attention.

With an industrial, rave-centric sound that is somehow smoothed out and made accessible without being tamed (a la The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy), this album is a recording of their live tour that has seen them potentially challenge Orbital for supremacy of live electronic acts. No track demonstrates this better than, ‘Rushed Jabb’ – quite simply… MENTALIST!

Jan Mikulin....

8/10....

Cheers IDJ!!

FREE Japanese Popstars tune!!!

2009-09-24T08:48:00.001-07:00

To celebrate the release of the 'We Just Are: Live' album we want to give away one of the tracks for free! just click on this link to get Facemelter (live). Easy as that!

The Japanese Popstars 'We Just Are: Live' Out this week!!

2009-09-21T02:16:00.000-07:00

The wait for some new material from The Japanese Popstars has been torturous because of there constant touring. But now we have the new live album out today that has some new bombs and classics from the first album. Here's the official press release:

THE SUNDAY TIMES: “DANCE MUSIC DARLINGS”

DJ MAG: “ONE PART KITSUNE STYLE DISTORTO-RAVE, ONE PART CLASSIC STADIUM DANCE THE LIKES OF WHICH WE HAVEN’T SEEN SINCE ORBITAL”

WORD: “LITERALLY AMAZING... THEY’RE INCREDIBLE LIVE TOO”.

NME:“CROWD-PLEASING ORB-MEETS-KRAFTWERK ANTHEMS...PULSATING PRODIGY AGGRESSION... IT’S TIME TO GET THE PILLS IN”.

MIXMAG: “THE MOST EXCITING NEW ELECTRONIC ACT ON THE PLANET”

POPJUSTICE: “F*CKING AMAZING”

THE GUARDIAN: “PICK OF THE WEEK: TOTALLY STUPENDOUS MECHANICAL POP MUSIC”

From the Nerve Centre Derry to Fuji Rock Japan….

52 weeks, 220 Shows, over 500,000 people, 135,000 air miles, 4 continents, 30 festivals, too much airport food, 1 smashed keyboard, 13 broken leads, (only) 2 blown monitors, 1 missed flight, and more laughs than you can imagine.

‘We Just Are: Live’ was recorded from The Japanese Popstars 2008/2009 WE JUST ARE tour that saw the Northern Irish trio deliver their sound (quite literally) to the planet.

Well on their way to becoming Britain’s hottest live dance outfit, Decky, Gary, and Gareth have hammered soundsystems this summer at Glastonbury, Glade, Rockness, Oxegen, Fuji Rock, Planet Love (supporting The Prodigy), and numerous other summer festivals.

They exploded onto the scene in 2008, with a debut album that received heavy praise from The Guardian, Word, Artrocker, NME, Clash, Popjustice, Mixmag, DJ, Radio 1, XFM, and many more, with critics hailing them as the rightful heirs to Underworld, the Chemical Brothers, and Orbital. Remixes for Depeche Mode, Beyonce, Grand National, Ting Tings, Shinichi Osawa, The Music, Groove Armada, and others - came thick and fast.

The Japanese Popstars’ live gigs have seen them tear up stages at Glastonbury, Fabric, Wireless, Oxegen, Matter, Warehouse Project, and countless others. Their tours have taken them across the UK, Australia, Japan, and beyond, supporting the likes of Justice and Basement Jaxx, and cementing a reputation for a blistering live set.

‘We Just Are: Live” features live versions of tracks from their debut album, plus new tracks including ‘Rushed Jabb’, ‘Catapult’, and ‘Kid Roppongi’.

Order album here

Buy from iTunes here

TV Advert for 'We Just Are: Live'

2009-09-18T07:59:00.000-07:00

The epic new live album from the Japanese Popstars is hitting the shops on monday! We are pretty excited about this! Have a look at the advert we had made for the occasion....

Burn The Negative Live Video

2009-09-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

As I've put previously in the blog, Burn the Negative played at the now legendary Ibiza Rocks on September 1st and killed it! Well we found this live footage on youtube taken from the gig. It features the boys playing 'Wonder Why'.

Arveen & Misk 'Hells Bells' EP on iTunes!

2009-09-16T04:23:00.000-07:00

Arveen & Misk seriously mix it up with this EP! 'Hells bells' and 'Blow your whistle' have featured in any good party DJ's sets this summer and will carry on doing so well in to the xmas party season! The mix of electro and classic acid are something these boys are the masters of!

This EP has previously only been available on beatport but now you can get it on iTunes as well.

Download From iTunes here

Beatport here

Burn The Negative new double disc release!

2009-09-14T03:18:00.000-07:00

Burn the Negative are re-releasing their album 'In The Atmosphere' with a bonus disc featuring a load of sexy acoustic versions and a couple wicked B Sides they have done.... Here's the official press release -

Burn The Negative’s blend of new wave electro pop casts a wry and canny eye over relationships, fame, and late Noughties Britain.

Signed to Gung-Ho Recordings, home to The Japanese Popstars, Gus Gus, Zoo Brazil, Petter & The Pix, and others, Burn The Negative have just been added to ITB’s roster, the live agency that represents The Verve, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Roisin Murphy, and many more.

The four piece band cite Japan, David Sylvian, Gary Numan, Sonic Youth, Bowie, Baby Ford, Nine Inch Nails and a dozen others as holding key spots in their music collections.

All local lads, Mark Baker (vocals), Gary Little (synths/techie stuff), Gareth Milburn (bass/synths), and Lee Smith (guitar/backing vocals), formed in their native Carlisle in February 2008. Mark and Gary have worked together for over a decade, as techno producers, Lil Devious, while Gareth and Lee played in several indie bands. Exemplifying this decade’s fusing of electronica with guitar pop, the four-piece found common ground and began building a name for themselves on the live circuit.

Debut album, ‘In The Atmosphere’, was recorded between Carlisle and Abbey Road Studios (the legendary studio liked their material so much, they featured the band on their website). It’s a unique concoction of energetic trashy disco blended with electro beats, New Romantic rhythms and the spirit of ‘70s punk, ‘80s rock and ‘90s house.

The current single, ‘Wonder Why’, nestles between the epic electronic pop of ‘Low’, ‘Lights’, ‘Travelogue’, and ‘Only For Tonight’. ‘She Said She Said’ and ‘You Control Me’ are fine examples of their drum machine synth-rock, while the shimmering electro funk of ‘Time’ and ‘Change’ sit perfectly alongside instrumental tracks such as ‘Life In Hansa’, ‘Hero In Tokyo’ and ‘Secret Garden’.

Buy the 2 Disc album here

2009-09-14T02:20:00.000-07:00

We released The Yank 'We can't be stopped' last week and its flying out of beatport! the words getting around about the wicked sample used in amongst the wonky electro mayhem! Its a true party tune. Get on board and buy it this weekend folks!

Tom Maddicott 'Ravor' EP

2009-09-11T10:07:00.000-07:00

The Debut release Production from Producer / DJ / Promoter Tom Maddicott gets its release proudly on Gung-Ho! With a monstrous electronic line and huge bassline ploughing through,it’s an absolute call to arms. ‘Laugh out Loud’ adds some quirkiness to the package with some heavy acid stabs. Tom has already been asked to play on Radio 1’s Introducing tour. Things are looking good.

Aside from recent remixes and productions, Tom has been running his Bath based ‘Metropolis’ night for the last 6 years and has built it to become one of the best underground house nights in the UK with appreances from the likes of, Erol Alkan, Mylo, Switch, Annie Mac, Jon Carter, The Japanese Popstars , Herve, Sinden, Alex Metric, Jesse Rose, Simian Mobile Disco (who Tom is tour DJ for) and many more.

2009-09-07T06:18:00.000-07:00

For 2 weeks in a row Pete Tong has played The Japanese Popstars. Friday just gone (4th Sept) he played B.C.T.T and described it as 'sounding pretty heavy' . The week before that Pete played Catapult saying 'one of the more ecliptic and very good one's' from the album and describes the boys live performance as 'lively!'!!

Pretty solid reaction from one of the biggest voices in dance music! Teeing us up well for the release of the 'WE JUST ARE LIVE' album out 21st September.

You can listen again to the whole Pete Tong show here

And its probably a good idea to Pre order the Live album so there's no waiting around. Click here to pre order