SORRY SORRY SORRY FOR OUR LAZINESS IN OUR POSTS !

It's been a busy few months with releases gigs and all sorts from our Artists. Since the last post. We have release 3 more EP's and gotten to our 70th Release.
Its Out now and can be Purchased from Beatporrt by CLICKING HERE

The mighty "THIS MOMENT" by none other than Luke Walker is Genghis070 and is a pretty special moment to get to. The DJ support on this has been nothing but sensational. The Japanese Popstars road tested this track for Luke at their DJ set at Space opening in Ibiza and the results speak for themselves. View it below...

Luke Walker has been one of Gung-Ho!’s most consistent performers over the years with his productions. The fact that we hit our 70th release with one of Luke’s Productions says it all. His last ep 2011’s ‘Tough Love’ was supported across the board from Radio 1’s Annie Mac to the legendary Erol Alkan.
This Moment and 1992 are a further step forward for the New Zealand boy wonder who now resides in London. Luke has been touring across Europe and South America in recent months but is spending the next month in the studio finishing two remixes and a new ep.

“With this EP I went for a modern take on the darker mid-90's US techno/house that I love. I was also influenced by the Bass music of the city I live in London. The idea for ‘This Moment’ came to me when I was lying in bed with someone special on a Sunday morning. My mind was drifting on to what I had to do that day rather than enjoying what would probably be the best time of the day. We’re so caught up thinking about what’s coming in the future or dwelling on the past that we’re not enjoying the present. Maybe a bit deep for club music but that’s how it came about.” – Luke Walker May 2012

To Reach 70 single releases on any record label seems a bit of an achievement so it’s a great pleasure that one of Gung-Ho!’s true originals has delivered this one. Here is to the next 70 !

CLUB REACTIONS

Lee Rous - Lee Rous / Plump DJs (Various - Worldwide/ Fabric london) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix Inventive uncompromising like 

Adrian Thomas - Ajax (Various - Australia) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

Joris Jonckheer - Skyve (Studio Brussels) (Belgium) (Sound Of Mish Mash) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix 

Ilan, Reuven & Shmuel Flaishler - Flash Brothers (Israel) (Various - Europe and Israel) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix This Moment is very nice pumping tune! 

MANDY (Various - Worldwide) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix will download. thank you for good music! 

Steve Nicholls - Shake Aletti (No Uniform/ That Mixmag Thing) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix Love them bothJonathan Davies - Jonathan Davies (Shazam) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix whoop 

Phil MiSK - MiSK (Various - UK) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix Luke, I am your father... (heavy breathing...) 

Martin, Ollie - Bar9 (Various - UK ) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

Raik Krause - Raik / Hey Today! (Turbo) (Germany) (Neidklub/ Various - Worldwide) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix 

Dave Taylor - Switch / Solid Groove / Major Lazer (Various - Worldwide) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

Elisa Biosa - Elisa Bee (Radio 2 RAI) (Italy) (Spectrum/ Beelicious) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

David Cox - David Cox / AutoKratz (Various - Europe) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix Both really solid. Full support innit!! 

Chris Roman - 214 Electro / J.Alvarez (Hypercolour) (Various - Seattle ) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix Heavy subs on 1992. Going to do wonders on a proper system 

Russ Chimes (Various - UK ) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix 

Declan McLaughin - Decky Headrock / Japanese Popstars (STAND BAR/ CARRIAGH BAR) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix Really liking this Luke!! 

Andy Gardner - Andy Gardner / Plump DJs (Various - Worldwide) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix this moment is quality. 

Maarten Elen - Mumbai Science (Belgium) (Various - Worldwide/ ) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

Al Farrier - Al / Shadow Dancer (Various - Europe) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix 

Omid 16B (Various - Worldwide ) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix 

will give a few more plays ...thanks 

Dave Seaman (Various - UK ) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix bangers 

Piergiorgio Parigi - Piergiorgio Parigi / Reset! (Italy) (ReSeT! ) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix 

David Pezzner - Pezzner (Various - USA/ WMC Miami 2012) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix Really feeling 1992 

Tom Findlay / Groove Armada (WONDERLAND/ Various - Worldwide) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix both sounds great, wicked stuff 

Tony Senghore - Tony Senghore (Sweden) (Various - Europe/ Berns 2:35.1) 

Favourite track: 1992 - Original Mix Really like both tracks! 

Francesco Barbaglia & Andrea Fratangelo - Crookers (Various - Worldwide/ Miami WMC 2011) 

Favourite track: This Moment - Original Mix will play

SORRY SORRY SORRY For Being so lame on the update of this blog ! We have been a Busy old bunch here.

Releases everywhere but keeping it short and sweet our latest is here.

Hells Bells was first released in 2012 and became a label classic the day it was released. As an ode to the rave scene, Arveene & Misk have given the package a re-rub with their own 'Purgatory edit' with other mixes from Luke Walker, Tom Maddicott and Tommie Sunshine & Dan Aux to keep things fresh. As always Arveene & Misk have been busy on remixing and productions and this will only blow 2012 open even more fore them.

Video Directed and produced by MORGAN.IE

WATCH IT BY CLICKING HERE !!!

AVAILABLE TO BUY HERE - http://www.beatport.com/release/hells-bells-2012/862722

AND GIVE US A 'LIKE' IF YOU WANT TO KEEP UP ON OUR RELEASES!! https://www.facebook.com/GungHoRecordings

Gung-Ho! Newsletter 20/09/2011

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

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

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.

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

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!

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!!

'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

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

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

Genghis053

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 !!

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!!!

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

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

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!

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'

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!

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

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!

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

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