Showing posts with label Skeewiff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skeewiff. Show all posts
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Skeewiff • Skeewiff Vs Amphonic
This time we go head to head with the classic sounds of 1970's English Movies & Television. I think its fair to say Skeewiff are no strangers to the world of lounge & there is more than a fair spattering of samples from the legendary Amphonic library all over our earlier albums. This is mostly down to two things: Our love of crate digging through old library records & our love of Syd Dale - 70s band leader and Amphonic label founder - who is a massive musical influence on us. So this album will probably come as no surprise to regulars.
Naturally, when the opportunity arose, we simply, positively and most definitely had to raid the archives. Which we did... and then some. Every diggers dream!! & all we had to do was remix a few of them in return. Which we did - And then some. So, with the full blessing of Ian Dale & Amphonic, we took on the honerous task of remixing, re-editing, re-wiffing and generally applying a bit of digital spit and polish to some of the sounds of our childhood. We just hope our 6 year old-selves would be proud... or dancing.. preferably both.
With no further ado.. We proudly present…
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Skeewiff • Skeewiff vs KPM
Skeewiff is one of the many pseudonyms of Pedigree Cuts and Jalapeno records Founders Alex Rizzo & Elliot Ireland.
They released their first E.P. Absent Without Leave in 1998 on Ministry Of Sound’s Breakbeat offshoot FSUK. Major record deals with Universal and then Warner Bros were to follow under the guises Shaft & Da Muttz.
The Skeewiff sound has best been described as “Easy-Break-Funk” or the “love child of music past and present”. Skeewiff albums generally have an abundance of Genre-Clash and interesting blends of styles as titles like “Ghetto Latin & Broken Ballroom” suggest.
Highlights from a lengthy career include collaborations with Young MC, The Jungle Brothers, Finley Quaye, Alan Hawkshaw and major official remixes of artist like Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Eminem and Tower of Power.
Skeewiff’s music has been used on adverts for Nike, Volkswagen, Renault and has featured in Hollywood blockbusters such as Killers and The Help. They are the official library remixers of choice, having released remixed albums for KPM, Amphonic & Chapell. They won 2012 Electro Swing Producer of the year… Not to mention the 5 worldwide number ones with Shaft’s Mucho Mambo!
This year has seen Alex busy writing and producing the highly successful Ghetto Latin & Broken Ballroom with vocalist Rayna MC, whilst Elliot has been in the studio forging a new album for one of their other pseudonyms Ikon, destined for release next year.
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Skeewiff es uno de los muchos seudónimos de los fundadores de Pedigree Cuts y Jalapeno records Alex Rizzo & Elliot Ireland.
Lanzaron su primer E.P. Absent Without Leave en 1998 en la filial Breakbeat del Ministerio de Sonido, FSUK. Los grandes discos de Universal y Warner Bros le siguieron bajo el nombre de Shaft & Da Muttz.
El sonido Skeewiff se describe mejor como "Easy-Break-Funk" o el "hijo del amor de la música pasada y presente". Los álbumes de Skeewiff generalmente tienen una abundancia de Genre-Clash e interesantes mezclas de estilos como sugieren títulos como "Ghetto Latin & Broken Ballroom".
Entre los aspectos más destacados de una larga carrera se incluyen colaboraciones con Young MC, The Jungle Brothers, Finley Quaye, Alan Hawkshaw y los principales remixes oficiales de artistas como Amy Winehouse, Sugababes, Eminem y Tower of Power.
La música de Skeewiff se ha utilizado en anuncios de Nike, Volkswagen, Renault y ha aparecido en éxitos de taquilla de Hollywood como Killers y The Help. Son los remezcladores oficiales de la biblioteca de elección, habiendo lanzado álbumes remezclados para KPM, Amphonic & Chapell. Ganaron el premio al Productor de Electro Swing del año 2012... ¡Sin mencionar los 5 números uno mundiales con Mucho Mambo de Shaft!
Este año ha visto a Alex ocupado escribiendo y produciendo el muy exitoso Ghetto Latin & Broken Ballroom con la vocalista Rayna MC, mientras que Elliot ha estado en el estudio forjando un nuevo álbum para uno de sus otros seudónimos Ikon, destinado a ser lanzado el próximo año.
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