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“In their forthcoming tune “Sister Self Doubt,”
Shakes have come up with the sweetest indie dance
crossover since James Murphy dribbled ketamine on his oversized American Apparel T.” (NME)
Having announced their arrival to the wider world with their debut singles ‘Sister Self Doubt’ and 'Disneyland' in the UK this past year, Shakes are set to unleash both these singles in one shining debut EP on US shores June 5th, 2007 thru IAMSOUND Records. Now you can finally hear what every DJ from Erol Alkan to Ewan Pearson have been playing to the bone.
Shakes are the Isle Of Wight’s Matt & Darren Farrow and the past twelve months have seen Shakes make a splash with their blend of punk-funk and jacking electro. Citing Adam & The Ants, DFA, Ivan Smagghe of Black Strobe fame and Optimo as key influences, Shakes are making dance music in a way that nobody else is at the moment. Their main stage, genre-straddling electro rock marks them out as natural heirs to the Chemical Brothers and Underworld.
Already featured on a variety of mix compilations coming out early this year, ranging from Modular’s Leave Them All Behind 2 and Wall Of Sound’s ShockRock through to the new Fabric32: Luke Slater album, Shakes are proving themselves to be a different proposition to the New Orderisms and Gallic-influenced glitch-house of their contemporaries. With a true understanding of the mechanics of what makes great dance music, Shakes combine the pyrotechnic thrills of Jilted Generation Prodigy with the more subtle nuanced production of classic Detroit techno and Chicago house.
‘Disneyland (Part One)’ is the aforementioned bouncy stomp
whilst ‘Disneyland (Part Two)’ takes the original to it’s most fucked-up limits – a surging, unrelenting beast that twists and turns in such a way that you never know quite what to expect it to do next.
Oversees, their live shows have been confirming Shakes as the dance act to watch, appearing at venues ranging from Fabric to the Barfly. 2007 will see Shakes build on the reputation quickly forged since their first ever UK live date in Summer 2006, with regular gigging planned around the UK and in Europe throughout the year. Combining their chunky synths with live percussion, it’s an eye-catching live show that blows most of today’s other live electronic acts out of the water.
2007 will also see Shakes establish themselves as sought-after producers for their remix work. With remixes for GoodBooks and Datarock, and a phenomenal reworking of Kasabian’s ‘Shoot The Runner’ last year, the requests are piling up for Shakes to mould new releases into dancefloor bangers. It’s a name you’re gonna see a lot of in 2007.
“Imagine Ivan Smagghe of Black Strobe remixing Gang of Fours’ “I love a man in uniform” and you have some measure of its dark deliciously sexy menace”. Time Out
About Iamsound:
IAMSOUND Records is the little angel of Worldsend Management, which was established almost 20 years ago in Los Angeles. Worldsend has prized itself in finding and working with some of the most well known and talented producers and artist such as Dave Sardy (Oasis/ Wolfmother/ Jet) Steve Lilywhite
(U2/ Talking Heads) Jason Goldstein (Beyonce/ The Roots/ Jay-Z) Nick Launay (Arcade Fire/Nick Cave) and Sam Spiegel (Yeah Yeah Yeah/ NASA) to name but a few.
It felt like a natural progression to develop the company and start an Independent label where fresh and new music, which we discovered, could be released and developed in an environment that is all about the artists.
Our intention with Iamsound is to help make available some of the best cutting edge and underground sounds from new acts like The Bishops, Sunny Day Sets Fire, Shakes and Ali Love plus Cut Off Your Hands and Nico Vega featuring Squeak E Clean, who both showcased at our SXSW party in Austin
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