Plump DJs (Lee Rous and Andy Gardner) are a dynamic London based DJ and producer twosome. Now entering their second decade in the scene, Lee and Andy were early pioneers of the so-called breakbeat genre in electronic music; their original sound was showcased in their first release "Plumpy Chunks/Electric Disco" - way back in 1999 - and blasted out a niche for the Plump DJs in the (then embryonic) breaks scene. The Plumps ascendency has been solidly consistent, they clean up every year at the prestigious Breakspoll, culminating in them finally breaking into the US scene in 2009 with a prime slot in the Sahara dance tent at Coachella. This year saw them taking out Beatport's Best Breakbeat Artist Award and had them gracing the decks at the 2010 Ultra Music Festival:
So how would I describe the Plump DJs sound? A veritable mélange of grimy subsonic basslines, underscored with punchy fractured kicks, woven together with melodic retro-sounding synths. To summarize: it's phat, it's old skool, it's deep, it's funky, it wobbles, it's breakbeat. Don't believe me? Hearing is believing:
The Plump DJs have a stunning panoply of tracks, and remixes on the vibrant Finger Lickin' Record label with kindred spirits such as Slyde, Soul of Man, Drumattic Twins and Stereo 8. After a 10 year stint on this label, however, the Plump DJs recently signed on new London-based label: Grand Hotel. They have become one of this label's new residents at events held at Fabric and Matter nightclubs in London, UK. Their recent remixes have been more eclectic including remixes of artists such as Deadmau5, Dave Spoon, and the Stanton Warriors.
Why do I like the Plump DJs? I feel answering this question is akin to reverse engineering MacDonald’s secret Big Mac sauce – I just don’t know why McD’s burgers stand out in my mind! The Plump DJs have an analogous “secret sauce”. I presume some sort of classified warehouse of phatty samples, jilted long-forgotten synths – available only in the darkest corners of eBay’s electronics section, and I think their most important ingredient is their keen sense of Awesomeness!
Just to illustrate how rad these guys are, here's an old favorite video plug of mine: the Plump DJs doing a live mash up of The Human League and Motion Unit with added plumpness at Field Day Festival New Years Day in Australia -
This weekend the Plump DJs hit California in an unrivaled ‘shock and awe’ campaign: SoCal on Friday, July 16 @ Avalon, LA; NorCal on Saturday, July 17 @ Mezzanine, SF. I urge you to loosen your belt buckles and get plump this weekend!
PLUMP DJ'S DISCOGRAPHY:
SINGLES
* Y2K (white)
* Plumpy Chunks/Electric Disco (Finger Lickin')
* The Push/Remember My Name (Finger Lickin')
* Scram/No Way (Finger Lickin')
* War
* I'll Get You (Finger Lickin')
* Big Groovy Fucker/TB Reality (Finger Lickin')
* In Stereo/Mantra/Nylon Radar/Squeaks & Bleeps (Finger Lickin')
* In Stereo/Squeaks & Bleeps (Finger Lickin')
* The Gate / The Funk Hits The Fan (Finger Lickin')
* Pray For You feat. Gary Numan (Lee Coombs Mixes) (Finger Lickin')
* Pray For You (Plump DJs Dub)/How Much Is Enough (Finger Lickin')
* Soul Vibrates/Bullet Train (Finger Lickin')
* Creepshow/Weighed Down (Finger Lickin')
* Get Kinky/Pressure (Finger Lickin')
* Creepshow (Soul Of Man/Freestylers Mixes) (Finger Lickin')
* Album Sampler 1 - The Rub Off / Acid Hustle (Finger Lickin')
* Album Sampler 2 - Lee Coombs - Shiver (Plump DJs Remix) / Madox Smells Like Naples (Finger Lickin')
* Dr. Dub / Blackjack (Finger Lickin')
* Redshift (Finger Lickin')
* Electric Disco (D.Ramirez Remix) (Finger Lickin')
* Mad Cow (Finger Lickin')
* Listen To The Baddest (Finger Lickin')
* System Addict / Doppler (Finger Lickin')
* Torque Of The Devil / Take The Weight (Finger Lickin')
* Torque Of The Devil (The Subs Remix) (Finger Lickin')
* Snake Eyes / Disco Unusual (Finger Lickin')
* Shifting Gears (Stanton Warriors Remix) / Rocket Soul (Finger Lickin')
* Beat Myself Up (Plump DJs Night Mix) / London Street Music
* Plump DJs - My Hi Tops (Global Underground)
REMIXES
* Freestylers - Here We Go (Freskanova)
* War - Galaxy (RCA)
* Elektronauts - Bumper (Lacerba)
* Arthur Baker - Breakers Revenge (Freskanova)
* Alien - Frankie-The Pranker (Blue Room)
* Soul Hooligan - Sweat Pea (Freskanova)
* JDS- Nine Ways (London)
* Brothers Love Dubs - The Mighty Ming (Decode)
* BT - Smartbomb (Nettwerk)
* Dee Jay Punk Roc - Blow My Mind (Airdog)
* Freestylers - Push Up (Against The Grain)
* Frisky featuring Vee - I Like The Way (Positiva)
* Stakker - Humanoid (Jumpin' & Pumpin')
* Lee Coombs - Shiver (Finger Lickin')
* Mint Royale - Take It Easy (Faith & Hope)
* Mr Velcro Fastener - Electric Appliances (Air Recordings)
* Orbital - Funny Break (ffrr)
* Rennie Pilgrem - Some Place Funky (Mob)
* Pucker Up! - Pucker Up!
* War - Galaxy (Finger Lickin')
* Fatboy Slim - Everybody Loves a 303 (Skint)
* Stanton Warriors - Precinct (Punks)
* Dave Spoon - Lummox (Televizion)
* Deadmau5 - Strobe (EMI)
ALBUMS
* Eargasm (Finger Lickin')
* A Plump Night Out (Finger Lickin')
* Saturday Night Lotion (Finger Lickin')
* Headthrash (Finger Lickin')
DJ MIX ALBUMS
* Urban Underground - INCredible
* FabricLive08 - Fabric
* Elastic Breaks CD (Mixmag covermount)
* Global Underground DJ Series (Global Underground)
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