Nigel
Of Bermondsey(London,
England)_
After the fantastic critical success of Nigel of Bermondsey's debut album, Nigel Hoyle returns with a fantastic second album "London Dreamtime" featuring 12 tracks of summershine pop and indie folk....
"A wide-eyed wonderment"
– Clash Magazine ""Stuffed with panoramic, psych-pop arrangements..An absorbing and intriguing debut"" – The Independent (4/5) “I like this a lot!” – Mark Radcliffe,
BBC Radio 2
Michael
Morph (Brighton, England)_
Darling of the dance music press and uber –hip DJ/Producer wunderkind Michael Morph releases his wittily titled debut album "Something For The Weakened" in July 2010. With bona-fide, dancefloor-pulverising tunes of frankly monstrous proportions and collaborations with with some of the biggest names in breaks and house music (Long Range, Aquasky, Deekline Crazy P etc.) it is not hard to see why Morph is making waves! 2008 and 2009 saw the release of collaborations with Deekline and Yo
Majesty (Domino Recordings)..... "Watch Out, the next 12 months are gonna be Morph's Year " – IDJ “Expect this to win a legion of fans... ” – DJ
Long Range (Brighton, England)_
It would have been justifiable for both Phil Hartnoll and Nick Smith to take it easy instead of starting Long Range. Both had already achieved so much – Phil as half of techno legends Orbital, and Nick with his sound design and music work on films like Hannibal - but both still have plenty more to offer. 'If MDMA decided to quit her job as a drug and become a band she would become Long Range' – IDJ
Elevator
Suite (Bristol, England)_
Elevator Suite hail from Bristol and mix an intoxicating
blend of 60's infused easy-listening sonic sensibilities
with sunset-flecked funk rhythms. With two BBC Radio 1
records of the week under their belt, they return with
a wonderful second album simply called Elevator
Suite....
Margo
Guryan(Los Angeles,
U.S.A)_
Margo Guryan was born in Far Rockaway, New York, a suburb
about fifty minutes drive from Manhattan. She began studying
the piano at the age of 6 years and as soon as she was
able to read and write, Margo began to write poems. And
as soon as she mastered some elemental piano, she ‘made
up' songs.....
FreshFabrik
(Budapest, Hungary)_ FreshFabrik are a Hungarian hard-rock band
who have spent the past twelve years building a reputation
as one of the most dynamic and vital live bands on the
European circuit. They have toured with German heavy metal
maestros Rammstein, and supported Muse and stadium-rock
giants AC/DC in front of 35,000 people. Internationally-renowned
Smart Studios producer Mr.Colson (Smashing Pumpkins, Skunk
Anansie, Nirvana), has returned to helm the mixing desk
during the sessions for 'Finest' at Aquarium Studios,
shortly to be released on Pure Mint....
Heavy
Deviance (London/Nottingham/New Zealand)_ On the back of Heavy Deviance's first two
critically acclaimed singles, Make Me Feel It and Eastern
Lights, the debut long-player 'A Slow Walk Down The Stairs
' showcases Wayne Robert's considerable talents for sculpting
wonderfully deep and emotional musical soundscapes, and
features stunning collaborations with Crazy Penis (Shiva),
Lannie Fagan (Matumbi – EMI) and newcomers Lauren
Surridge and Lucy Bergman. Voted
16th best album of 2005 (M8 Magazine).
T-Total
(London)_ T-Total (Robert Michael and Tasty Tim) have
worked with many great artists over the last ten years,
from Apollo 440 (Epic) to the Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone).
Their fantastic version of Baby's On Fire (Pure Mint)
featuring the legendary Marc Almond on guest vocals reached
#5 iTunes (UK) & #32 (USA).
Freedom
Republic (London)_ Freedom Republic is a rock band whose audio
exists in a visual world. Centred on the talents of David
Vigh and Jefferson, the band (some might say collective)
mixes a traditional song based driven guitar approach
with multimedia projections and settings...
MC
Blaze aka Desire (London)_ This young south London hip hop rapper singer
and producer, Desire, is currently working on his first
album. Coupling a low-fi beat mentality with lyrical astuteness
Blaze is a showcase for a fantastic new voice...Watch
out in 2008 for collaborations with labelmate Michael
Morph....
photo by Gregory McKneally
Fire
& Water (Jamaica/Germany)_ Fire and Water are Bevin Fagan (Jamaica)
and Frank Schittenhelm (Germany). Bevin (or Run to his
friends) was the former lead singer of legendary UK 70’s
lover’s rock MATUMBI. Avirtuoso guitarist, Frank,
who is half German and half Czech, has studied and played
music all over the world...
DJ
Attorney (London)_ Producing music under the name DJ ATTORNEY and THE CALENDAR OF JOY,
Anthony Hall is the managing director of Pure Mint Recordings
and Entertainment Advice. Anthony is a UK and NY qualified
lawyer and attorney who freelances as a consultant to
the UK television and music industry. He set up Mint Source/Pure Mint
in September 2002 and during the course of last year DJ’d
across the UK and in Amsterdam and Budapest...
