Michael
Morph (Brighton, England)_
Über –hip DJ/Producer wunderkind Michael Morph
hits the scene in a big way with ‘The Crowd C'est
Beau' – a bona-fide, dancefloor-pulverising tune
of frankly monstrous proportions with additional mixes
from Long Range, Aquasky, Crazy P. 2008 will also
see the release of collaborations with Deekline and Yo
Majesty (Domino Recordings).....
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). Tim and Robert are currently
collaborating with Boy George on a new project...
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,
Anthony Hall is the managing director of Mint Source 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
in September 2002 and during the course of last year DJ’d
across the UK and in Amsterdam and Budapest...
