May 11, 2005 | Posted by Blair at 5:28 PM

Monkey Travelling Party

rocking electronics
* "Pulse" by Simian Mobile Disco

What follows is a conversation with a friend of mine in the music industry:

ME: hey, i was wondering if you had any kind of bio or one-sheet for SMD?

Guy: i'm trying to get them to write one...

Me: i'd like to post something but i don't really know that much about them

Guy: they're super busy at the moment though - i will try to get you something today... even if i have to make it all up...

Me: ha!

Guy: "2 guys from the wrong side of the village" - might go for a rural theme. influences include ELO, PiL and CUSM. [I like this, acronym bands!]

Me: right on - i'd love to mention them coming to nyc [at the end of July], putting out at 7" soon [in about a month on the London indie 'Click Click Bang! records], etc. and the upcoming album [which I've heard all of, but some of the songs are being reworked a bit before they put it out].

So, who are these cats and what do they do? Well, alls I know is that they're a couple of members (James Ellis Ford & James Anthony Shaw) of the band Simian, who've gone on to make crazy awesome dancey music. They've put out a very select handful of records, including a song on the latest Kitsune compilation (all of the Kitsune stuff has been really top quality and I reccomend X highly). Their other strong suit is remixes - their remix of Air's "Cherry Blossom Girl" is absolutely amazing - suposedly they've recently done a remix of Lady Sovereign that I'm hearing is quite sick too.

Also be on the lookout for a SMD mixtape that will show up soon in a handful of better indie shops in NYC, LA and London. Their last one, a promo for Cornerstone from 2003, was good, but I didn't realize their potential until hearing some of their newer songs... the album is really quite awesome, with songs that are fun and funny, quirky and over-all dance-able. Unfortunately I haven't been able to squeeze a release-date out of my friend, but I'd expect to see the full-length this summer or early fall. What do you-all think?

*Photo credit: Peter Edwards.

Comments

check their guest sets at beatsinspace.net and d-i-r-t-y.com

Posted by: frantz Barosy at May 11, 2005 5:52 PM

At last.. Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine get the recognition they deserve!

"You fat bastard"

(p.s. kitsune x is x-cellent)

Posted by: james at May 11, 2005 6:09 PM

Great track, thanks! Looking forward for the album.

Posted by: Diego at May 12, 2005 7:01 AM

here's the plot... single is released in the UK on 20th june... mixtape will be done in july. smd are gonna play some dates in new york to promote it. an official mix will follow later in the year and the studio record early next year. its sounding so great already and its only 25% done. cant wait for people to hear it.

Posted by: baboon at May 12, 2005 7:58 AM
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