2020 Soundsystem

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2020Soundsystem are one of the best live bands in electronic music and have played shows to more than 20,000 people several times.

They have established themselves firmly in the festival circuit as well as building up their reputation through the world of underground clubs and dirty discos. Their debut album "No Order" received best album in DJ, IDJ and Update magazines. It features two CDs, documenting their Sweatshop studios work and a second disc featuring a recording from their live performance at the hottest music festival on the planet: Sonar in Barcelona.

2020Soundsystem was started as a new way of playing mixing live instruments with electronics by Ralph Lawson, original DJ at the legendary back to basics club in Leeds, and Danny 'dubble d' Ward. Tired of a jaded club scene they sought a different way to entertain and excite. By weaving live instruments into Lawsons DJ set, they transformed the clubbing experience into something new by giving the best of both worlds: the continuity and diversity of a DJ mix with the raw energy and excitement of seeing a live band.

The project became four when bass player Fernando Pulichino and Julian Sanza, recent arrivals from Argentina, sent 2020 a demo under their Silver City moniker. Lawson heard the guys ability to play (as well as cook a mean steak), and immediately invited them to join the project. At first it was a jam around Lawsons jocking, but as the idea developed original material started to come out of the sessions. The crew played very much as a dubstyle soundsystem for the first two years and then started experimenting with adding vocalists. Firstly this was Diane Charlemagne who is most famous for her song, 'Inner City Life' with Goldie. On "No Order" she features on 'High'. The Soundsystem then started to get remix requests and one was from New York band The Glass. They were so into the singers voice that they asked him to guest on the album. This has resulted in a two track collaboration with Dominique and Glen from The Glass 'No Order' and 'Won't Bother'. Finally they found that bass player Fernando had a killer voice so the rest of the band pushed him up front to represent as well.

2020Soundsystem have been busy on the road in 2007-8 with killer performances at Exit festival Serbia, Skolbeats Brazil, Creamfields Argentina, Glastonbury Camp Bisco USA and Groove Parade under their belts. They have also been compiling their second album "Falling" due for release in 2009. The crew now have their US visas in place an plan to hit the states in November and March with a series of shows.

If you want to hear more from the soundsystem crew you can check out the massively acclaimed debut albums from Dubble D and Silver City, 'Reaching Out' and 'Silver City' (2005) as featured below and at www.2020recordings.com.

2020SOUNDSYSTEM 'NO ORDER' AVAILABLE ON ITUNES

CLICK THE ITUNES LINK

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2020SOUNDSYSTEM - NO ORDER (INCLUDES LIVE AT SONAR DISC)

OTHER ALBUMS BY THE CREW

SILVER CITY - SILVER CITY

DUBBLE D - REACHIN' OUT

Ralph Lawson mix albums

Back to Basics-Cut The Crap (Six6 records)

Visionaries (2020Vision)

Live in Moscow (Minifunk/enter music)

2020Revision (2020Vision)

Batofar/Kwality club (React/Audio Families)

Stars on 33 (Fat City)

Fabric33 (Fabric records)

Ralph Lawson's 2020Vision

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Member Since:

January 09, 2006

Members:

Ralph Lawson, Danny Ward, Fernando Pulichino & Julian Sanza

Influences:

There are four of us and we come from different worlds musically but between us we have the following close to our hearts:

The Clash, Jimi Hendrix, New Order, ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, Warp, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, George Clinton and Funkadelic, Parliament, Roy Ayers, Airto, Flora Purim, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Prince, Derrick May, Larry "Mr Fingers" Heard, Carl Craig, Adonis, Danny Tenaglia, Chez Damier, Derrick Carter and Luke Soloman (classic records), Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Goldfrapp, Greg Wilson and electrofunk roots, Yello, Underground Resistance, SLF, bauhaus, Wynton Marsalis, Lee Scatch Perry, Led Zeppelin, Pete Rock, KRS 1, Public Enemy, The Police, The Jam, Daft Punk, James Murphy and DFA (thats not where we got the name though!!!!) Orbital, DIY, White Stripes, Detroit city!, Marc Bolan, Iggy, Bowie, Sonar Kollektiv, Ame, Doppfler Effect, Amp Fiddler, Moodymann, Roots Manuva, Herbert, The soundfactory NYC, raves!, hacienda manchester, high on hope london, Ashley Beedle, back to basics leeds, paris afterhours at batofar with Ivan and Dan G, Ibiza-Space/ the underground/a million weird villa and beach parties, fabric london, Secret Sundaze parties, berlin with Ewan and the dirt crew, Glasgow!, Arsenal football club, Carl Finlow and Random Factor, Spirit Catcher, Lindstrom and Prins Thomas, Todd Terje and the nu Scandinavian disco underground and some more when I can remember my own name let alone a million others!!!!!

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2020Soundsystem in America Episode Three

2020Soundsystem in America Episode One

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2020Soundsystem in America Episode Two

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ALLEN & HEATH XONE 3D - RALPH LAWSON DEMO PART 1

ALLEN & HEATH XONE 3D - RALPH LAWSON DEMO PART 2

ALLEN & HEATH XONE 3D - RALPH LAWSON DEMO PART 3

2020 SOUNDSYSTEM LIVE @ SONAR

WE LOVE TV....SPACE IBIZA, RALPH LAWSON INTERVIEW

Record Label:

2020Vision Recordings