Classic dub production (king tubby, mad professor), Detroit electro, disco and machine music, Kraftwerk, Dr Dre, BEEF Records, Get Physical Music, Freerange Records, West-Coast G-Funk, German minimal techno and electronica, Luomo, Akufen, Mathew Herbert, Jazzanova, King Britt, Moodyman, Vladislav Delay, Jan Jelenic, Farben, John Tejada, Ursula Rucker, Rhythm and Sound, Mos Def, Platinum Pied Pipers, Common, J-Dilla, Mariv Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Prefuse 73...
Sounds Like
deepchild releases/remixes available on Get Physical Music, Om Records, Dieb, Future Classic, Freerange Records, Curl Curl, Ministry of Sound and more...
Minimal electronics; deep, jackin' and distinctly bent...
"As sexy and addictive
as Nu-Dub electronica gets" (The Wire, UK)
Danceable.
Seductive. Undeniably unique. Deepchild produces a sound and proven performance
record that is classic, futuristic and vital - the world over.
Let
the reviews do the talking…
"Mmm - Fresh!" Africa Bambaataa
"Gras, deep, remuant, dubby...premiere qualite, dans un style deep plus techy et dancefloor. 5/5 Recommended"
Only For DJ’s France
"Yeah baby, that's how I like it..." Jeff Samuel / Trapez
"10/10
- This is excellent! Charting at no.1" Nick Luscombe / XFM / UK
"great...really
like the production, very smooth" Jesse Rose (Fabric/Watergate Berlin)
"This
truly is a bullet from the underground." Onlymatt - The Rurals (Peng
Records, UK)
"Freaking incredible...everyone was tripping out on it.. SO FUNKY,
SO SOULFUL, JUST ILL!!!" Soultek (Force Inc/Disco Inc, Chicago, USA)
"Thanks
for a great EP, splendid production and a sweet melody." Håkan Lidbo
"when
I turned on one of Germany's biggest radio stations (1Live) last night, Hans Nieswandt
(of Whirlpool Productions) introduced some Australian guy called Deephild on his
show and played a Track called Greifwalder Straße" Manuel Tur (Stereo
Heaven, Essen)
"deep and innovative - delivered at
their best by deepchild" Ben Mono (Compost Records, Germany)
"The
deepchild mix is FREAKING AWESOME! All I can say is - keep busting out those tunes
and I'll keep playing 'em." DJ
Jack Gorton, South Africa
"I call this type
of music 'click-clack' music. Most of the stuff i hear is boring 'click-clack',
but yours is the 'wow' stuff!" Paul Van Dyke
"Deepchild
had a mighty dub-tech sound when I first discovered him four years ago. But his
determination, musical and political commitment, a few records and years in between
on the road have forged a brilliant dance producer that demands to be listened
to, for the sake of your very soul." Phil
Broeklman (Loop Records/Compost Records NZ)
"Marvellous
electronic soul. Deepchild never ceases to impress."
(Kid Kenobi, Australian DJ of the Year '04-'06)
"Antipodean
DJ and producer Rick Bull’s latest 5 track EP showcases his subterranean take
on nu-jazz, glitchy deep house and the type of dub you can hear at Cielo on Monday
nights; perfect for long brooding sets.." (BPM
Magazine US)
"This
is some seriously deep shit as I’ve come to you expect… This is as deep, moody,
warm and funky as it gets. Really lovely stuff and going straight in the top 5
of my next chart!" Jimpster
(Freerange Records UK)
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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2007...
JANUARY 01- LIVE SET @ Field Day, Sydney Domain pres by Fuzzy...w/John Tejada DECEMBER
05 - DJ SET @ Gaelic Theatre, Sydney w/ Booka Shade NOVEMBER
24 - DJ SET @ Harbourlife, Sydney w/ Switch pres by Fuzzy
NOVEMBER 16 - DJ SET @ Aquarium after hours,
(London, UK) 4-6am... NOVEMBER 10 - LIVE SET @ Sankeys, (Manchester, UK)
NOVEMBER 09 - LIVE SET @ Mission, (Leeds, UK) with Jeff Mills
NOVEMBER 03 - DJ SET @ HaHa
Industries "Sub Tub" Boat Party, w/ Vince Watson (Planet-e)
AUS
NOVEMBER
02 - LIVE SET @ Minimal Fuss, Oxford Art Factory, Sydney AUS
OCTOBER
27 - DJ SET @ "Lost Baggage" @ The Cross, Kings Cross 12-am, Sydney, AUS
OCTOBER 20 - DJ SET @ KINK, Arthouse, w/ DJ Heidi (Get Physical
Music Music, Berlin), Sydney AUS
SEPTEMBER 30- DJ SET @ "A Mad Classic Fuss" w/ Ame, Justin
Martin & Tricksk, Metro Theatre Sydney AU
SEPTEMBER 16 - DJ SET @ SOS ITM50 Party @ The Greenwood
Hotel, Blue St, North Sydney AUS
AUGUST 17 - DJ SET @ Zitiste, Serbia w/Umek, Dave Mothersole - FREE!
AUGUST 11 - DJ SET @ Dubsided, Panorama Bar, Berlin w / Jesse Rose
AUGUST 04 - DJ SET @ Mo Club, Saarbrücken, Germany w/SWAYZAK
JULY 14 - LIVE SET @ Phonica Records party, T-Bar,
London
JULY 12 - DJ SET @ EXIT Festival, Serbia. Dance stage w/ Richie Hawtin, Magda,
Trentemoller (LIVE) + Green Velvet.
MAY 26 - LIVE SET @ "Transmission", Sydney State Sports Centre Sydney
Olympic Park, Homebush Bay
APRIL 05 - DJ SET @ METRO Theatre with Booka Shade (Get Physical, Berlin) 9pm...
MARCH 10 , 2007 - LIVE SET @ Playground Weekender, Wiseman's Ferry
FEB 03, 2007 - DJ SET @ Playkula & Wilde Party, Watergate,
Berlin w/ M.A.N.D.Y + Djuma Soundsystem
JAN 01, 2007 - DJ SET @ Electric Sunshine Super Disco, Bryon Bay
Touring
top billing dj set along-side the likes of Richie Hawtin and Green Velvet (at
the massive EXIT Festival, Serbia) Jeff Mills (Tribal Sessions in Leeds), Jesse
Rose, Dixon and Sebo K (for Jesse's "Made to Play" monthly at Berlin's legendary
Panorama Bar), M.A.N.D.Y (Watergate, Berlin), Ewan Pearson and WIll Saul (SONAR,
Barcelona) to remix work for techno superstars, Booka Shade (voted best act and
best record label, Get Physical, in dance bible IDJ last year), there's much
that can be said for this genre-mashing producer. If the increasingly demanding
international schedule of weren't enough (try playing Germany and then Kuala
Lumpur in the space of 4 days!), a string of highly successful 12"s on labels
and remixes last year have well and truly solidified deepchild's reputation as a
serious 'contender' in the saturated international dance-music
community.
London, Berlin, Tokyo, California, Vancouver, Cologne, Manchester, Leeds, Serbia,
Kuala Lumpur and more have all featurer in this years extensive dj/live touring
menu, with residencies in homeland of Sydney (AU) at Bread and Butter and KINK
fleshing out time between quarterly European tours and a busy studio schedule.
When not turning the dials in his studio in Bondi, Sydney, deepchild bunkers
down for extended production duties in his unofficial 'second home' of various
studios in Berlin (where much of his label-community and European booker are
based).
From 'big-label' original releases for labels like US Om Records,
remix work for legendary producers New Order, Booka Shade (Get Physical), deeper cuts for
Freerange Records (UK) and Future Classic, and serious tech-weapons for BEEF, Affin (run by Kompakt's Joakim Spieth),
Dieb and Detroit's own MDEX Records, a steady stream of bouncy, jackin' minimal
sounds have insured deepchild has remained one of Australia's most in-demand
producers. Hipp-e, Robert Babicz, Tigerstripes, Jimpster and Luomo have all
leant their remix credits to deepchild 12"s....
The journey has been a
long and sonically expansive one. Recent dj support from the likes of Justin
Martin, Mattias Tanzman and Hipp-e, sits solidly against the proclamations of
respected music journal, The Wire, who went as far as to proclaim that this
sound was "as sexy and addictive as new-dub electronica gets". From quirky,
stripped-back techno to deep dub explorations, deepchild has proven a robust
producer and highly repsected dj and live-performer.
When Stereo-Heaven
(the biggest dj store in Essen, Germany) found that their biggest selling
tech-house record was infact written in a small share-house studio in Sydney's
Inner-West (deepchild's "No Disgrace", on Future Classic), they took the time to
make special mention of what is indicative of deepchild's head-turning
appeal: "over here in my hometown in germany, we really love "no disgrace"!!
it's also by far the best selling record in our new local shop, too...from deep
or tech house to minimal djs, hiphop and electronica fans - everybody is into
that 3-tracker...really an amazing 12" you've created!" Freerange Record's
'tech-house institution', Milton Jackson, phrased is rather more sucsinctly, "Oh
My God. I think you are my new hero"
Hey Rick :) just wanted to stop by and say hi. Hope you are well. Dave and i will be in Berlin from Aug 14th-18th, will you be there then? would love to catch up for a drink :) otherwise next time i see you will be at Loosekaboose in Oct, have something very special planned for that night xxx
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