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Sounds Like
WWW.SAMURAI.FM/MUGWUMP/PLAY... my latest monthly mix on the über great Samurai Fm radio, straight into ur player.
Geoffroy & Kolombo are part of the booming Belgian export dance scene and form the Mugwump project (a moniker Geoffroy initiated, initially working with fellow Belgians Spirit Catcher and now thus pursued with Olivier Grégoire aka Kolombo: www.myspace.com/kolomboloulou). Mugwump manage to simultaneously and succesfully release music on the biggest techno labels of our time (Kompakt, Cocoon, Gigolo, R&S) while keeping disco credentials up high as well with appearances on fledging cosmic/disco imprints such as Eskimo, Permanent Vacation, Endless Flight/Mule Musiq, Misericord or (soon) RVNG. All this with releases on reference house labels such as Rob Mello's Disco 45 imprint or Sasse's Mood Music. The Mugwump sound is genetically Belgian and pleads for a total fusion, with the emphasis on the groove and psychedelism and no restrain into the BPM choice... More specifically these days, Mugwump fuses disco aesthetics with modern techno leanings, with a touch of Belgian New-Beat sometimes and have come up with a sound and a tag that's starts to be currently called the Disco-techno sound.. Something rather fresh in these post-minimal times where "new" house identikit tracks are being unleashed as 'forward-thinking' house music that mostly reproduce classic house without the depth or the sound of the originals.
The wide variety of dj's supporting and charting some Mugwump music, so far, is a testimony to this and include Sven Vath, Ivan Smagghe, Pete Herbert, Ewan Pearson, Sasha, Rob Mello, The Glimmers, Mike Monday, Jef K, Sasse, Naughty/Filippo Moscatello, Chris Duckenfield, Steve Kotey, Damian Lazarus, MANDY, Kiki, Serge (Clone) or more recently Andy Weatherall, Peter Kruder, Michaël Mayer, Dubfire, Mr Scruff, Aeroplane, DJ Hell, Adam Marshall, Freeform Five, Dominik Eulberg, Gregor Tresher, Chymera, Nick Chacona, Robert Owens & Mark E, to name but a really few...
As a DJ, GEOFFROY has a long experience of working different crowds, with a CV that includes a 8 year long residency at Belgium's mythic Food club in the end 90's till mid-Noughties and with slots over the years at clubs such as Fuse, Fabric, Robert Johnson, Rex, Batofar, Culture Club, Dirty Dancing, Panorama Bar, Weekend, The End, Basics, Pacha, Privilège, Propaganda and many, many more... He currently plays a broad range of electronic dance music (depending on the parties he's booked to dj) that includes electronic house, new techno, tech-dubstep and cosmic or electro disco, with a hint of forgotten classics while KOLOMBO & GEOFFROY perform their semi-live sessions together, as MUGWUMP DEX n FX, tweaking new versions of all Mugwump tracks with added keyboards, fx and samples, live in the mix...
RADIO
Geoffroy's weekly show on FM Brussel is live on air every friday night and on the site, www.fmbrussel.be, plus archived all week in the programma section. his other show on UK/Japan radio Samurai FM is access ble on www.samurai.fm/mugwump/play.
BOOKINGS
info@hi-phen.com / martin@kompakt.fm
MUGWUMP REMIXES:
Jeff Bennett "Sitting Bull" (Hi-Phen) Tim Paris "Sofitel Palm Beach" (Tom Bone) George Thomson "Laidback Snack Attack" (Crosstown Rebels) Soldout "I dont want to have sex with you" (Dirty Dancing) Jean Winner "Alive & Kicking" (Eskimo) Bamboola Prod "Good Time" (Bamboola) J Rod & Pat Nice ft Joe Good "Peter Pan (Brique Rouge) Bob Sinclar "Love Generation" (Legato) Dirk Technic "I love you" (10 Kilo) Shena "Electrosexual" (Azuli) Shapemod feat. Snax "Love's too much" (Suicide) DJ 4T4 & Mauro Pawlowski (Deus) "One foot in life" (Format) Mike Monday "Late developper" (Playtime) Dj Did "Shake it" (Brown Eyed Boyz) Juergen Paape "Come into my life" (Kompakt), out soon Rocha "Hands of love (fingers of sand)" (International Feel), out soon
MUGWUMP SINGLES & TRACKS:
"Mudcleaner" (Suicide) "Mugtrance-Prozac über alles" (Suicide) "Lost in the Sweatbox" (Mugwump Trax 01) "Ram-Ram"-"Rebuked" (Mugwump Trax 02)" "Memory Lane Refund" ft. Sasse, Alexander Maier & Mugwump remixes (Mood Music, out now) "Boutade" ft. Sasse/Ewan Pearson/DJ Naughty dub (Misericord) "Yanja" (Disco 45) "Meditation EP" (Kompakt) "Fears Inc." (Kompakt)
"Mindflexes" (Cocoon 10') "Tellakian circles" incl. Runaway remix (Endless Flight/Mule Musiq) "Die Nacht ist kuhl" (Gigolo) "Stanza" (Eskimo, exclusive track on "Cosmic Balearic Beats vol 2") "T-Coy jelly drops" (Permanent Vacation, exclusive track on forthcoming compilation, out soon) "Everything remains" (R&S, out soon) "The losing game" (Kompakt, exclusive track on "Schaffellieber vol 3", out soon)
GEOFFROY COMPILATIONS + MIX CDS:
"Moving House" 1, 2, 3 (SSR/Crammed Discs) "Moving House at the Food Club" (SSR/Crammed Dics) "Food Main Course" 2, house dish (Antler/Subway) "Hi-Phen Pile-Up" vol 1 + 2 (Hi-Phen)
QUOTES
R&S / MUGWUMP "Everything Remains"/"Parser", out 19.10.09
An informal tribute to Ghent’s Boccacio club, which was central to the early development of R&S and a huge influence on Mugwump’s Geoffroy. "Everything remains" commemorates and updates the sound of a night out at Boccacio in its heyday - with its disparate mix EBM, New York house, Belgian new-beat – stripped down and streamlined into something totally modern and totally Mugwump while ‘Parser’ is a similarly vigorous, no-nonsense dancefloor track, a further refinement of the Mugwump “disco-techno” sound expertly arranged and mixed for maximum impact on a heavy-hitting soundsystems. It fits into the R&S tradition nicely: dance music that’s as stirring and emotive as it is cutting edge. Massive DJ support already...the biggest for Mugwump yet.
Pitchfork: "The Belgian duo Mugwump have some serious range. Their single for Ewan Pearson and Sasse's Misericord label sounds like some kind of hot-house disco grown from Italian seed and nurtured with glacial drippings. ("Slow" doesn't begin to describe it.) For Kompakt, they mashed together breakbeats, disco vamps, acid squelch and a touch of good ol' EBM, coming up with a two-track EP that burst at the seams. Now, for the recently revived R&S label, they've come up with two more tracks that build upon familiar foundations but are far too forceful to be mere pastiche. Both cuts pay homage to the Belgian label's legacy as a mainstay of main-room rave choons: "Everything Remains" is built upon a mean, muscular, one-note bass syncopation and a snare/handclap combination that snaps like a steel trap; it builds intensity with tense electric guitar riffs and a sweeping chord progression that risks going over the top, but never quite does. "Parser", balancing hissing drum machines and fat snare samples, is loosely woven, slow-motion techno with a hint of Biosphere's "Novelty Waves" (an R&S classic, as a matter of fact) in its roiling bass line. There's a vintage feel in both sound and rhythm, but something about it's so goddamned urgent and huge that it just sounds, well, timeless. "
Piccadilly records: "Heavy, forward thinking electronic house music from Mugwump. "Everything Remains" is epic in both arrangement and demeanor. Reverb-laded breakdowns, massive bass riffs and a chugging, killer beat to bounce to. The production is tight, restrained but powerful and highly innovative - just listen to some of those little vocal tricks in the breakdowns. Various different instrumentation keeps things evolving as catchy guitar licks and sweeping pads ands to the atmospheric drops and crescendos. "Parser" is a low-slung grittly number that'll get you grinding and pulling weird shapes. A sound popularized by DJ's like Andrew Weatherall and the Glimmers - bugged-out discoid dancing for basements as Luke Unabomber would probably say. You need!"
Shazam (blog): "'Everything remains' looks set to continue the group’s trend of clambering across genre boundaries with ease and mixes up a heady blend of electronics and live guitar to create a sound similar to Tiefschwarz at their creative peak, circa 2004. ‘Parser’ is a dubbed out psychedelic discoid number that’s likely to find favour with those who like the more weirder side of club music – something tracks on R&S have always had a habit of pulling off admirably. "
Ellen Alien – “nice oldschool..like it..will play Everything Remains for suure...cooolio!”
John Selway – “Parser is out there! and the bass, crazy...”
Riva Starr – “Everything Remains is good!!”
Midfield General – “Really like Everything Remains.. builds really nicely, and keeps the groove really well...”
D’Julz – “Full support on Everything Remains!”
DJ T – “I’m gonna try Everything Remains…”
Dominik Eulberg – “Everything Remains… not bad!”
Guy J - "Everything Remains The Same is trippy!!!"
Chlöé - '"Everything Remains" is soooooo good ! '
Sharam – “LOVE Everything Remains. Hypnotic joint that gets under your skin and won't let go!”
Layo Paskin – “Excellent grooves.”
DJ Hell – “Nice tracks!! Mugwump is in my playlist!”
Trevor Jackson – “Both tracks are great, Parser seriously very good!”
Basti Schwarz – (Tiefschwarz) – “Parser… that’s my track..”
Till von Sein – “Everything Remains is a nice one!”
Lee Burridge – “Everything Remains is wicked!!”
Nathaniel – (Zombie Disco Squad) – “Parser. Nice and dark.”
Arnaud Rebotini – (Blackstrobe) – “Everything Remains is Groovyyy I love it!! i'll play it for sure!!”
Terry Francis – (Fabric London) – “Rave it up! Everything Remains is cool.”
Richie Hawtin – “Downloading Everything Remains…”
Arnaud le Texier – “Parser is superb! Original one support!”
Stephan Bodzin - "Will play out Everything Remains!!! Parser is also great :-)"
Justin Robertson - "Swirling deepnes hypnotic and lush! Parser!"
Zombie Nation - "Everything remains is great!"
James Lavelle - "Love it love it.. go on Geoffroy, great music from a old friend.. bad arse business."
Daniel - (Trickski/Innervisions) - "Old school action at its best!"
Martinez - "Parser is cool .. thnx!"
Sian - "Parser is super bien...crazy pads!"
King Unique - "Fucking brilliant! The most fun I've had with my techno boots on for years! Everything Remains The Same."
Dan Ghenacia - "Everything Remains is the one for me, great music!!!"
Misstress Barbara - "Parser is a great track. Won't fit into my sets but i still like it!"
Danny Fiddo - "Great techno passages with acid touch. Great trip!"
Christian Smith - "I really like Everything Remains! Will be very useful in my sets! not only was i a HUGE fan of R&S back in the late 80's and early 90's, but i am very happy with the quality the label is coming back. just more more releases please :)"
Michael Mayer - "Obviously... hi five and five stars from Cologne!"
Oliver Huntemann - "Both tracks are cool but i prefer Everything Remains. Great bassline and deep feeling."
Adam Beyer - "R&S is obviously one of my favourite labels of all time and i am really hapy to see it..s return. 2 great modern trax that i will suport and play."
Joe - (Hot Chip) - "Everything Remains The Same sounds good!"
Stacey Pullen - "Parser is a deep low end theory groove. Will support!"
Perc - "Just great, great club music. I can't wait to play it tomorrow in London. Both tracks rock but Parser is my fave on early listens. Full support."
Luke Slater - "Parser is great. Will be playing alot!."
Deetron - "I really like the rock-y beats of Parser and that breakdown is great too!"
Nick Warren - "Everything Remains is fantastic!"
Ashley Beedle - "Everything Remains is the track or me although Parser is growing on me as well. Great production and a little bit leftfield. That's what the world needs."
Laurent Garnier - "Fat and old school, will play those!"
Marc Romboy - "Everything Remains The Same is a cool disco stomper, solid Kolombo quality as I like it!"
Brodinski - "WOAH. The Grooviest stuff i heard this year. it's LOUD. I love it. Big support for Everything Remains the Same."
Damian Lazarus - "Killer business from Geoffroy!! Paser the pick."
Two solid disco-techno tracks with weird vocals for DJ Hell's label...support from Hell, Dominik Eulberg, Freeform Five, Gregor Tresher, Laurent Garnier, Angel Molina, Robert Owens, Nick Chacona, Motorcitysoul, Mike Pickering, Makossa & Megablast, Bones, Tim Paris, Pete Herbert & Matt Walsh...
Piccadilly records: "Having hit us with two of our biggest sellers of recent times ("Boutade" and "Yanja") Mugwump's Geoffroy and Kolombo now drop more of their house music sounds, this time for Gigolo. "Die Nacht Ist Kuhl" is relentless in arrangement, with disco loops, Latin rhythms, heavy techno synth stabs and a German spoken word sample that name checks Bergheim! "Steamulus" is a slightly more reserved affair making way for some nice mood music with a modulating disco loop that infectiously builds for most of the record, and then lets go with heavy throbbing bass lines that deliver the big pay-off. Underground house music to fill the floor - always a good thing!"
Phonica record: "MUGWUMP have definitely been a busy outfit at the moment with releases coming out left, right and center... Thankfully the quality hasn't dropped a bit! "Die Nacht Is Kuhl" - on International Deejay Gigolos nonetheless, is a killer, stomper of a record with two rolling tracks - complete with cowbells, funked up guitars and bumping grooves..."
Boomkat records: "Balearic infected tribal house from Mugwump on Gigolo. 'Die Nacht Ist Kuhl' is a sensuous slab of sinister German house with proper rolling percussion and barely repressed disco vibes, while 'Steamulus' is the percussive rattling builder on the flipside made for all-night groovy pump-a-thons with a darker edge."
Dominik Eulberg "Great release!
Freeform Five: " It's another mugwump killer!"
Jonty Skruff : "the track is a direct homage to old school Ibiza house, indistinguishable from the likes of X Press 2 at their creative peak of the early 90s.Cowbells, tom toms, bouncing basslines and plinkety pink guitar riffs combine superbly in a track that will delight old school acid fans as much as younger clubbers enjoying proper house music for the first time. Deep (but in a good way)."
Gregor Tresher: "yes, i like die nacht ist kühl, big sounding stuff!""
Nick Chacona: "Yo G did it again.. This is a fucking party jam if I've ever heard one. Can't wait to drop this at the Grass Roots Fesitval for 15000 Screaming Hippies Dance fiends this weekend."
DOMINIK EULBERG july 09 chart
01. Rodriguez Jr "Kids of Hula" (Leena)
02. Humate "Love Stimulation" Radio slave remixes (Flying Circus)
03. Dusty Kid "Klin" (boxer)
04. Mugwump "Die Nacht ist kuhl" (Gigolo)
05. Masomenos "Third Eye" 2/4 (Masomenos)
06. Pantha du Prince "Behind the stars" (Dial)
07. Gui Boratto "Take my breath away" LP (Kompakt)
08. DJ Koze "Mr Bojangles" (circus Company)
09. STL "Silent state" (Smallille)
10. Dominik Eulberg "Sensorika" (Traum)
Laurent Garnier:" cool track will try it out "
ENDLESS FLIGHT 014 / MUGWUMP - Tellakian Circles
Mugwump migrated a a bit to Japan for this release on Mule Musiq's disco label and "Tellakian circles" is Mugwump in total disco mode, turkish stylee ! Percussive disco original is complemented by a thumpin' Runaway remix (DFA). This is heavily supported by Pete Herbert, Rub n Tug, Tim Sweeney, Sancho Panza, Ewan Pearson, Who Made Who & Ivan Smagghe
Ivan Smagghe chart. juillet 2009.
ROBAG WRUHME-FUFO2-VAKANT
CIRCLESQUARE-TEN TO ONE (AGUAYO REMIX)-K7
BATTANT-THE BUTCHER (MARC HOULE REMIX)-KILL THE DJ
READE TRUTH-ANOTHER DILEMMA-PLANET E
APM 001-001 (CHLOE REMIX)-FAMILY MAME
IT'S A FINE LINE-GREASE-I'M A CLICHE
GHOSTAPE-MANY STARS (MARCO TULIO TRASH REMIX)-PEOPLE IN THE SKY
BODYCODE-WHAT DID YOU SAY? (BABY FORD REMIX)-SPECTRAL SOUND
MUGWUMP-TELLAKIAN CIRCLES (RUNAWAY REMIX)-ENDLESS FLIGHT
SLEAZY MC QUEEN-ANNA DUE (COLE'S VOCAL MIX)-MOODCLUB MUSIC
Phonica records: 'After a stream of future classics on Kompakt, Disco 45 and the already classic "Boutade" on Ewan Pearson's Misericord label, Mugwump have migrated to Japan for Endless Flight. The original version of "Tellakian Circles" on the a side is a uplifting percussive disco house number, that has those trademark Mugwump grooves. While on the b-side there's a huge Runaway remix, a proper Disco banger, with grinding (sexual not mechanical) percussion, boogie bass and some Runaway groove spread all over the top of the Mugwump groove!'
DJ History: "The magnificently named Belgians are back with more disco-not-disco."
Andrew Weatherall "6 MIX" show on Radio One tracklisting (01.08.09)
The Glimmers - Est Si Esta No
Unknown - White Label
Mugwump - Tellakian Circles
D.A.F - Do You Love Me Too (Coko Carina edit)
Neville Watson - Time To Lose Control
Pressure System - The Voice From Planet Love
Andrew Weatherall - Liar With Wings (Ian Weatherall & Ian Carter remix)
Cocoon (Corten 02) / MUGWUMP "Mindflexes" 10'
A jacking disco excursion on Cocoon's new 10' split label... Described as DJ Sneak meets Radioslave in a Wildpitch elevator !!! out in May 2009, big support from Sven Vath obviously, who's road-tested/playing the track everyfuckingwhere...
Chris Tietjen (Cocoon) : "Totally great !"
Ivan Smagghe : " J'adore...ce genre de beat evidemment c'est un peu mon truc mais bon super..."
Dubfire (Sci+Tec) : "Love the Mugwump track !"
Peter Kruder (Gigolo-GStone-Macro) : "Mindflexes reminds me of Breakdance tunes from the 80ties and that is a good thing..;) Will play this loads"
DJ Hell (Gigolo) : "Nice !!! Mugwump ! Good track ! Wait till you hear our
Mugwump release !!!"
sven vath at timewarp 09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikzes6avv_st=434
Current highlights from the Ewan Pearson DJ box (www.ewanpearson.com/enthusiasm):
Mugwump "Mindflexes", DJ Hell, "The Angst", Blagger "Strange Behaviour" DJ Koze remix, Holgar Zislke "Mes Yeux", Different Gear "One Thing More", Iron Curtis "Pumping Velvet", Neville Watson "Full Flight", Audio Soul Project "Reality Check" Vincenzo remix, George Issakidis and Speedy J "Sculpture", Ricky L "Automatic", Gonno "I Don't Need Competition"
Sven Vath - Mayday 2009 - Live @ Dortmund, Germany 30.04.2009
Kompakt 189 / MUGWUMP "Fears Inc." Out 27 April 2009
These two guys from Brussels are on fire! Geoffroy and Kolombo grace
us with their second 12” after the much loved “Meditation EP”. This
time around, they take us to the dark side of house music. The title
track “Fears Inc” sounds like the alternative soundtrack of Polanski’s
“Dance of the Vampyres”. There’s an overall gay atmosphere but evil
bloodsuckers are lurking behind every corner. “Fears Inc” reminds us
of the mid 90s when labels like Strictly Rhythm helped house music to
develop a variety and elegance that was unheard thus far. Mugwump roll
out a majestic, sanguine deephouse track that builds up to total
frenzy including bloodcurdling screams and all. This is a monster
track... for real! “Nothing without you” quotes a different period of dance music, diving deeply into the year 1988 when Djs at the legendary Boccaccio Club near Ghent fusioned EBM and Acidhouse into NEW BEAT, a highly
energetic ancestor of nowadays European techno. Kolombo and Geoffroy
give this timely deceased genre an update and who knows... maybe they
kissed the beast awake!
Michaël Mayer
Michaël Mayer March/April 09 chart
1. Matias Aguayo/Rebolledo - (Comeme 001)
2. Ada - Lovestoned (Kompakt 188)
3. It's a Fine Line - Grease (?)
4. Someone Else - Sunny Day in Smallville (Foundsound 020)
5. Tony Lionni - Found a place (Ostgut Ton 22)
6. Mugwump - Fears Inc. (Kompakt 189)
7. Fet et moi - Paris is for lovers (FETETMOI 001)
8. Moon Unit - Connections Ewan Pearson Remix (Supersoul 11)
9. Maxime Dangles - Organijk (Kompakt Extra 64)
10. Mark Broom - Twenty Nine (Memo 8)
Tim Sweeney (Beats in Space) April chart
1. Shit Robot Simple Things (Original and Todd Terje remix) (DFA Records)
2. Nacho Patrol Futuristic Abeba Label (KSE)
3. Azari & III Hungry For The Power (I'm A Cliche)
4. Unknown Bitshit 1 & 2 (For Disco Only)
5. The Time & Space Machine Volume 2 (5D)
6. Krikor & The Dead Hillbillies Break It All (Tigersushi)
7. 6th Borough Project Do It To The Max (Instruments Of Rapture)
8. Stoned Green Apples Sugar K (Yura Yura Teikoku remix) (Crue-L)
9. V/A Originals (Compiled by Mark Seven) Claremont 56
10. Mugwump Fears Inc Kompakt
Phonica records : "Geoffroy & Kolombo Presents : Mugwump on this 12". Lets go straight in as this is great 'Fears Inc' is string laiden groover that will not stop peaking and dropping. The production is superb and the mix is almost epic. Subtle yet huge oh yes. 'Nothing without You' awesome space tinged Disco Techno the way it should always be done. After the break the effects take over and you are lifted into the beyond once more. A great not so 4/4 vibe about this side."
Peter Kruder (G-Stone-Gigolo-Macro) : "Both tracks are really good..."
Kiki/B-Pitch Control :"I was lucky enough to have this since some while from Geoffroy. i really like the way he is obviously influenced by disco, but expresses it very unobviously! diggin especially the title track here!'
Mixmag: "Fears inc." reminds Mugwump's release on Misericord - definitely a good thing...production is absolutely superb on both tracks'"
Undo/Factor City: "really like both tracks, but fears inc is the one for me. will
play a lot. full support! !"
Touane (Trenton Records): "Great record...Totally into this 'Fears inc.' track. This totally fits my set of the moment.."
Chris Duckenfield/Swag: "'Nothing Without You 'is a
splendid Dark, Discolated thing"
Dj Deep: "Very interesting record"
Adam Marshall (Cynosure-New Kanada-Dumb Unit): "Killer, killer, killer !!!"
Tuomas Salmuela-Phonogenic(Mood Music-Cocoon): "I like "nothing without
you" for it's EBM vibe. it's really something else."
Chymera/Delsin-Rush Hour: "Nice! digging Nothing without you .. very cool vibes.."
Dirt Crew: "TOP! "
Darko Esser (Wolfskull):"Very good release! Love the classical
arrangements, will play!"
Zak Frost (Nodisko-Turbo) : "Mugwump is always an interesting producer and these tracks do not disappoint. prefer side b!
Tim Paris (Marketing/It's a Fine Line): "brilliant EP. loving and
playing both sides !"
Kompakt 182 / MUGWUMP "Meditation EP"
"MUGWUMPS FIRST RELEASE ON KOMPAKT. AND WE THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW GENRE OF HOUSE MUSIC THAT CAN BE CALLED "CLASSIC HOUSE WITH A NEW SUB-TEXT". A MUST-HAVE...
As far as we know, Geoffroy & Kolombo from Brussels rather refer to William Burrough's drug-induced reptile weirdos from Naked Lunch. Anyways, Mugwump's music is definitely a mindtrip on its own, yet - it's
also accessible and very entertaining in a sober state. Their sound is fat, warm & sexy. There's a lot of classic house in it but instead of repeating history they really add some new magic tricks. In fact, each of the three tracks on the 'Meditation EP' would be worth to start a new subgenre. But instead of coming up with three fancy new tags we prefer to get ourselves a drink and hit the dancefloor. And so should you... Oh, by the way... you should also check
out Mugwump's more than amazing release on Rob Mello's Disco 45 label. It's totally awesome." Michaël Mayer
Phonica records: "Mugwump's 'boutade ep' was one of our biggest sellers and in fact it was one of our top records of the whole year. Here we see Geoffroy return with another top release, this time on the mighty Kompakt. "
Tim Sweeney (DFA, Beats in space):
December 2008 Top 10
1 JD Twitch / 60 Minutes of Fear CD & 10 Inches of Fear 10" / RVNG
2 T&T /Don't Stop / Stevie Label / Music Factory
3 The Foals / Olympic Airways (Ewan Pearson / Supermayer remixes) / Kompakt
4 DMX Krew / Bass Drop EP Label / Turbo Recordings
5 Friendly Fires /Paris (Justus Kohncke remix) / XL Recordings
6 Mugwump / Meditation EP / Kompakt
7 Outlander / Capricorn / In Order To Dance Sampler 1 / R&S Records
8 Bumrocks / El Bum / Bumrocks
9 Tones On Tail / Rain / Beggars Banquet
10 The Delicate Genius /Popping Pills Like A Maniac / Hole In The Sky
Misericord 002 / MUGWUMP - BOUTADE
"A 107 bpm balearic / trancey disco, with a heavy heavy bassline reminiscent of trevor jackson's remix of chromeo from a couple of years back. don't let the speed fool you. this is not a chill-out record. it's a monster... On the flip, myself, Sasse and Naughty turn in a chugging Prescription-esque dub for good measure. If you have the guts / sense to change the pace a bit you will be mightily rewarded. Slowly, surely! " Ewan Pearson (Misericord)
Heavy DJ support from Andy Weatherall, Optimo, Gilb'r, Tiefschwarz, Pete Herbert, Nathan-Gregory Wilkins, Morpheus, Will Saul, Ben Watt, Dixon, Âme, Jef K, Ivan Smagghe, Prince Language, Toby Tobias, Chris Duckenfield and reviews/mentions all over the usual blogs.
Mr Scruff : "An immaculately produced and original piece of music that we should be hearing a lot more... That Mugwump record is amazing, people keep asking me what it is all the time."
Nathan-Gregory Wilkins: "One of my favourites since Ewan sent it to me.Truly wonderful. Will dutifully go and buy on vinyl over the next few days. Well done."
Piccadilly records, Manchester: " OK, prick up your ears, I will tell you this but once. We have a bomb, and not only that it seems we have a proper good label that (if we whisper it) we may be able to rely on. The last record that came as the debut for Misericord was Al Usher's "Gnanfou" a total bomb and big seller here at PHQ. Now the second release on the label is this EP by Mugwump. "Boutade" comes in two versions the Original on side-A is a brilliant piece of midtempo house / disco with an absolutely killer string bit, super solid beats slugging away beneath a killer bassline and proggy synth sounds, all before the piano breakdown! Over on side-B the "Miseridub" which supercharges the elements from the original and turns in a slightly more DJ friendly version, however both sides are total killer, this will be big!!! "
Keith Optimo " "Awesome" is one of the most over / mis used words of our age, but this really is awesome."
Dixon "love this track"
Gilb'r (Chateau Flight) "really really good!"
Pete Herbert "love them both. 'Tis a monster indeed..."
Prince Language "they are both really gorgeous. Especially loving the dub. Played them out and they sound amazing."
I-DJ / House (Jez Torrance) : "All too irregular they maybe be, but I love Mugwump releases and their delightfully non cynical dance music... give its somptuous orchestral strings and lowdown analogue bassline the right airing and realise 107 bpm ain't too slow..."
I-DJ / Eclectic (Matt Anniss) : "We're slightly slow on this but its so ace we tought we'd make you aware of it anyway. Mugwump look to the Balearics for inspiration. the result is a shimmering slice of 107 BPM e-disco - all bubbly synths, evocative strings and lush piano breakdowns. Wonderful. flip for Ewan Pearson, Sasse & Naughty's Misericord dub, which add cowbells and some well-placed bleeps and blips for maximum dancefloor pleasure. an essential purchase basically"
Philip Sherburne (Resident Advisor/Lan) :” Where earlier Mugwump releases for the likes of Moodmusic have reflected a lush, melodic electro-house sensibility, ’Boutade’ is in keeping with Misericord's slow-disco aesthetic, clocking in at a churning 107BPM. With over two minutes of intro, Mugwump take their time digging in, but it's hardly wasted: fluttering violins, channeling the nervous energy of Philip Glass, cushion dramatic string vamps and methodical tympanis that stretch the tension to breaking point. The same simplicity rules the rest of the tune, which is built on a fat, jaunty bassline and a plucked lead ruffling its peacock feathers. Instead of development, Mugwump follow contours in the sound, focusing their energies on judicious filtering and the sneaky rearrangement of the song's principal themes. The B-side is a similarly-paced edit by Pearson, Sasse and Naughty that zeroes in on ’Boutade’s moments of peak intensity and draws them out in a glorious smear of filters and filigree with cowbell-heavy Latin percussion and lazy handclaps chunking up the rhythm nicely. It's the perfect, starry-eyed complement to Mugwump's languid ecstasy.”
Rune Lindbaek: "Just heard Boutade.. OMG, one of the tunes of the year for me!!
Keep up the good work!"
Bill Brewster (Dj History) "record of the year"
Prins Thomas: "'boutade' is EASILY one of the best records of 2008."
DJ History 2008 Furtive TOP 50 :
3. Mugwump – Boutade (Misericord)
DISCO 45 records / MUGWUMP - YAJNA
"Yajna" is sounding like nothing else. Electronic, melancholic and with a massive horns breakdown, it's on Rob Mello's Disco 45 imprint, released trough Kompakt on two versions. To complement the anthemic original, Mugwump have done a bonus remix in hommage to the No Ears Dubs
"Yajna" has received super support from Michaël Mayer who's hammered the original and signed Mugwump on Kompakt straight after. Sven Vath also plays the original a lot.Check quotes/playlists here below:
Sven Vath - Live @ Volkspalast Leipzig (Germany) 07-02-2009
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1. ID - ID
2. Martinez - Le Circus (Moon Harbour 41)
3. Livio & Roby vs George G - Diverse (Cecille Numbers 05A)
4. Ahmet Sisman - Saruka (Slash 01)
5. Audiofly - Apparently So (8Bit Records 16)
6. Radio Slave - RJ (Running Back 12)
7. Anton Pieete - Players (Intacto 18)
8. Ilario Alicante - Living Near Africa (Cecille 08)
9. Matt Tolfrey & Inxec - I Just Can't Stand It (Cocoon 10' 01)
10. Mugwump - Yanja (Disco 45 / 06)
Piccadilly records : "Having come up with one of 2008's biggest releases (the "Boutade EP"), Mugwump is back with another absolute monster of a tune. "Yanja" is just one of those quality house tunes that you know will be in your box for months to come, such is its combination of depth and instant appeal. It's a simple, uncluttered track with a nice fat kick-driven rhythm, snappy percussion and a killer melody. But would you be expecting a brilliant batucada-meets-orchestra breakdown in the middle? I reckon not! Huge! If that's all a bit too much for you (fools!), then the flipside features a more four-to-the-floor straight-ahead dub..."
I-DJ mag : "It¹s nice to see former Hi-phen boss Geoffroy back in action, following the brilliant ŒBoutade¹ earlier in the year. Whereas that was a spine-tingling slice of deep Balearica, 'Yajna' goes for the jugular from the off. 12
minutes long in its original form, 'Yajna' bobs and weaves around flittering
riffs and throbbing beats before dropping into the most unlikely breakdown
an Eastern European marching band in full flight. Silly? Yes, but don¹t
think of it as a novelty record it¹s actually rather good. Besides,
there's a trippier, reverb-heavy dub for the killjoys on the flip. "
Aeroplane (Eskimo): "The original is a nice epic track!!" (featured on Aeroplanes's Resident Advisor 2008 podcast)
Chloé (Kill The DJ): "J' adore - mugwump yajna - excellent. I support!"
playlist sept 08
1. Bozzwell – Fionas Song (Dirk Leyers Rmx)
2. DJ Hell – The Disaster (Ink & Needle Rmx)
3. Photonz – Here To Go
4. Xenia Beliayeva – You Better
5. King Roc – DiscoVery 1
6. Fergie – Ireland
7. Sebastien Bouchet – Manimus
8. Mugwump – Yajna
9. Matias Aguayo – Minimal
10. Pony Hoax – Images Of Sigrid (Chloé Rmx)
C-Rock (Motorcitysoul/Cocoon) : "Amazingly deep and kicking at the same time in a very hypnotic way, damn good job... Can't decide which version i prefer best !!! "
Ben Watt (Buzzin' Fly): "Sounding totally mad and cool!"
Ewan Pearson: "Loving the new track loads"
Mark E (Jisco/Golf Channel): ‘Wicked tune, so different from alot that is around at the moment, much play expected from this side…still hammering “Boutade” by the way’
Ivan Smagghe (Kill the DJ/Bancal Bancal) : "Very cool...both sides"
D'Julz (Ovum/Intacto):"In da box !"
Darko (Statik Dancin', Brussels) : "Very cool. Will definitely play the long version, love the Doctor Rockit feeling in the break, great job ! "
Maëlstrom (Mindless Boogie) "Killer track!"
Michael Mayer (Kompakt) : " The Belgians are clearing the house ground and loosen the tight corset. a new star is born, wonderful & perfect for the floor"
Details for Michael Mayer @ Space Ibiza, Spain 2008-08-01
Cue Artist - Title (Remix)
1 Ferenc - Boixos Noise
2 Fred Hush - Definition Track
3 Unknown - Unknown
4 Mugwump - Yanja (Mugwump No Fears Dub)
5 Alter Ego - Jolly Jocker (Supermayer Remix)
6 Hugg & Pepp - Pung
7 Patrice Bäumel - Roar
8 Misc - Status Now
9 Pfirter - Mi Auto
10 Unknown - Unknown
11 Superpitcher - Disko
12 Ada - Maps (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Remix)
13 Nicolas Stefan - Time Is Over
14 Unknown - Unknown
15 Raudive - Slave
16 Gabriel Ananda - Rattamahatta
17 Unknown - Unknown
Phonica records: "Mugwump hit back with this electronic monster. Watch out for the horn breakdown that makes the record. Out of nowhere it comes in then out. Followed by more electronic twitches and tight beats. A dub on the flip has less of everything for the more sensible you."
DJ History's Top 5 records: "Not as good as Boutade (but then what is?), but still better than most. DJ Geoffroy in full effect! "
Hey Geoffroy ! ca gaz ?? bon sorry d'avoir manquer le rex j'etais pas encore sur Paris maintenant c fait donc ce sera avec plaisir pour une party a Bruxelles ou à Panam soon ! et bravo pour la video elle defonce, c la en fait qu'il fallait venir ! des bisous and see you soon ! mimi
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