"Potty Mouth is killing it right now, my favorite is DJ Bam Bam's remix of I like to Freak...destroying dancefloors!" -Bad Boy Bill (Chicago)
"Once again Potty Mouth comes correct with the Nu School craziness that will smash any floor – thanks! Full support" -Kaskade (San Francisco)
"Potty Mouth has quickly become one of my favorite labels, . . . . and a permanent fixture in my CD case. " -Wolfgang Gartner (Austin)
"In the past couple of years, Potty Mouth Music has consistently put out solid records marking it's territory as the next great Chicago label." -Colette (Los Angeles)
"Potty Mouth Music and James Amato have been delivering world class club music since day one" -Johnny Fiasco (Chicago)
"Potty Mouth - The undisputed bass boss of the fidget scene and you know this man. -Terry Mullan (San Diego)
"I've got a lot of respect for James and what he's doing for the scene. Especially with his Potty Mouth label that's been consistently putting out quality music. Plus the Potty Mouth message board has got a great community. Top bloke all round!" -Lee Mortimer of Wearhouse Music (UK)
"Potty Mouth has been one of my favourite labels for ages, dont know what I'd do without it, its pure boom!" -Will Bailey aka 1/2 Bass Weazel aka 1/2 Twocker (UK)
"Trends in music are tricky to follow when they have twist and turns based in the trendiest of gimmicks and not the freshness of a new musical direction. James Amato and Potty Mouth have that compass to create that new and fresh direction musically..keep your ears open."-Joe Shanahan of SmartBar/Metro (Chicago)
"Potty Mouth has established itself as one of the most popular underground house brands in the last 18 months. Big respect goes to James Amato for what he's acheived in such little time. I'm sure 2009 will be another hugely successful year for the label." -HiJack (UK)
"Potty Mouth is the best US based label out there right now introducing the who's who in the next generation of talent. They are at the forefront of dance music today. Potty mouth consistantly puts out the hottest releases featuring the new house sound. -Santiago & Bushido (Chicago)
"Potty Mouth keeps that fire in my serato and sets!!" -Tittsworth (DC)
"Potty Mouth is simply the only US label who deliver a guaranteed playable release each and every time." -Tommie Sunshine (New York)
"Potty Mouth is an innovative fidget label that introduces unknown names next to A list producers and keeps scoring in the Beatport charts with every release! Which other label does that I ask you? Big up!" -Jaimie Fanatic (The Netherlands)
"Always jacking, always devestating--killer label!" -Ursula 1000 (New York)
"Potty Mouth Music brings Chicago into the new millinium. Its nice to hear a label that absorbs the new sounds of fidget and blog-house, without losing sight of what the dancefloor needs ... a sexy bottom end" -Larry Tee (New York)
"We get literally hundreds of label applications a month and when Potty Mouth came to the plate we could tell that their sound was very unique and original. It was amazing to see their first release hit 1 overall on the Beatport charts. Unprecedented for a relatively unknown new brand to accomplish this at Beatport. Hats of to James and the solid AnR team at Potty Mouth, groundbreakers in the genres of electro and fidget house." -Tom Hoch of Beatport.com Head of label management for the Americas (Denver)
"Potty Mouth Music has set new standards for UK house music, with one solid release after another in 2008. Don't sleep on Potty Mouth!" -Palms Out Blog (New York)
"James Amato's hard work as a promoter and keen ear signing huge new acts, well before anyone else as Potty Mouth's head honcho has impressed me so much, its no surprise that the label has gone from strength to strength. Im looking forward to seeing what Potty Mouth has in store for 2009." -Electric Zoo Blog (UK)
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Santiago & Bushido deliver new tunes to Potty Mouth with “UWLMF EP” & new official mix compilation “Makeout Mixtape Sessions - Volume 2”+ Dj Colette joins S&B on original track!
CHICAGO—On their fifth EP for Chicago-based digital label Potty Mouth Music, DJ/Producers Chris Santiago & Tim Bushido push their evolving sound to new limits with the release of “UWLMF EP” and “Makeout Mixtape Sessions 02.” The 27th original EP on PMM not only delivers a spectrum of groove-heavy sounds that bang and bump through three distinct tracks, it also features kinetic vocals of DJ/Producer Colette slicing through the beat of the EP’s lead track, “Make Me Feel.”
Tapping Colette for their latest PMM project was a given for Santiago & Bushido, who collaborated on her 2007 artist album “Push.” In remixing a vocal sample from their original recording session, S&B meld voice and bassline to create a melodic track that delivers a big room jolt.
“I think it’s great we got to work with Colette again on something that’s a little trackier and reflects more of the Potty Mouth sound,” Bushido says on their studio collaboration.
Additionally, the track “Tell Me Why” pulses with the chuggy momentum of dark techno. A vocal loop puts a melodic spin on the sound, creating intricate musical layers that defy genre borders. The third and final track, “All I Can Say,” features minimal drums and basslines while showcasing a tough vocal sample driven by jabby beats.
Santiago & Bushido say the “UWLMF EP” is a reflection of how they have artistically grown as producers since debuting on the PMM rooster in 2007 as the label’s first artists.
“The S&B sound is always evolving and we like put out tracks that have longevity and don’t follow trends,” Santiago says. “I think over the years we have also been more open to listening to other types of genres than in previous years, which has also led to those sounds influencing what we produce.”
To complement their latest EP, S&B simultaneously will release their first official mix compilation “Makeout Mixtape Sessions 02,” a heady set of PMM tracks produced by some of the label’s most prominent talent. Following the success of “Makeout Mixtape Sessions 01” by PMM artist HiJack, S&B deliver another flawless mix of both original tracks and cuts from fellow artists including DJ Fame, Audiostalkers, The Bulgarian and Heavyfeet, to name a few.
PMM027 “UWLMF EP” will be available for purchase on 6/16/09 exclusively (for first 30 days) on Beatport.com. Those who download the entire ep will also get PMM’s latest continuous mix “Makeout Mixtape Sessions 02” for free with the download bundle. The mix will be available for direct purchase on iTunes in July 2009.
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TJR Eats, Sleeps and Breathes Potty Mouth- New EP features two original tracks + remix by Klaus Hill
CHICAGO—On his debut EP for Potty Mouth Music, DJ/producer TJR from New York works his signature acid house sound into something fresh, funky and infectious. The Eat, Sleep, Breath It EP bridges TJR’s knack for old-school sampling with the forward-thinking sounds of house and electro. The result is a three track EP that includes the vocal-heavy “Good Evening Chicago,” including a remix by Sydney, Australia’s Klaus Hill; and “I Don’t Know Where,” a disco influenced cut heavily reworked with a fidget twist.
“I’ve always had a strong connection to Chicago and house music,” says TJR, an industry veteran of more than 15 years. In producing “Good Night Chicago” as part of PMM 025, TJR brings the energy of a live show to the studio, as he pays homage to one of the scene’s most influential cities. “Creating a song dedicated to the city that keeps redefining house music was a goal of mine,” he says.
Growing up in suburban Connecticut, TJR’s early years consisted of hockey, golf and suburban debauchery. Once an aspiring golf pro, TJR traded in his clubs for a set of turntables after attending his first rave in mid-’90s. He soon translated his love for mixing into producing it. Taking note from artists such as Terry Mullan, Armando, Mike Ink, Paul Birken and Ian Pooley, he landed on the Catalyst label before once again shifting his sound to the fidget/electro house scene. Original tracks on Wearhouse Music—along with remixes for labels such as InStereo Recordings, Eden Records and Promo—have positioned TJR amongst some of the scenes finest.
The producer/DJ says he was trying to make his latest release a fun addition to the PMM label. “Life shouldn’t be taken so seriously and I try to reflect in my music,” he says. PMM025 “Eat, Breathe, Sleep EP” will be available for purchase on 5/19/09 exclusively (for first 30 days) on Beatport.com.
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Rockwell D Heats Up Potty Mouth with “Burning Up EP" - Birmingham duo debuts first, full length EP which remix by Scott Cooper
CHICAGO—Rockwell D returns to the Potty Mouth Music spotlight for the first time since fall 2008 with “Burning Up,” the label’s latest house-heavy EP featuring three original new tracks and a remix by Potty Mouth artist Scott Cooper. The production duo of Ade Robinson and Sheff H. made waves on Potty Mouth Music with their remix of Pete Vaydex’s “My Orange Vacuum Cleaner” released as part of PMM 015 “Time for Time Out” EP. Now Rockwell D takes their solo production talents to the forefront on PMM 021, bringing an inflated brand of energy and funk set to work crowds until dawn.
Rockwell D is no stranger to frenzied crowds. As residents at the renowned Birmingham clubs of Miss Moneypennys and Gatecrashers, Robinson and Sheff have been attracting attention of partygoers for more than five years. What began as a solo residency for Robinson soon turned into a partnership after the two met in 2006. Robinson helmed the decks while Sheff, a business minded and technically-savvy DJ, shopped for new music opportunities. His background as a house remixer for London’s Relentless Records led to them teaming up and remixing side project for one of Miss Moneypennys owners.
“We went in the studio and nailed three mixes—one which was used on the release,” Sheff says. “We have a great understanding and balance in the studio together, which made for a great start to the Rockwell D project.”
Since then, the duo has kept their production pace as high-energy as their house tracks For their latest Potty Mouth coup, Rockwell D presents “Burning Up,” an EP featuring three original tracks including, “Your Can’t Cool,” “Tempo Critical” and “Crazy Hoe.” Potty Mouth’s Cooper lends his remix skills to “You Can’t Cool” turning out a twisted version of the original that chugs with a globular bassline paired with funky grooves.
In addition to their latest release on Potty Mouth Music, Rockwell D continues to tour globally, hold down regular play dates in Ibiza, Russia and Switzerland. There recent success on Urbanfire Records includes their original mix of “Girls Meltdown” feat. Gappy Ranks simultaneously hitting the No. 1 spots on djdownloads.com hip hop and garage Top 100 charts. The success of “Whats Up” and “Plain Loco” also on Urbanfire has further increased the visibility and viability of Rockwell D on underground and commercial dance scene.
Robinson says he takes his mission to heart. “When I play, I aim to have total control of the dance floor, give the crowd an unforgettable and uplifting experience and to play something fresh—all the while considering the impact of the music,” he says.
PMM021 “Burning Up EP” will be available for purchase on 4/28/09 exclusively (for first 30 days) on Beatport.com.
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CHICAGO—Chicago-based digital label Potty Mouth Music welcomes the latest international addition to its expanding talent roster with the release of “Gouled Felem,” the label’s 23rd EP produced by Stockholm, Sweden trio, Audiostalkers. In pairing relentless, electro-heavy grooves over hip-hop influenced vocals, Audiostalkers create a collection of tough beats that are playful enough to inspire a party wherever they drop.
Comprised of members Brinx (Kim), Slimmy (Jimmy) and Bombanonymous (Simon), Audiostalkers have performed as live act across Sweden for the past two years. Kim and Simon met while hold residencies at Stockholm’s infamous STASH Club, where they served as late night purveyors of the Swedish hip-hop scene, which mixes a big blend of Miami bass, krunk, B-more club, electro and fidget house. The team’s late musings turned into a few studio-inspired sessions through the help of Jimmy, a studio genius who dug the duo’s twisted sound but came at it through a more refined ear.
“I dropped numerous other projects I was working on in the studio at the time to in order to fully focus on what I called their ‘forward thinking party music,’” Jimmy says.
His tactics paid off, and shortly after, Audiostalkers was born. Since 2008, the trio has produced everything from electro bangers and deep grooves to fidget house layered with rap vocals. While “Gouled Felem” is Audiostalker’s electronic label debut, Kim, Jimmy and Simon have collaborated with several artists on remixes including Rico Tubbs, Keith McKenzie, Nikkal Fieldz and—most recently—Santiago & Bushido on Potty Mouth Music.
“Gouled Felem” features five electro-inspired house tracks including: “Front to Back” feat. D-Chi; “Beat Glitches” feat. Zerina; “Front to Back” (Santiago & Bushido remix); “Beat Glitches (Radio Friendly Edit); and the title track, “Gouled Felem.”
As for the name of their debut EP?
“Gouled Felem is a Somalian name,” Kim explains. “The tracks named after a really old lady who used to shop at a friends store.”
PMM023 “Gouled Felem EP” will be available for purchase on 4/8/09 exclusively (for first 30 days) on Beatport.com.
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HiJack is known for making and playing bouncy, funk-fueled grooves with chunky beats and quirky hooks. His original sound fuses jacking house and techno, with samples from all musical eras and genres. Influences span from James Brown to the Neptunes, and include house pioneers Dave Taylor, Derrick Carter, and Jacob London.
Jon Chant began creating tracks and remixes as HiJack in 2006, for his DJ sets and mix tapes. He has since produced around 40 official HiJack tracks and remixes, whilst running self-helmed label Jack Union Records, and releasing projects under his alias Vukasin.
In the past three years HiJack has become an established name in the UK’s underground house music scene. He has produced five original EPs for Potty Mouth Music, Jack Union Records, and On The Brink Recordings, and a long list of remix projects, with reworks of the likes of Magik Johnson, Lee Mortimer, and DJ Dan, for labels including Underwater Recordings and Brickhouse Records.
His productions have regularly gained support from influential artists and DJs, from Moby to the Crookers, and have received frequent airplay from BBC Radio One DJs Annie Mac, Dave Spoon, and Kissy Sellout.
HiJack’s DJ sets are known for being packed with unreleased tracks and re-edits, and have generated a large following for his online podcasts and mixes. In 2009 HiJack mixed the first in an official compilation series for Potty Mouth Music.
Over the past year HiJack has performed at venues and festivals across the UK and Europe, for some of the world’s biggest dance brands including Ministry Of Sound, the Gatecrasher festival, and Dutch Gathering. He is currently touring the USA, with a string of shows in cities including Chicago, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles.
In the coming months HiJack will be performing in territories across Europe and beyond, and will be releasing more music than ever, with new original EPs and remixes of the likes of Adam Freeland and Ursula 1000.
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Funk, fidget and bounce find common ground on the production of palette of Kyle Watson, a South African producer who melds melodic beats with big bass. The result is malleable vibe that is organic enough to keep house heads on the floor and energetic enough to blow fidget fans off of it.
Watson first garnered a grassroots following of dance music fans in his native South Africa in 2006, when a small independent dance label uploaded several of his studio crafted tracks to favored response. By the following year, Elevate Music had taken notice and began releasing techy, start-up tracks including “Push It,” “Abstraction,” and “Something Dirty.” Pushed by his own burgeoning underground success, Watson soon migrated to remix work, putting his electro spin on Paul Bingham’s “Superstar.” The track would rise the ranks of both the Beaport and Juno minimal/tech and electro house charts. His remix of Terrance Dizko’s “Be Alright” on Lets Play House also earned nods from tech house fans with fellow South African producer Lady Lea, who named him one of the country’s top upcoming producers in 2007.
Watson’s success was fueled further with help from his rerub of the Kristy Hawkshaw’s classic track “It’s A Fine Day,” which flew to No. 1 on the DMC Buzz Chart within one week. His work led to recent remix projects for John Dahlback’s “More Than I Wanted” (Pickadoll) and Goldfish’s “Cruising Through” (Pacha Recordings). More recently, Watson has released a biting bootleg of Groove Armada’s “Superstyling” and teamed with fellow Potty Mouth Music artists Chris James and Lee Dearn on a remix project the duo’s new digital label, Dubnoir. The imprint debuted in early 2009.
When Watson is not playing for audiences in South Africa, he travels to Fulham, London, where audiences at Zulu’s Bar dig deep into his sound. Regular gigs at the likes of Electric Circus and KISS prove that 20-year-old Watson is on the long-term radar for fidget audiences in all corners of the scene.
Fresh and Bouncy EP is Kyle Watson’s first release on Potty Mouth Music.
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Scott Cooper blends jackin electronic house with eclectic influences of hip-house, ragga and dancehall. His diverse spin on the underground sound has made him a less predictable—but always rowdy—addition to the Potty Mouth Music roster.
Cooper channeled his classically trained guitar skills into electronic music, taking early influence from Sasha, Lee Burridge, Craig Richards and the breaks of DJ Hyper. London-based DJ Jon Carter further influenced his production with a fusion of ragga vocals and old-school samples with house music and broken beats. His diversity would become the cannon for a sound he would develop at Nottingham’s prestigious Confetti Studios.
In the past 10 years, Cooper has honed his skills on the decks and in the studio, collaborating with artists such as Jak Z, and Balie funk MC Edu-K. Cooper’s breakthrough “Hanging with Mr. Cooper EP” released in early 2008 on Lee Mortimer’s Wearhouse Music showcased his signature mix of electro, dancehall and breaks. The artist takes these influences even further with his forthcoming “Natty Jack EP,” on Wearhouse, which includes remixes by Potty Mouth Music artists HiJack and Heavy Feet.
“I’d describe my style as all-embracing in the way that I like to get a lot of different sounds and make sense of them in both my productions and my DJ sets,” Cooper says. The self-proclaimed serial collaborator of late still finds time to work with other artists while also making time to tweak his own twisted sound.
On the DJing front, forthcoming gigs see Cooper, 27, touring Canada, Europe and The States, along with an annual outing to Ibiza. He has held a previous residency at Digital in Lincoln and is a current resident of the monthly Moda event which Potty mouth's Andy George runs along with fellow Lincoln based DJs Jaymo and Ingo Staar.
Cooper has collaborated with George for their latest EP, “The Cooper and George EP” due for release in July 2008.
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With their blend of big basslines and vocals, Santiago & Bushido are a filthy addition the Potty Mouth Music roster. Since teaming up as a production duo in 2001, Chris Santiago and Tim Bushido have elevated the art of electronic jack to encompass many influences, from the hard hitting to the deep and soulful.
At the core of Santiago & Bushido’s sound lays the forward thinking, funk-tech that has given them critical moxie in Chicago and beyond. As products of the mid ’90s rave scene, the DJ/producers grew up immersed in a community that they would soon become their professional careers. Bushido picked up djing at an early age and got deep into the art of production. Experimenting with hip hop at the start, he slowly ebbed into house production, thanks in part to his work at Chicago Recording Company. Sharing the same recording space with the likes of R.Kelly and Smashing Pumpkins, Bushido honed his engineering and production prowess until opportunity knocked.
While Bushido was mastering his craft, Santiago was working his way up the Chicago’s nightlife hierarchy. Within one year of playing live gigs, he secured a Friday night residency at Zentra Nightclub. The renowned “Jack Fridays” have continued to attract underground house crowds for more than six years, with crowds still going off weekly. Santiago’s presence in the Chicago house community reaches even further with his involvement in the House Arrest promotion group, which continues to host some of the scene’s most well attended parties.
As producers, Santiago & Bushido draw influences from their straight house background and apply harder and heavier elements to the sound. “We get really deep into the tracks we’re producing, flip them and cut them in so many different ways, all to get the heaviest groove possible,” Bushido says. Since collaborating, they have dropped numerous EP’s and remixes on some of House Music’s most well respected label including Robsoul, Control Recordings and Black Cherry, to name a few. The duo’s smash release “What Your Name?” on Robsoul continues to enjoy heavy rotation on the global house scene.
In addition to their Potty Mouth debut, the duo recently finished work on Colette’s new album “Push”, slated for August release on OM Records. They wrote and produced the album’s second slotted single, “If,” which they also remixed for a separate release. Already generating a buzz in the house community, “If” also features its own music video which will align with the release.
Santiago & Bushido’s recent inclusion in the Potty Mouth family aligns with the duo’s production and performance philosophies. “One thing about us is we’re not afraid to do a deep track or a totally hardcore track…as long as it works on the dance floor and is pushing the sound forward, it works for us.” Given the tech-funk inflection of their forthcoming release, the nastier the duo delves, the better they beat.
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Breakbeats may have profoundly influenced the Belgium-bred battery of Electric Soulside, but it’s their electro spin on the sound that landed them to Potty Mouth Music roster. Debuting on London-based label Ruff Dog Recordings in 2006, brothers Patrick and Steve Hoody have since brought their brand of glitch and fidget house to labels across Europe, Canada and now, into The States.
Driven by underground dance culture of early ’90s, Steve hooked into music with his first set of turntables in 1994; Patrick bought a rhythm box and an analogue synthesizer and explored. By mid-decade, the two had formed a creative partnership that pitted both brothers behind the synthesizer. Their first project, Mantra and Galax-Sea, was a live, synth-driven show that showcased their abilities to musically improvise alongside renowned Belgium musicians. Electronic and heady in nature, the sonic structure of their sets still put house at the forefront, taking influences from artists such as DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter and Paul Johnson.
By 2001, the duo’s signed on to London’s Blue Black Records, which were home to breaks artists including Meat Katie and Elite Force. Patrick and Steve absorbed the outside influences into their own sound, recording under the names Hoody & Hoody and Ultravision before settling into Electric Soulside in early 2006. Having produced under various music influences, the two brothers knew their eclectic style of electronica was a rare breed in their native Belgium. London’s Ruff Dog Recordings gave the duo the nod shortly after, signing the track “Shining,” an electro-breakbeat cut found in the crates of The Crystal Method and Aquasky alike.
Since 2006, Electric Soulside has appeared on numerous European labels, including European Breakbots (Paris), Flatout (Stockholm) and V.I.M (Greece). Their early 2008 release on Ruff Dog, “Second Life,” became a No. 1 electro-breaks release on Chemical Records (vinyl) and No. 2 on Djdownload.com breaks Top 100 (mp3) in the UK.
Electric Soulside melds breaks, glitch, electro and house into their production, creating sounds that twist and turn whether they are loosely adhering to the structured sounds of house or keeping their own beat to UK breakbeat.
Click on the picture for more info on Kelevra! KELEVRA (UK)
Remix master Paul Kelevra is putting his name at the forefront of Potty Mouth Music, trading in his backstage status for the full on limelight. The Midlands, UK producer/DJ has already remixed for dozens tracks of dance music artists, but this time Kelevra is stepping out in a big, bouncy way with this latest “Clean Jeans EP” on Potty Mouth.
Rising through the vinyl ranks of the dance scene of the late ’90s, Kelevra played clubs on both sides of the Atlantic for more than a decade. Keeping a fun but dirty vibe to his sets, the artist channeled his creativity on the decks into a slew of remix projects for esteemed artists including DJ Dan, Jamie Fanatic, Klaus Hill, Micky Slim and Aquasky, to name a few. Original releases on Wearhouse Music have garnered remix attention from Lee Mortimer, including a rerub of “Grab Ya Funkstick” on the “Bad Dog EP.”
2008 saw Kelevra slide into the Aussie Top 50 dance charts just under Calvin Harris with his remix of Audio Slingers’ “Radio Noise” on Kingdome Kome. He looks to continue the creative momentum in 2009 on the push of a collaborative label with D.O.N.S. Ollie Geodicke called Fidget Kingdom. “Jak Muzik” featuring Whiskey Pete marks Kelevra’s first release on Fidget Kingdom with remixes from Micky Slim, Klaus Hill Jaimie Fanatic & Aniki, alongside a new EP with Jamie Fanatic on the emerging WeAreAllKidz Label.
“I am also working with Mc Flipside & Sharooz who are currently flying high on the back of “Hi Friend” with Deadmau5 & Get Off on Plasmapool for my next single on PBR recordings,” Kelevra says.
When Kelevra is not instigating mischief behind the decks, he is working hard on his own UK-based imprint KrunK, showcasing fresh hip house, fidget and electro tracks by himself and artists across the dance music community. Between crafting and managing, Kelevra’s own work has also garnered support from the likes of Crookers, Kissy, Judge Jules, Tongy and Armand Van Helden.
“I like to think I just bring full on party tunes that I’d like to hear if I was out clubbing—stuff that makes ya want to dance!” he says.
“Clean Jeans EP” includes collaborations with Whisky Pete and Nathan Boon, along with remixes by Kyle Watson and BamBam.
From his early interests in trance and funky house to his explosive experimentations in electro, Chris James brings a unique blend of beats to the Potty Mouth Music roster. Always eager to push his production to the next level, the Birmingham, UK-native is unafraid to explore the twisted side of house and inflect it with plenty of pop and groove.
Launching his career at 15, Chris spread his sound across the Midlands through live, Internet radio shows. Within one year, Chris was garnering hundreds of fans and hosting three shows per week, including “Funk’d Up Mondays,” and his monthly “HLE” showcase (Harder, Lounder & Electronic). Slick mixing and track selection put him on the club billing radar, as he landed gigs at London’s top clubs including Ministry of Sound and Turnmills. He has also gone on to hold residencies at ‘If . . .U Want It’ at Bushwackers, B1 at Chic and Spin at Dragon Eye in Birmingham.
Even before making his EP on new label home Potty Mouth Music, Chris has kept production pace in the studio. From club-stomping remixes like “Smut” (Venga Digital) to the more organic reworks of tracks like Suriv’s “Epic Flow” (Roostar Records), Chris walks a groove-heavy line between the synthetic and soulful sounds that elevate his style to the next.
When he’s not riding the turns of twisted house, Chris is also working under his techno alias, Chris Crowther, and enjoying support provided by BBC Radio1’s Pete Tong. His track ‘Vasco De Gama’ led to a remix project for Miles Dyson, whose track—“Anthem”—is released as a rerub on Plasmapool.
“My music is definitely forward thinking, innovative and creative as well as making people move,” Chris says of his evolving sound. “Potty Mouth has a tendency to push boundaries with their releases and I feel that the music I make fits the bill.”
For his first release on Potty Mouth Music, Chris teams up with colleague Lee Dearn to craft the “We Can Play EP,” a heady mix of jagged grooves that puts a new twist on his already signature twisted sound.
Lee Dearn Bio:
The gritty streets of Birmingham, England put their own gritty stamp on the sound of Lee Dearn, a producer whose dirty beats drive back to his roots. In combining obscure, cut-up samples with bouncy, jacked up grooves, Dearn slides in as one of the darkest additions to the Potty Mouth Music label.
Since launching his music career at age 17, the producer/DJ has gone on to post a residency at Release, a night he and fellow producer/Potty Mouth Music label mate Chris James organized in Birmingham. Soon, the two started collaborating together creatively. Dearn’s previous label credits include Somatic Sense, The Gallery Turnmills and Bonzai Limited, where he and James released their seminal anthem, “Santa Eularia.” In addition to his original tracks, Dearn has collaborated and helmed a number of remix projects, putting a dark, driving face to Bloc Party’s “So Here We Are” and Scarlet Harlots’ “In the Garden” (Chris James and Lee Dearn remix).
Dearn’s working class roots continue to shape his hard-nosed sound, with his music taking influence from techno and trance artists including Jeff Mills, Tiefschwarz, Stephan Bodzin and James Holden. His hard-wired beats speak to his West Midland upbringing and a self-sufficient production style that continues to drive him in the studio and behind the decks. In balancing grit and groove, Dearn melds elements from a variety of genres, including hip hop, techno, house and even traditional Columbian music.
His latest release, the “We Can Play” EP with Chris James, marks his first release on Potty Mouth Music.
Click on the picture for more info on the Bulgarian! THE BULGARIAN (Bulgaria)
The Bulgarian is the business of dropping big beats, both on and off the Potty Mouth Music roster. With a production career that spans more than 10 years, his first release as The Bulgarian in December 2006 quickly became a best seller for the Second Session label on djdownload.com. Since then, he’s taken his bass-heavy, fidget house sound to some of the most respected artists in the business.
The Bulgarian’s road to success began 10 years ago in Cape Town, South Africa. Here, he discovered his passion for making music in his computer. In 2003, he volunteered to help out at the prestigious Red Bull Music Academy in Cape Town, where he immersed himself in varied genres of electronic music. With his new exposure, The Bulgarian ditched his dnb sound to open up a music studio. After two-and-a-half years of moderate success and a European holiday packed with inspiration, the aspiring producer decided it was time to shake things up by focusing on his productions—and thus was born "The Bulgarian".
The success of his Second Session release as The Bulgarian, led him to him signing an EP onto London’s On the Brink Recordings. Additionally, the glitch-heavy remix of the original Troydon track “I Wanna Tell Ya” continues to haunt club audiences with its hollow vocals backed by his relentless reworked bass.
The Bulgarian’s artistic inspiration carries over into production work as Mr.Elastik, a more minimal-inspired sound with a techno make-up. He also collaborates with his former studio partner as Tone Deaf Junkies, who released their debut album last year. Its eclectic electronic style ranges from glitch to electrostep dnb, along with a new self-dubbed sound The Bulgarian calls “Kwaitech.” “It’s a tech derivative of South Africa’s native Kwaito sound,” he says.
In addition to his success in the studio, The Bulgarian has held numerous club residencies, including Voltage in Cape Town and Homegrown at Mercury Live. In May 2007, he was featured on Andy Mac’s prestigious Cream Radio show, where he joined the mixing ranks of some of the world’s most acclaimed DJs and producers. His self-recorded “Slutty Fringe Selection” mix also enjoyed a 7,000 downloads in its first two weeks as an internet blog release.
The Bulgarian finds a place on the Potty Mouth Roster with help from his unconventional thump-and-bump sound. Using elements of glitch, sleaze and tech, The Bulgarian deconstructs conventional house and remasters the beats with what he calls “mad lines.”
“I bring a unique kind of mental craziness to the sound with lots of big bass and hungry energy,” he says.
It’s fidget house that buzzes as loudly as the peak-hour dance floor.
Click on the picture for more info on Dj Fame! DJ FAME (New York, NY)
DJ Fame’s electro and tech house influences find an easy fit among the artists on Potty Mouth Music. As a DJ, Fame’s intense cuts, crazy loops and live turntablism have reinvented movement on the dance floor. As a producer, Fame has earned his way onto the genre’s premiere labels, including the UK-based Dubsided. Staking claim as the only American producer on the roster, Fame’s title track of the EP “Name It X” has made it to the crates of Richie Hawtin, Jess Rose, Jimpster and Switch, among others. In addition to his success in and out of the studio, Fame has held down several New York residencies including his flagship residency at Sullivan Room, which began in 2003. During his tenure, he released his first compilation for the club, “Sullivan Room Volume 1.”
Fame has been making the masses wiggle and bounce for more than 12 years. His seemingly electric energy on the decks matches the tone of his original tracks. Electro, jacking, techy, funky—nothing is off limits for Fame, who has taken his sound to across Europe, the UK, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and even as far as Russia. Fame’s brash sound and on-the-fly loops have made him one of the most exciting DJs to hit the global tech house scene in the past decade.
Aside from his recent Potty Mouth releases, Fame has spent the past few years working on originals and remixes for NOSI Music, Inuendo and Dusk. In early 2006, he first collaborated with Gaby Dershin (one-half of Bedrock artist Astro&Glyde) on a project called, Bit Crushers. The production duo’s first few tracks earned them two slots on the Balance Record Pool June 2007 chart. “Love Takes So Long” and “Sick Thing to Do” each ranked, along with enjoying air time from DeepDish, John Digweed and Lee Cabrera.
The ongoing vibe at “The Review,” a regular event hosted by Fame, has become a seminal spot for the New York tech house scene since 2004. “I consider my tracks to have a jackin, electro bump to them … always with a taste of funkiness to keep the heads boppin. I write specifically with the dance floor in mind,” he says.
With the bass, hints of NYC techiness emerge, along with hip hop samples and a funky bounce that demands a little wiggle room.
Click on the picture for more info on the Mightyfools! MIGHTYFOOLS (The Netherlands)
Andy Samin and Jelle Keizer took ’90s rave influences and flipped them with jacked up beats, bleeps and basslines, bringing a resonate boom to the Potty Mouth Music roster. Using choppy tangles of sound, the duo known as Mightyfools embraces a forward house sound that keeps audiences guessing right up the next breakdown.
Sharing a common interest in crossover, musical genres, Mightyfools entered the underground electronic scene courtesy of a few mix tapes. Samin, who leaned toward acoustic sounds, quickly began working as a producer and DJing straight house music. Keizer, who opted toward happy hardcore, bought his first set of tables at 14 and started producing on the techno tip by age 15. As Keizer’s catalogue of techno tracks grew over the next few years, Samin began to take notice. Even after their first meeting, the two instantly connected, melding their influences of house and techno into one twisty sound that set floors off.
Since then, Mightyfools have been artistically inseparable, producing and performing across their native Netherlands and beyond. In addition to their affiliation with the Dutch EDM music collective, Legionaires, the duo has done remix work for the likes of Kelevra, Calvertron, Ryan Murgatroyd and more. Their forthcoming EP on Venga Digital includes a remix by Lee Mortimer.
“Potty Mouth brings the sound we make and play—the new house generation style, the future,” Keizer says of their newest label affiliation. “We add our own chopped and jacked up style to everything we get our hands on.”
With their tracks appearing on Crux Records, Tokyo Dawn and Electric Sushi, Mightyfools have also garnered the attention of Laidback Luke and fellow Potty Mouth Music labelmates, HiJack and Crookers. Their Kelis Milkshake remix continues generating dance floor buzz among fidget house artists.
As for their name? Keizer says it comes from their ability to work over crowds one party at a time. The mighty fools are Mighty on the decks and Fools for the music.
The EP, “Who Da Fool” includes a remix by Potty Mouth Music’s Electric Soulside. It is the first label release for Mightyfools.
Click on the picture for more info on Adam Bozzetto! ADAM BOZZETTO (Sydney)
Adam Bozzetto is Potty Mouth Music’s resident mad scientist, thanks to his brand of crossover beats that breach the boundaries of house music. The classically trained musician went on to study science at the university in his native Sydney, Australia, only to find that his double life as a music producer/DJ was far more experimental. Today, Bozzetto holds three residencies at Australian venues, including Flux at Lady Lux, Wham at World Bar and FunClub at Fringe Bar.
Bozzetto’s work as a fulltime music tutor in Sydney disciplined him from the start of his production career. While running a club night with fellow Australian producer Hook ‘n Sling, he delved into beat mastery, quickly embracing the new house sound. His skills have led to a remix opportunity that included a re-rub of “Helium” by BassKleph and Anthony Paul for Vacation Records.
As a DJ, Bozzetto has lent performance support to music colleagues Kissy Sell Out, Nextmen, Bugz in the Attic, Midnight Juggernauts and Scott Hendy, to name a few. A prominent fixture on Australia’s fashion scene, Bozzetto has worked parties for iconic style outlets such as Levi’s, Ralph Magazine, Bondi Blonde and Fashion TV. His mixes have also aired on Triple J Radio, where Bozzetto’s bouncy sound received two-hour airplay along with a live, Saturday night mix set.
Bozzetto says that while his music forward thinking, it retains its identifiable house character. His two-track EP, which includes the tracks “Disco” and “I Can’t Go,” is Bozzetto’s first release on Potty Mouth Music.
Click on the picture for more info on Klaus Hill! KLAUS HILL (Australia)
Klaus Hill’s brand of tough beats makes a charged debut on the Potty Mouth Music roster. For more than 10 years, the DJ/producer has split time between his native London, England and current residence of Sydney, Australia, performing for big room and festival crowds. Influenced early on by house, techno and breaks, Hill has brought his ball-and-wall tearing sound to two side projects, including 2Sinners and the Heavyweight. In 2008, he expanded his musical reach when he debuted his wobbly house chart buster, “Boombaclart,” featured on the Ministry of Sound 2008 compilation. Hill’s sound has evolved as a premiere bench mark for the fidget house sound, drawing influence from a cross section of EDM genres.
Since launching his career in the late ’90s, Hill has held residencies at London’s The End for four years, along with HOME in Sydney, Australia and HALO in Hobart, Australia. He dug his musical feet in early with several breakbeat releases before taking on remix projects for DJ Sneak, Felix Da Housecat, UNKLE, The Beastie Boys and Jakatta, to name a few. Hill’s wide scope of sound gave him a hard-hitting versatility, attracting attention from a range of artists including Sasha, John Digweed, Jesse Rose, Plump DJs and Fat Boy Slim.
Hill’s rise in fidget house began in 2007 with the release of his Undefeated EP. The track “Bang that Thing!” was signed to appear on the Maximum Bass 4 compilation soon after its release, while the ragga vocal of Spikey Tee put its stamp on his chart topping “Boombaclart.” The single picked up support from international DJ heavyweights such as Switch, Trevor Loveys and AJAX, among others.
Aside from his production work, Hill is an in-demand sound engineer working with some of Australia’s leading dance acts. Hill’s recent projects include a Bomb Squad remix project for fellow Potty Mouth Music label-mates, HeavyFeet, and a collaborative track with Dylan Rhymes for his forthcoming album on Lot49.
Hill’s future projects also includes another collaboration with vocalist Spikey Tee on the track “Slipstream” for Hussle Recordings and the forthcoming Potty Mouth remix of “Piano Man,” by Potty Mouth artists Scott Cooper and Andy George.
The DJ/producer credits his success—and affinity—for the fidget house genre to Potty Mouth Music. “Although falling through the stage while DJing the first Exit Festival in Serbia was equally memorable,” he says, almost laughing. Since his move to Sydney’s EDM scene in 2003, Hill has crafted three mixes for Ministry of Sound Australia, selling more than 150,000 copies and placing him at the top of the ARIA charts.
Click on the picture for more info on the Crookers! THE CROOKERS (Milan, Italy)
Drawing from influences of house, hip hop and beyond, Crookers blend their beats with the kind of fidget house finesse that gives Potty Mouth Music its soiled swagger. Since 2003, DJs Phra and Bot have been drawing upon their collective musical backgrounds to create tracks that twist, startle and surprise with synthetic pop.
Before their collaboration as Crookers, Bot and Phra pursued their music interests on a separate tip. Bot took up the piano and guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop scene. Soon, he morphed into an MC and became fully immersed in a culture that would shape his future production career.
“Both of us started getting more involved in music when we used to listen to hip hop,” Phra says. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre success and explore dance music. The experiment worked. “It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes … which isn’t that easy here in Milan,” he says.
Crookers have sleazed out dance floors with a catalogue of original tracks, but it’s their work as remixers that have made them one of the most after batteries in the business. Currently, the duo is reworking tracks for the likes of Arman Van Helden, Bonde do Role, Brodinski, Magik Johnson and Bumblebeez. Listen for their forth coming, debut album to feature other fidget house favorites, including Edu K, Steed Lord, Joyce Muniz and Miss Odd Kidd and others.
When Crookers are not crafting their dirty (crooked) beats in the studio, they are busy holding down their residency with MTV (Italy). “House and hip hop are our main influences, but we try to put all the things we like in our productions. We listen to a lot of music from very different periods and genres.”
The result is a twisted blend of glitch, tech and distortion, which finds a dirty slot on the Potty Mouth music roster.
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Switch, Tevor Loveys, Solid Groove, Jesse Rose, Herve, Crookers, Santiago & Bushido, Speaker Junk, Dj Fame, Lee Mortimer, The Bulgarian, Sinden, Mickey Slim, HiJack, HeavyFeet, Jokers of the Scene, Annie Mac, Duke Dumont, Diplo, Erol Alkan, Stupid Fresh, Duke Dumont, Andy George, Scott Cooper, Twocker, Annie Mac, Busy P, Diplo, Justin Long, Oliver $, Dubsided, Wearhouse Recordings, Vacation Records, Cops & Robbers, Electric Soulside, Andy George, Scott Cooper, Klaus Hill, Mightyfools, Adam Bozzetto, Alias, Chris James & Lee Dearn, Urchins, Pette Vaydex, Rockwell D, Kyle Watson
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TRACK SUBMISISSIONS: If you would like to submit a demo track for consideration to Potty Mouth Music please send it to us using our Sound Cloud Drop Box @ http://soundcloud.com/potty-mouth-music/dropbox. Please make sure to note that this is a DEMO along with a current EMAIL ADDY in the title line / subject of the upload email and we would be more then happy to check out your tunes. All tracks must be uploaded individually and not as an archive or zip file. ALL TRACKS FOR SUBMISSION NEED TO BE UPLOADED & NOT SHARED!
Screw soap the mouth; the brand of jack that defines Chicago's new-school house sound gets a tech-heavy makeover from the talent roster of Potty Mouth Music. Inspired by the dirty glitch twists of fidget house producers such as Switch, Trevor Loveys and Jesse Rose, Potty Mouth ditches conventional house boundaries, imploring turntable trickery, unconventional loops and straight up techno into its catalogue of tracks. Chicago-based label head James Amato keeps house-heavy influences in place and lacing them with the kind of dirty glitch that makes it feel so good to be so bad. Potty Mouth's artists include Crookers (Italy), Santiago & Bushido (Chicago), Hijack (UK), Dj Fame (New York), The Bulgarian (UK), Heavyfeet (UK), Cops & Robbers (Chicago), Electric Soulside (Belgium), Andy George (UK), Scott Cooper (UK), Klaus Hill (Australia), Mightyfools (Netherlands), Adam Bozzetto (Australia), Alias (Toronto), Chris James & Lee Dearn (UK), Urchins (UK) and Pette Vaydex (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
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PMM-027 - "UWLMF EP" Releases 6/16/09
Original tracks by: Santiago & Bushido
Tracks: Make Me Feel ft Colette, Tell Me Why, All That I Can Say
PMM-025 - "EAT, BREATHE, SLEEP EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: TJR
Tracks: Good Evening Chicago, I Dont Know Where
Remix by: Klaus Hill (Good Evening Chicago) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-024 - "SECOND NATURE EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Santiago & Bushido
Tracks: Can't Be Wrong, Second Nature, Bounce
Remix by: Johnny Fiasco (Can't Be Wrong) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-023 - "GOULED FELEM EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Audiostalkers
Tracks: Front To Back feat D-Chi, Beat Glitches feat Zerina, Gouled Felem
Remix by: Santiago & Bushido (Front To Back), Beat Glitches (Radio Friendly Edit) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-022 - "KEEP IT REAL EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: HiJack
Tracks: Keep It Real, Higher
Remix by: Oliver $ (Keep It Real) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-021 - "BURNING UP EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Rockwell D
Tracks: You Cant Cool, Tempo Critical Crazy Hoe
Remix by: Scott Cooper (Crazy Hoe) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-020 - "FRESH & BOUNCY EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Kyle Watson
Tracks: Bounce Up (ft Timothy & The Ruegroove), Right Nowt
Remix by: Chris James & Lee Dearn (Bounce Up), Adam Bozzetto (Bounce Up)
PMM-018 - "INSANE INSIDE EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Electric Soulside
Tracks: Insane Inside, Boccaccio
Remix by: Kelevra (Insane Inside) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-017 - "CLEAN JEANS EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Kelevra
Tracks: Clean Jeans ft Whiskey Pete, Like To Freak ft Nathan Boon
Remix by: Kyle Watson (Clean Jeans - Vocal & Dub Remixes), Dj Bam Bam (Like to Freak) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-016 - "WE CAN PLAY EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Chris James & Lee Dearn
Tracks: Torcida Cumbia, Panic At The Bar Mitzvah,
Concept of Dancing
Remix by: Mightyfools (Torcida Cumbia) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-015 - "TIME FOR TIME OUT EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Pette Vaydex
Tracks: My Orange Vacuum Cleaner, Hairy Lips feat Short Texas
Remix by: Rockwell D (My Orange Vacuum Cleaner) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-014 - "AIR BOUNCE EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: The Bulgarian
Tracks: Air Bounce, Drop Down
Remix by: Nick Supply (Air Bounce) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-013 - "WHO DA FOOL EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Mightyfools
Tracks: Hey Babe, We Want
Remix by: Electric Soulside (Hey Babe) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-012 - "DISCO EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Adam Bozzetto
Tracks: Disco, I Can't Go
Remix by: Scott Cooper (I Can't Go) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-011 - "DIRT DIVER EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Klaus Hill
Tracks: Dirt Diver, Microphone Check (feat. MC Losty)
Remix by: HeavyFeet (Dirt Diver) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-010 - "FOR THE PEOPLE EP" OUT NOW!
Original track by: Santiago & Bushido + Dj Fame
Track: For the People
Remix by: HiJack (For the People) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-009 - "KINKY EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Electric Soulside
Tracks: Kinky Girl (Original), Black Porsche (Original Mix), Black Porsche (Dub Mix)
Remix by: Adam Bozzetto (Kinky Girl) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-008 - "COOPER & GEORGE EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Andy George & Scott Cooper
Tracks: Piano Man (Original), Jump & Twist (Original Mix)
Remix by: Klaus Hill (Piano Man)
PMM-007 - "KEYSTONE KAPPERS EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: Cops & Robbers
Tracks: Maximilian, Full Throttle CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-006 - "SICK LIKE THAT EP" OUT NOW!
Original tracks by: HeavyFeet with Switch MC
Tracks: Sick Like That (Vocal Mix), Sick Like That (Dub Mix)
Remix by: Santiago & Bushido (Sick Like That) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-005 - "JACKPOT EP" OUT NOW!!
Original tracks by: HiJack
Tracks: Party People, Possessed, Shimmy
Remix by: Dj Fame (Party People) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-004 - "FOR WHAT EP" OUT NOW!!
Original tracks by: Santaigo & Bushido
Tracks: For What, Got That, Head Trick
Remix by: The Bulgarian (For What) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-003 - "ZOMBIE DOOR EP" OUT NOW!!
Original tracks by: The Bulgarian
Tracks: Jack It Like A Zombie, Into The Groove, Listen Man
Remix by: Santiago & Bushido (Jack It Like A Zombie) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-002 - "GHETTO DAYZ EP" OUT NOW!!
Original tracks by: Dj Fame
Tracks: Anutha Day In Da Ghetto,
Thats How People Get, All She Wants To Do
Remixes by: The Bulgarian (Anutha Day In Da Ghetto) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
PMM-001 - "MASSIVE EP" OUT NOW!!
Original tracks by: The Crookers
Tracks: Massive, Disco Fidget, Bumble Bees
Remixes by: Magik J (Massive) CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO EP
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