Pepe Deluxé

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Pepe Deluxé, a Finnish-British band, in just two albums, have displayed such quality in spades that the expectation for the new album, due for release on Catskills Records 25th June 2007, is a mixture of excitement and trepidation.

In 1997, James Spectrum (producer / engineer) and JA-Jazz (sonic adventurer) - along with the now departed DJ Slow - recorded a tune called “Woman In Blue” that sampled Nina Simone. The track (released in ‘99) was instantly recognised as something new and different from the other Big Beat sounds at the time, and the album “Super Sound” helped to cement the groups reputation. Levi’s got to hear it, and wanted it for their Twisted Jeans campaign, and subsequently used it worldwide in 2001. A little deal with Sony later and Pepe Deluxé’s debut album was re-released on the world stage, a truly boundary defying dance record - it was massive, and after a gruelling tour and remix schedule, Pepé went back into the studio for the tricky second. The experience of having a big track licensed, and all the hassle with clearing samples, meant that Jari and Tomi played more and invented more. The group obsessively developed their skills at replaying and recreating original sounds, went to the creative edge to follow up their big debut and multiple textures where before they would have once just used samples.

In July 2003 Beatitude saw the light of day. From the head-wrecking funk lunacy of “Salami Fever” to the languid sexiness of “Lying Peacefully”, Beatitude was the perfect follow up - a real development in sound, technique, and attitude.

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Super Sound
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Spare Time Machine
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Go For Blue
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Top Tracks

1	Salami Fever full track	190
2	Cruel Youth full track	146
3	Lying Peacefully full track	141
4	Ask For A Kiss full track	124
5	Black Cadillac full track	119
6	Girl! full track	111
7	Just Let Go full track	104
8	Little Miss Cypher full track	100
9	Daddy's Blazin' Bbq full track	95
10	Woman In Blue full track	87
11	Ms. Wilhelmina And Her Hat full track	80
12	Before You Leave	75
13	Real Simple full track	69
14	First Goodbye full track	67
15	Go For Blue full track	65

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13Quesera wrote:
July 2008

I guess this isn't my cup of tea.

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MiketheMonkey wrote:
July 2008

JEIJ! KERRANKI Suomesta tulee hyvää musiikkia!!! Iha loistavaa!!

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JD-PCP2 wrote:
June 2008

Essa banda é perfeita!

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amendes89 wrote:
May 2008

i can't find their albums =/

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EpsilonEyez wrote:
April 2008

Listening to Last of the Great Explorers. I'm liking this last one-third of the song.

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progmetalfreak wrote:
March 2008

Finland <3

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Leadhelliumcase wrote:
March 2008

Hmmm, love em.

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taikakeidas wrote:
March 2008

voi vittu ihan huippu-upeeloistava <3333 MIELETÖN SPARE TIME MACHINE

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piqquam wrote:
January 2008

Could someone fix that bio, it's simply awful? I would do it, but I'm pretty new to the band.

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ShadyAdy wrote:
January 2008

@voodooisme: While I can understand why you say that (Spare Time Machine was a slow-burn, grower of an album for me, and as such, took me a fair while to fully appreciate it), and I agree 'Beatitude' is still a much, much better album, but I would strongly disagree that Spare Time Machine sucks in comparison - a tad extreme, if I say so myself! :)

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FilmoreHolmes wrote:
January 2008

Spare Time Machine was easily the best album of 2007.

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MotoJoe wrote:
December 2007

Spare Time Machine is great! Maybe even better than Beatitude. Loving this band.

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Pixieguts wrote:
October 2007

Brilliant music!! Now playing on Artist Radio.

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jeej wrote:
October 2007

Boo, YOU suck, voodooisme! :-P

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voodooisme wrote:
October 2007

spare time machine sucks, really. as compared to their previous release which was just awesome. imho.

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spinal-scratch wrote:
September 2007

Just discovered them. I kinda LOVED the entire 'Spare Time Machine' album.

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gwawr wrote:
August 2007

Loving Go For Blue cheers for offering the previews and the download. *wanders down to Phonica*

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LumpJumper wrote:
August 2007

bloody brilliant!

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ShadyAdy wrote:
August 2007

# all the colours, all the colours, all the colours, Go For Blue! #

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PuLkPuLL wrote:
July 2007

<3

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