De naam van de band is idioot, het idee voor deze plaat - een heus conceptalbum - behoorlijk warrig en toch hebben we hier een intrigerende en zelfs coherente cd in handen. Het Finse Pepe Deluxé heeft met Queen of...
Let me tell you - this album is bizarre. REALLY bizarre. it's a pop-opera based on a crazy novel about Atlantis from the late 1800s, with a style that mixes up hundreds of musical sub-genres in each song. Each individual element seems too far-fetched to enjoy, but when combined something wonderful and twisted is created. Speaking of the combined pieces, Pepe Deluxé describe themselves as "an inter-continental orchestra," but the two "conductors" of this orchestra are James Spectrum and Paul Malmström. The "orchestra" is comprised of dozens of talented musicians, along with various producers and musical equipment designers. This fleet of [...]
Spectrum and Malmstrom: two reincarnated visionaries on a time-bending quest to discover the long lost secret of Atlantis. That is to say, two incredibly versatile musicians and analogue fanatics who through a series of fated encounters, portentous delays and inspired partnerships have put together Pepe Deluxe 's fourth studio album, a mind-bending conceptual epic based on a long-forgotten and utterly cult novel written by a precocious boy who claimed he wrote the best part of it whilst channelling the spirit of Phebas the Thibetan. I mean, where do you go from there? Make [...]
Some typically barking mad genre-mashing from the new album by Pepe Deluxe which is out this week and is called 'Queen Of The Wave'.
O Pepe Deluxé não é uma banda nova, mas traz toda a sua essência psicodélica e divertida para o mainstream atual. Anteriormente formada por DJ Slow , JA-Jazz e James Spectrum , lançaram três álbuns bem sucedidos no cenário do rock progressivo, hip hop e downtempo. Emplacaram singles de sucesso com direito a clipes surreais, como é o caso de " Salami Fever " lançada no ano passado. Em 2001, DJ Slow deixou a banda para se dedicar a projetos solos e JA-Jazz encerrou suas atividades desde 2008, [...]
In hour 2 it's the return of Pepe Deluxe with a mix celebrating the release of his highly anticipated 'Queen of the wave' album, out on the 30th January. It's a concept album,with the usual Pepe elements of late 60's vinyl influenced sound, plus weird instruments and equipment, including The Great Stalacpipe Organ (the largest instrument in the world). You can find out more at www.pepedeluxe.com His mix is full of inspirations ranging from the Brit heavy rock of Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden, to pseudo-classical music, some 60's pop and a little garage rock, plus we [...]
13 1/2 points. That's the official line that the Las Vegas oddsmakers are saying that the Patriots will beat the Broncos with an over/under 50. In other words, odds makers are claiming that it's going to be a high scoring contest with the Patriots handing it to the Broncos. It would be a bad idea to put a small wager if you can on the Broncos to win outright. The odds are heavily not in their favor and that's where they like their chances. Their walls are against the wall and after last week's OT winner [...]
See the fab new video for Pepe Deluxé's 'A Night And A Day' here, the first single to be taken from album Queen Of The Wave: [youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =rfYw9nxQdB8[/youtube] It's released next week on a very limited 7" via Catskills Records - get in the queue! The new album, 'Queen of the Wave', is one of the most unique musical propositions to be released in recent years. Read more..
There is so much going on with this track it's best to listen to it twice over. There is so much going on that realistically, it is best just to listen to it! The beginning sounds like The Horrors 'Strange House' era, you know, before they "developed". This evolves to sound more like The Rapture, but... Read more..
Yes it's that time of the year again when us bloggers look back over the past year and pick those tracks that have made us glad to be alive. It's been an incredible year and there were so many tracks on the shortlist that it could easily have been a festive fifty. So what started out as the Devil's Top 10 quickly turned into a Top 20 and I still couldn't find room for incredible tracks like The Bird & The Monkey's hymnal Lord Is Gracious , The Wind-Up [...]
Pepe Deluxe have announced the release of their new single, "A Night and A Day" on the 16th January. The track is taken from their forthcoming album 'Queen of The Wave' which will drop a couple of weeks later on the 30th. "A Night and A Day" is like an epic adventure, but a short epic adventure, which has been condensed into three and a half minutes. Listening to this feels a bit like watching some kind of 1950s film, but on fast-forward, there's definitely a beach [...]
Pepe Deluxe are back with a fantastic video for their new single, A Night and a Day . The single is taken from their upcoming album, Queen of the Wave , which is due out via Catskills on 30 January. The single, itself, is coming out digitally and on limited edition 7-inch vinyl on 16 January . Back in 2007, Pepe Deluxe released an album called Spare Time Machine. Seemingly overlooked by many of the buzz blogs and sites, it was actually listed by ourselves ... [read more]
Pepe Deluxe From: Helsinki, Finland The Storm from Finnish oddballs Pepe Deluxe sounds like the theme tune to a cult TV series from the 60s. Itdoesn't sound like anything else that will have found it's way to your ears this year. There's a fine line between genius and lunacy and Pepe Deluxe straddle it with the agility of a Russian gymnast. A contender for top ten tracks of [...]
Pepe Deluxe "Black Cadillac"
Photography: oscarW I'm not officially home yet. Next week however, is going to be something special Pepe Deluxé - Little Miss Cypher (Reprise) Kid Loco - Cosmic Supernatural De-Phazz - Good Boy (ManMachineMan Remix) [...]
En mode ' j'ai pas le temps d'écrire mais pourtant j'en ai l'envie alors hop hop hop ...' J'ai enfin réussi à remettre la main sur une veille chanson qui m'avait longtemps obsédé et dont je n'arrivais absolument pas à me souvenir du titre ( so last decade , ce genre de problèmes non ?). Bref, au-delà d'une ligne de basse fatale, au-delà d'un flow des plus smooth, au-delà de cette mélodie qui tue, vraiment, j'adore le nom de la chanson et le nom du groupe : voici donc Yoghurt Mudflap (?) par [...]
En mode ' j'ai pas le temps d'écrire mais pourtant j'en ai l'envie alors hop hop hop ...' J'ai enfin réussi à remettre la main sur une veille chanson qui m'avait longtemps obsédé et dont je n'arrivais absolument pas à me souvenir du titre ( so last decade , ce genre de problèmes non ?). Bref, au-delà d'une ligne de basse fatale, au-delà d'un flow des plus smooth, au-delà de cette mélodie qui tue, vraiment, j'adore le nom de la chanson et le nom du groupe : voici donc Yoghurt Mudflap (?) par [...]
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"Talk about a Jumble" are the opening lyrics of Pepe Deluxe's 2007 release of Spare Time Machine . Pepe Deluxe hails from the capital of Finland, and consists of two main members; Vellu Maurola aka DJ Slow and Torni Paajanen aka JA-Jazz. Enough with the background, Spare Time Machine consists of many layers; vintage synths, rockin' beachy guitar, funky horns, and hippy-bongo drums, possibly something out of a classic surf flick. But the most memorizing flavor of Deluxe's ice cream sundae is definitely their understanding of space and vocals. The way these two intertwine, almost [...]
Pepe Deluxé - Go for Blue label: Catskills year: 2007 side a: Go for Blue side b: Go for Blue (An Optimo (Espacio) Version Radio Edit) www.pepedeluxe.com | www.myspace.com/pepedeluxe Excellent single by the Finnish combo, from their third album Spare Time Machine which according to the band "has received almost as many 'album of the year' awards as it has sold copies." The vocals are by Chris Cote from The Farangs and Solo Adultos [...]
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