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Kowloon Kickback is a labour of love that I have been working on for 10 years now that I am delighted to have finally finished. It involved us composing, scoring and performing a full 1930s big band swing track recorded entirely on vintage 1930s recording equipment! It’s not the kind of thing you can turn around quickly on a laptop – hence the timescales.

The track was inspired by a walk I once did through Kowloon night market in Hong Kong, which I was recording on my MiniDisc Recorder (THAT dates it!).
Each stall was playing different music from their stereos, and it was all blending together into a surreal cacophony combined with the 8bit sounds of novelty toys for sale. Suddenly, for about 5 seconds on the recording, something amazing happened where one stall was playing Benny Goodman swing music, one was playing traditional Chinese music and one was playing House music, and they all combined into something bizarrely in time and in key.

At that moment swore I would make an original track that captured that atmosphere. Unfortunately the opportunity to score and record a big band isn’t something that offers itself often or easily. But having played Sax, drums and guitar in swing bands when I was a teenager, I really wanted to give it my best shot. The track concept was composed around the time of our debut album, but it has taken until the past couple of years to be able to record the full band – all on vintage equipment – and mash it up effectively with house elements, Chinese elements and 8bit sounds to create the end effect.

Frustratingly during the track’s 10 year gestation the electro-swing / swing house movement emerged, and I am more than aware that it would have been best to have this track completed a few years ago around the time this was a new scene! But I am hoping this track now stands apart from that sound somewhat via its idiosyncrasies.

The instrumentalists on the recording are the same musicians I have been working with for years, both on The Young Punx tracks and elsewhere, including the genius guitarist Guthrie Govan – more usually heard on shred metal fusion material, here giving a remarkably virtuoso performance in the style of Django Reinhart.  There is a roaring trumpet solo from Neil Waters, a beautiful Clarinet pastiche of Benny Goodman from Roy Castle’s son Ben Castle, and stealing the show, an epic 2 minute drum solo from Rick Hudson recorded, as with the rest of the solos, in one first take.

Though this track is part of an electronic/dance album, this work is obviously willfully focused on its Jazz / experimental elements rather than being a ‘club banger’. So the DJs out there should watch out for the club mix by Gramophonedzie, which irons out my quirks and makes it an unmissable dance-floor weapon… ( https://soundcloud.com/theyoungpunx/kowloon-kickback-gramophonedzie )

Kowloon Kickback (album version)

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Lady Gaga - Applause (Service Lab Cover)

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The mighty Skeewiff create a monster track from our new Glitch Hop sample pack and we're giving it away as a free download to celebrate the launch.

Making full use of the heavyweight bass, crunchy drums and unique lead sounds, Skeewiff throw down a squelchy, mid tempo jam thats worthy of the Glitch Hop top ten and its yours for free.

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Skeewiff - Fidget

Once upon a time, the french trio named Cheeky Belles asked me if we could work together. I went to Toulouse and recorded them, then asked my friends if they wanted to remix this fever version. 3 new covered versions of Fever are born . Whatever your favorite genre is, you will find a version you like.
incontroL goes reggae, C@ in the H@ sticks to his innovative style he calls Swing with the Big Bass Sound and Skeewiff injects a soulful dose in it with his legendary touch !!!

Cheeky Belles is female vocal trio formed by Anne Carpentier, Syren Gomez and Corinne Watremez from Toulouse, France. The girls are influenced by Jazz, Swing and Electro ... They love to arrange, re-arrange and mess around with jazz classic tunes and pop music from the 80's.

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Fever (C@ In The H@ Remix Feat. Stephen Molchanski)

Loving this future bass cut by @Cybass on my Mad Dem track. Nice bonus addition to the single. 

Check out the official video for the single too - youtu.be/cg_hBRnCz44

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Mad Dem (feat. Parly B) (Cybass Remix)

This project has been organised to raise money and awareness for those in need who have been displaced by war and oppression in their own countries. Europe is going through the biggest upheaval of mass migration since World War II. There are thousands of people stuck between closed borders with nothing but hopes for a new life. As a collective of producers and musicians, we have put together this album to help in a way that we can. By raising awareness and money for hands on charities we can hopefully do something useful to show our support.  

Mastering by Warp9 https://soundcloud.com/warp99

Artwork by Imogen Clifton 

Special thanks to Spinforth for his help in every way. https://soundcloud.com/spinforth

10 Bear Twists - Mesopotamia

09 First Session Feat. Killo Killo And Lazar Novkov - Borderline

05 William Breakspear - Kofta

03 Jinx In Dub - Refugee

The Black Keys' new lp, Brothers, is out now. 

The Black Keys: Tighten Up

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Phoenix - Lisztomania (Shook Remix)

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MONSTA - Holdin' On (Skrillex and Nero Remix)

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Mr Bill - Cheyah (Service Lab Remix)

Glitch Hop Remix of Mochipet's Beast! download it from Itunes, or any other online store you like. 

Mochipet - Beast (Service Lab Remix)

TNGHT - Acrylics (Service Lab Glitch Hop Remix)
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TNGHT - Acrylics (Service Lab Remix)

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Lyrics:
It's more than just love at first sight, it's a right tight bond every night
with or without light, doesn't matter - it's an incredible sight.
more than a slight show of affection, it's a detection of an infection
an undetachable circulation, of love and determination.

strolling down any destroyer, energized for his employer
ready to project or detect or disinfect
any virus infested nest of a computerized hell at best 
his mind may be at work but his heart is in his chest


R2D2 loves his charger
couldn't love him any harder
gives him juice and gives him power
he could use it every hour

not a day spent without his mate, never underrate always appreciate
heat at every date, a true story of fate. 
R2D2 never split, his charger never quit
whenever they sit together they fit like an infant and a tit.

sitting by a bench in the rain getting drenched
holding hands essentially replacing electrons eventually
droid love is a powerful thing got him singing ting ting ting
a relationship of a charger and cable keeps them together keeps them stable

Service Lab - R2D2

Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool (RAC Mix)

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Remix by André Allen Anjos.
Original by Phoenix off the album Bankrupt!
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Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool (RAC Mix)

Service Lab plays live Glitch Hop on stage. Originally from Israel he has become the biggest Glitch Hop live show in Israel. After performing in the largest and hottest venues in Israel such as Haoman 17, and Radio E.P.G.B, Service Lab moved to LA where they performed on various stages and festivals including Lightning in a Bottle Festival, Whole Earth Festival, Los Globos, San Diego's Ruby Room and many more. During 2012 Service Lab released three EP's on Empathy Records, Daly City Records and Scrub Club Records which were all highly reviewed in blogs and online media.
Service Lab music was featured on glitch radio such as Giltch.fm, Medical Bass, and independent college radio.