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The Deadbeats

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Got What I Want
yes peeps, the infamous purveyors of dope beats, heavy bass and mellow vibes are back on the block... from the good ol’ days at the garage in nottingham right into your eardrums in 2009. most of you will be familiar with their legendary late 90s stand out lounge tunes like „funky for you“, taken from the groundbreaking longplay album „lounging“ on 20/20 vision... making it onto heaps of compilations (among them buddha bar of course)... getting them remix work for the likes of richard dorfmeister’s TOSCA project on the „suzuki in dub“ album a.o. after a decent chronic break of half a decade and their lovely contributions to the NIGHTMARES ON WAX presents WAX ON records comp („you never know“ and „swing me like a hiphop song“) in 2008, damian stanley and his cohorts have finally finished their upcoming album for WAX ON called „made in the shade“, to be released in august of 2009... and now, the first tracks from that very return album have leaked... and we are happy to announce the release dates of fresh dope beat material. The soopaslammin’ „got what i want“ will crown the 2nd volume of NIGHTMARES ON WAX presents WAX ON records in april and will also be available as an A side on the accompanying label sampler 12“ vinyl. The 1st digital EP release by THE DEADBEATS to trigger their „made in the shade“ album will be called „blow up the spot“, a funky 3tracker, about to drop in april too. and then some...

We formed in 1995 a couple of DJ's from the infamous "Garage" club in late 80's Nottingham UK in the days when Graeme Parke graced thedecks later becoming members of The DIY Collective and eventually set up our own label Space Hopper to concentrate on our own sound.

Our first album was called 'Loungin' which was released through Ralph Lawson's label '20/20 Vision' and the single from it 'Funky for you'went on to be the most popular track from it and has appeared on quiet a few compilation albums

We are currently finishing off our new album which is due to be released soon on Wax On Records (George from Nightmares on Wax's label).Its a selection of tracks that we have been working on for some time with a few old friends including Dj Emma (DIY) Dave Estella (BassGuitars and anything off the wall) and featuring vocals from Dr Egg & Dave the singer from Sleaford Mods....

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Member Since: 23/01/2008
Band Members:Damian Stanley
After a long break from making music, during which we saw a fair bit of the world - we now find ourselves back in dark smokey rooms again with a brand new bag of flavas. I have been in the studio on and off since the 90's - yes i am deaf as a post - having engineered and produced for labels such as Strictly Rythm, UMM, Warp, Junior Boys Own, Night Beat, Om Records etc.
Involved in the past in many musical collaborations including
Overview (with DIY DJ Simon DK)

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Overview


Mombassa & DEA (Simon Lovechild),
MAD & IPG (Martyn Watson)

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mad+(3)

and a couple of solo releases on Mushroom Jazz 4 under the names Wick Wack and Spacehopper which was also the name of my old Record Label. Heres a list of more releases if your interested

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Damian+Stanley(3)


Ged
Dj from the days of the garage in all it guises as well as a regular feature at the Bounce DIY nights all over the country then went on to DJ all over the world. The original other half of the deadbeats as well as various other musical collaborations working on various remixes including the famous house classic Hot Head,
The Definitions of Bounce - DiY Discs and original lable manager of DIY's label strictly for groovers then moved on to Warp Records.

Emma
Formally known as DJ Emma of DiY Soundsystem, Emma has taken time out and hung up her headphones and settled into a new life of motherhood, but her spare time is found jotting down poetry, rhyme and verse and recently she has sung some of those lyrics with the infamous boys The Deadbeats.
Having worked with Damian before when he was a sound engineer for DiY back in the day, it was a natural progression to want to work with him again, as he has been a great influence.
The Duster - DJ Emma - 3Beat Recordsdiscogs.com
Based - The Real Emma - Back2Basics Records
Remixes include
KKKings - ;
New Fast Automatic Daffodils - This is Fascism;
G File - Overtime; (all female remix album) - Yume Records
The Definitions of Bounce - DiY Discs

Influences: All sorts from Kenny Dope to Burt Bacharra, beastie boys, a tribe called quest, Roots, Paul Kalkbrenner, Astrud Gilerto, DREDD SCOTT, kool dj maxi jazz, Neil young, John Barry, Nightmares on Wax, DJ Pierre, chop shop, DIY, fat wax records, Ria Bartok, Serge Gainsbourg, Jackie Mitou, Ian Dury, The Carpenters, Weekend Players, and many many many many more

Sounds Like: nightmares on wax kenny dope the carpenters fat jon the ample soul purveyor tony d aim groove armada tony presta air fat city mark rae mr scruff mark farina dj shadow dj crush mo wax massive attack bent baby mammoth guts regal giant steppa tbc
Record Label: WaxOn Records & 20/20 dvision & Spacehopper
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

get the dirt on the deadbeats

The Deadbeats are back releasing material at their new home, Wax On Records after nearly a decade hiatus since their last full length release “Lounging”.  Damian Stanley and Ged ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Wax on Records Volume 2

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Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 15:23:00 GMT

Nathan Flutebox Lee and Beardyman @ Google, London

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Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:22:00 GMT

limited edition vinyl pressing

SSHH dont tell anyone !!!!Coming soon a limited edition vinyl pressing of the new wax on album sampler featuring us Deadbeats, Negghead and HungryGhost Keep a look out on the wax on site - or this - f...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:35:00 GMT

"loafin' " EP - out now as digital release on WAX ON records!

and here's what those "in-the-know" say about the EP:The Deadbeats do what the Deadbeats do... make the sun shine on dem streets!E.A.S.E., N.O.W., IbizaYesss,,that is exactly the way downbeat always s...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:18:00 GMT

The Deadbeats Mix Archive

From the archives of The Deadbeats Facebook group (join here)http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=73037356342Heres a a selection of old and new Deadbeats mixtapesmore mixes to be added soon so keep ...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:00 GMT

deadbeats on the radio

check out the new mix tonight on KFM radio new zealand TONIGHT at 8pm CET on the'Breakfast of champions' show (www.kfmradio.co.nz), including some of the above mentioned material alongside some morewi...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:48:00 GMT

Deadbeats in the mix

Sit back relax and enjoy...Yes its about that time, its about time for a new deadbeats mixtapepacked full of Deadbeat dopenessonly the finest quality blunted beats mixed and maxed to perfection by Dam...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:46:00 GMT

(I Wanna Make Real) Funky For You

funky for you
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:55:00 GMT

My impro bass solo for deadbeats - swing me like a hip hop song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5gjFy2Iw8A this guy playing a bass solo to swing me like a hip hop song - nice playing skills
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:12:00 GMT