Member Since: 12/29/2005
Band Website: shifty.org.uk
Influences: Early Prodigy, Madlib, early Detroit techno (Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills et al), Surgeon, Nubian Minds, Two Lone Swordsmen, Dub reggae, Basic Channel, Plaid, Black Dog, Plus One, Future sound of London (esp lifeforms album), The Orb, Orbital, Bjork, Aphex Twin, Bugz in the attic, Drexciya, Bill Evans, St Germain, Dizzee rascal, Stanton Warriors, MIA, Recloose, Basic channel, Richie Hawtin, Zorn, Morr music, Arrested Development, Donald Byrd, Coldcut (esp JDJ CD mix), X-Mix vol 1 and 2, Aphex twin, Planet Mu, The Roots, Fela Kuti, Ken Ishii, Early LTJ Bukem DJ sets (esp. the Essential mix), 1996/97 Grooverider/Prototype - Optical - Matrix, DJ Krust, DJ shadow, Gravediggaz, Fu-schnikens, Wu-Tang, Latyrix, Up, Bustle and Out, DJ Food, Smith and Mighty, Portishead, Massive Attack, T - Power ("self - evident truth of an intuitive mind" era), Photek (esp "Modus Operandi" era), Roisin Murphy, Pharoh Sanders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Moog, Oberheim, Arp, Bjork, Air, Royksopp, Robyn, Jazzanova, Ultramagnetic MCs, Warp records, Wa Chu Kwu, Metro Area, Theo Parrish, Supertramp, Chase/Escape, Oli Brunetti, Moxoid, Loads more, will update soon!!
Sounds Like: An antelope spitting in the face of a traffic warden.
Type of Label: Major