>>> NEWSFLASH: RIGHTS FOR 'The Whirled you Live' REVERT TO ETHERFOX <<<
After a 7 year term, Etherfox are pleased to announce that as of September 09, it is now theirs again. Remixes coming up! So for any licensing requests, please drop an email to their Yoctopus label via [email protected]
>>> A FOXY STORY <<<
As any rock snob'll sneer, a lotta peeps hate funky vocal house because unless they're off chops, unless it's farqin' loud, unless it's summer and unless it's 2am, a vast proportion of it is just plain painful (try listening to most house compilations straight at home and you'll see what we mean). Sure, if you're just into solid production and you can ignore an assault of horrendous lyrics, then you'll be fine. But if you're looking for something that you might still get into down the track, if you're searching for some super fine disco, then you might have to dig that bit deeper.
See, the thing about Etherfox that always set them apart from the crowd is simply this: they make bloody good music and they write bloody good songs. They know cutting edge production alone never makes a classic tune, it only underpins it. And make no mistake: Etherfox are in the art of spinning classics. 'The Whirled you Live' (2003) is now recognised whirledwide as a latin house classic. 'Something Different to Say' (2007), signed by UK No 1's The Shapeshifters, reached the top 10 of the UK Club Charts, has become a disco house stayer. Not to mention their first real track together, [love] tattoo's 'The Bass Has Got Me Movin' (2000), as much loved now as it was then.
In a sea of forgettable dance music, they're bringing the glitz, sparkle, smile and story of disco back to the floor where it belongs and are resisting old rehashes and mashups in favour of vibrant originally composed and conceived music. True, Etherfox might not release piles of records. But when they do, they sort it out.
Disco kids from way back, in 2000 this duo comprising Antigone and Shave began their rise to fame by collaborating on the [love] tattoo project in home town Sydney. ARIA nominated hit single "The Bass has got me movin" put both future foxes in the limelight, whilst the massive tribal "Drop some Drums" was nothing short of a [love] bomb, landing squarely on Fat Boy Slims Live at Brighton Beach comp having been licensed by Positiva.
In 2003 they launched Etherfox with the mammoth crossover latin-house monster "The Whirled you Live" (Hussle Recordings/Ministry of Sound) which ended up struttin' its chops all over Ibiza then suitably fell into bed with comps like Hed Kandi's Beach House as well as being picked up by Blanco y Negro for Spain and Drizzly for GAS.
In more recent times, Etherfox have collaborated with crafty house lads the Bassmonkeys on a sublime chill house tune called 'Another Valentine'. Mark Doyle (Hed Kandi's founder) has picked it up exclusively for his label Fierce Angel and it is out now on various FA comps.
>>> NEW PROJECT/SAME TEAM: INTRODUCING ANTIGONE <<<
Continuing their decade long collaboration, Shave has now gone onto produce and co-write Antigone's incredible solo album 'AntigoneLand'. Think eclectic electronic pop not dissimilar to Roisin Murphy and Goldfrapp.
Out on their own label, Yoctopus, you can buy it now in high-quality from www.yoctopus.com
OR from iTunes worldwide...
Buy the 10 UK Club hit 'More Man Than Man', Antigone's debut single, by clicking on this pic. Remix package includes a hot mix by Bassmonkeys!
or for iTunes worldwide...
(Also available on from beatport.com, juno.co.uk and traxsource.com in the US)
>>> FOXY MILESTONES <<<
* Etherfox producer Shave was commissioned by none other than the legendary Parisian disco king, Cerrone (yes, he of 'Supernature' renown), to work on some tracks for his (now) gold album, 'Celebrate!'. Two tracks, 'Laisse Toucher' and 'Lover Boy' feature legendary UK house diva Katherine Ellis.
Buy it on iTunes:
* Finally!! 'The Whirled you Live' was made available for purchase for £1.29 per mix at www.beatport.com . So all you DJs and boogie woogie wonderlanders out there, your long wait is now officially over.
* Disco house soul stomper 'Something Different to Say' , re-released by the Shapeshifters' label Nocturnal Groove, climbed into the Upfront Top 40 UK Club Chart for weeks and got as high as No 11 over summer, as well as landing on several massive compilations from Hed Kandi and Fierce Angel (see details below).
* Etherfox launched their own online music store, the Yoctopus Music Boutique, selling a shimmery little selection of their back catalogue: www.yoctopus.com
>>> ARCHIVES 'N STUFF <<<
>>>'Something Different to Say' DJ REACTIONS <<<
Pete Tong: Really like this!! Played on Essential Selection (19/05/06 and 02/06/06)
Damian Wilson (Radio 1): Can't wait to play this one out!!
Sarah Main (Pacha Ibiza): This is perfect for Pacha!!
Groove Junkies: GJs will be all over this one rest assured. The dub is the biz. Nice cut up/filtered action that well rinse fully in our sets. An instant grabber.
Kevin MacFarlane (M8 Magazine): Great release!! Is in my new chart in M8.
Nolan Kane: I'm loving the Roy McLaren mix. Full radio/chart/club support on this one!!
>>> BUY THE 6 MIXES OF 'Something Different to Say FROM THE FOLLOWING OUTLETS: <<<
As a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD:
1. itunes UK store for 79p and Australian store for $1.69 (all 6 mixes at lofi-ish bit rate)
2. www.beatport.com for £1.49 (all 6 mixes at hifi bitrate)
3. www.djdownload.com for 99p (all 6 mixes at medium bitrate)
4. www.nocturnalgroove.co.uk from £1.50 for hifi mp3 to £5.99 for vinyl.
The easiest way to get your mitts on the VINYL is by mail order from Nocturnal Groove's online shop (see 4. above)
On CD, you can buy it on the following compilations:
1. Disco Kandi: The Mix (2007). 3 disc mixed compilation (HEDK067)
2. Fierce Angel: Es Vive Ibiza 06. 3 disc mixed compilation
3. Fierce Angle: Fierce Angel. 3 disc mixed compilation
4. The World's Greatest Club Mix 2008 (RESISTC 109)
>>> AND WHERE CAN I BUY 'The Whirled you Live'? <<<
1. itunes Australia store for 79p (all 6 mixes at lofi-ish bit rate)
2. www.beatport.com for £1.29 (5 mixes including those done by Jamie Lewis and Gabi Newman at hifi bitrate)
>>> WHO CONTROLS THE RIGHTS FOR 'The Whirled you Live'? <<<
After a 7 year term, Etherfox are pleased to announce that as of September 09, it is now theirs again. So for any licensing requests, please drop an email to their Yoctopus label via [email protected]
>>> Is there anything else available to purchase? YES: SPECIAL NEWS ABOUT NEWLY AVAILABLE CHILL-HOUSE BACK-CATALOGUE<<<
Not many peeps are aware of the foxes' delicate, sensitive and funny side so they thought it was time to share the love.
And to get it onto your mp3 players, Etherfox's very own online music store, the Yoctopus Music Boutique has been launched. Now you can finally buy some of Etherfox's ubercool chill-house back catalogue with PayPal as easy as can be, right now! Go check out yoctopus.com:
www.yoctopus.com
Check out the video clip to 'I just wanna be loved' at www.youtube.com
