Lost My Dog Records

Bang Bang – Broken (LMD029)

Catalogue Number: LMD029 | Release Date: February 2010

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The Lowdown

Bang Bang are the South African three-piece band who have been making waves for some time now with their unique and quirky take on house music. In a similar way to the likes of Crazy P, Greenskeepers and 2020 Soundsystem, Bang Bang fuse live instrumentation, vocals and a band mentality with a house music background. The result is a blend that works equally well on the dancefloor as it does at home.

Hailing from Cape Town, the trio of Matt Prehn, Matthew Loots and vocalist Ruegroove have released their signature sound on various underground labels including Myna, Baker Street, Shrewd, Agave, Candy Music and most recently Eighth Dimension. In 2010 they will also appear on the currently super-hot Kolour Recordings alongside this release ‘Broken’ for Lost My Dog.

Lost My Dog were recently tipped by DMC Update to “loom out of the underground in 2010” and this release may well be the start of that journey. On the remix front the UK label have lined up some of the hottest young talent London has to offer in Giom, Pete Dafeet and Yse, along with Chicago house veteran Sean Smith.

Giom, originally from Niort in France, is one of the most exciting artists in the deep house genre right now. He has collaborated with and remixed artists including Fred Everything, JT Donaldson and Swirl People as well as releasing his original music for Amenti, Ornate and DJ Heather’s Blackcherry.

Lost My Dog co-owner Pete Dafeet could almost be classified as a stalwart now; its six years since he first made an impact with the guys from Shaboom Records who helped launch his career. That time has seen Pete grow into a highly regarded figure within UK house music, with over 50 releases bearing his name.

Yse is known to many as one half of Rhythm Plate, but it is his solo productions for Lost My Dog which have caused a stir in recent years. His ‘Bounce Back’ track is hailed as an anthem by many and his recent ‘A Life Sentience EP’ sparked rave reviews from the house music press and DJs.

Sean Smith is one of Chicago’s top rated producers having released music on labels including Soma, Classic and Loveslap alongside his own excellent Smooth Agent label. A veteran DJ, he has performed with legends Mike Dearborn, Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk, Armando, Ron Carroll and Derrick Carter.

DJ Reactions

Quentin Harris: A Great release! And I Love all the different mixes! (and that’s rare)

Diz: Stellar turn-out on the remixes with stand-outs Giom & Sean Smith… LMD makes losing a dog worthwhile!!

Greg D (Fish Go Deep): a big fan of petes work love his mix and i like the original too

Soul Minority: Total Quality music on this great EP. I’m especially into Giom, Pete Dafeet and Bang Bang’s remixes…

Atjazz: Pete Defeet rocks this one. Much vibe on the YSE remix too. Two great remixes.

Jay Tripwire: petes remix is really great he did a quality job, I love the YSE dub too, really quality as always.

Aki Bergen: All over the original mix. Great!

Joshua Iz: Loved the Bang Bang stuff on 8th Dimension and this does not disappoint. The Original mix, Bang Bang Dub and Giom mixes are the standouts.

Nacho Marco: Very good one, the selection of remixers is perfect. YSE remix is the one for me. Full support.

Jay West: standing ovation for giom…he’s done it again!

Olivier Desmet: Wow! Great great package. Giom is most definitely in my top 5 fav producers list! But I actually enjoyed all the versions on offer here. Great work all round!

Gramophonedzie: Nice tracks. Giom’s and Pete’s rmxs are doing best job for me.

Agnes: Wicked mixes !!!

Roberto Rodriquez: Awesome song! Yse Remix really struck me like a thousand volts!

Atnarko: Great Package and a good song! Nice to hear some freshness from Giom

Harold Heath: Yet another corker from LMD, the Original is a v. sexy slice of vocal house that will def be in my playlist

DJ Meri (Rulers Of The Deep): Yse remixes are worth 5*!

Kelvin K: Slamming. Loving Pete’s mix!!!