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  • Coco Bryce Collab + Tour Dates

    Posted by kelpe

    I’m back from a three week holiday in India and catching up with the world now.

    First, here’s a collab I did with Coco Bryce for his forthcoming album “Boesoek” on Fremdtunes, coming late February:

    Coco Bryce & Kelpe – Corrado by Kelpe

    “I usually turn up the volume once again when I get to “Corrado,” featuring Kelpe, which has a great electro-boogie funk to it that seems to be channeling the Gap Band or even some Off the Wall-era Michael, while throwing in some more current house music as well.” – Scratched Vinyl

    Also, I’ve been confirming some gigs in Europe during the coming months, here’s how they stand at the moment:

    19.Feb: Café Julien, Marseille (France)
    03.Mar: Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers (France)
    19.Mar: Graz, (Austria)
    25.Mar: Le Cave aux Poetes, Lille (France)
    26.Mar: Le Clascon, Lyon (France)
    01.Apr: Ether Festival, London
    24.Apr: Pacrock Festival, Pont-à-Celles, (Belgium)

    A tour of the USA should happen in July as well….
     January 25th, 2011  kelpe

  • Chocolate Money Out Today / Kelpe Nutriot Podcast

    Posted by kelpe

    Chocolate Money EP came out today on vinyl – see previous post for links to buy it, and Nutriot have just published a new mix and interview:

    Here you can listen on mixcloud, otherwise head right to Nutriot to download and read the interview.
     November 22nd, 2010  kelpe

  • Chocolate Money EP

    Posted by kelpe

    My next record “Chocolate Money EP” is all ready for release on the dutch Fremdtunes label (distro by Rush Hour), and can be pre-ordered already on Rush Hour by clicking this link or the artwork above. The 12″ record features two original tracks and two remixes, by Huess and Coco Bryce and will be released on the 22nd of November.

    Here is a little video teaser for the release:

    Kelpe – Chocolate Money EP Teaser from Kel McKeown on Vimeo.

    Here you can hear samples of all the tracks:
    “Chocolate Money EP” Teaser by Kelpe

    And you can hear the Huess remix of the title track in full here:
    Chocolate Money (Huess Remix) by Kelpe

    And below is a copy and paste from the press release for you:

    “British artist Kelpe (pronounced: Kelp) releases his latest jewel called ‘Chocolate Money EP’ on Dutch label Fremdtunes. The 4-track EP is filled with glitchy beats and spherical melodies and Kelpe once again makes a powerful musical statement with this release. Title track “Chocolate Money” sounds like a forgotten Turkish funk gem, with a saz twanging into the foreground over a backdrop of burbling moogs and heavy percussion. “Goldfishing”, with its metallic synths and staccato rhythms has enough itchy urgency to compel any listener into some impromptu body-popping. On the flipside Kelpe has enlisted the talents of two of his favourite producers: Huess (Inaudible Answer) + Coco Bryce (Harmonia / Lowriders / Myor / Fremdtunes) to rework both A-side tracks into their own inimitable stylings. Huess instigates some bizarre twisted bhangra while Coco Bryce creates an cheekily addictive marimba hook that turns “Goldfishing” into something entirely different. Overall, we find a balanced 12” of vinyl that will satisfy the most demanding of beat freaks.”
     November 4th, 2010  kelpe

  • HoFun Mix

    Posted by kelpe

    In 2008 I made a mix for the Allez Allez Blog, a selection featuring The Life Force Trio, Dam Funk, Dungen and a lot more stuff. This week Robin Mahoney, the man behind Ho Fun + Channel 4’s The Trip (with Jacques Peretti) took it upon himself to take the first half hour and assemble a capricious 6 screen selection from his archive.

    HoFuN / Kelpe Mix – 6 screen full HD – excerpt – 30 mins from Hofun 2 on Vimeo.

    You can order Robin’s brand new DVD collab with Si Begg here.
     October 26th, 2010  kelpe

  • Beatdrops Flyer

    Posted by kelpe

    Very much looking forward to playing with Dimlite, Cinnaman + Feldermelder in Fribourg, Switzerland on the 23rd of October, and this flyer is great too.
     October 14th, 2010  kelpe

  • Margins EP out now!

    Posted by kelpe

    This week my new EP “Margins” came out on download and on Vinyl. Buy it from Bleep or Boomkat on vinyl, and it’s on all the usual download outlets such as itunes.

    B-side track “Toy Castle” streams in full here:
    Kelpe – Toy Castle by Kelpe

    And hear bits of all the tracks here:
    Kelpe – “Margins EP” taster / snips by Kelpe

    The video for title track “Margins” is still on youtube, scroll down to a previous post to check it!
     October 14th, 2010  kelpe

  • Danny Drive Thru Mixette For Musique Large

    Posted by kelpe

    Manchester beatmaker and synthesized voice enthusiast DANNY DRIVE THRU has made a crazy mixette of 52 tracks, one for each week of the year (not that that has any consequence). Its a great and diverse mix featuring a nice hip hop selection and some stuff in there you wouldn’t expect, like Linda Perhacs (whose Parallelograms album is blinding by the way). My track “Microscope Contents” is in there somewhere as well. Listen on mixcloud below or download here from Musique Large.

     October 14th, 2010  kelpe

  • Margins Video / EP Release Date

    Posted by kelpe

    The release date for the 4 track “Margins EP” will be 4th October on digital and 11th October on vinyl, on Black Acre. I recently found my super 8 reels I filmed on a trip 8 years ago to California and Nevada, and using these whipped up a little promo video for title track “Margins”:

    I think you can pre-order the EP already here on Bleep.
     September 28th, 2010  kelpe

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