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Leisure Allstars :
Biog : The Leisure Allstars are production duo Ali 'Plan B' Betty and Rory 'Rory Kinsella' Kinsella. Hailing from laidback Bristol, it was no surprise that their debut single, 'Get Your Hands In The Air', took so long to come out but when it did it soon became an underground hit. A fusion of beats, reggae vocals and Charleston horns, the single picked up rave reviews from the likes of DJ and IDJ magazine and was licensed by everyone from DJ E.A.S.E. from Nightmares On Wax for his 'My Definition' compilation album, The Milano Fashion CD series, and Germany's Unique Records. Work is currently been finished on their debut album, featuring recent collabortions with Full Cycle and Massive Attack vocalist Hollie G, New York hip hoppers The Good People and singer-songwriter Lizzy Parks - a favourite of Gilles Peterson and Nostalgia 77. DJ duties are shared with label mates 'Dr' Jon Kennard and James 'El Jay' Lynden, with their brand of party rocking hip hop, funk, breaks and drum and bass establishing them as one of the most prominent collectives in UK with residencies spanning London, Bristol, Cardiff as well as recent guest spots at the finest clubs in Glasgow, Birmingham, Dundee and Leeds. In recent months, they have been alongside some of the world’s finest DJs - including Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier, Boca 45, Nostalgia 77, 4 Hero, the Unabombers and Massive Attack’s Daddy G. Recently The Allstars have just been inducted into the 55DSL resident DJs roster and have also entertained at parties for the likes of MTV Style, clothing brand Energie and underground culture magazine Blowback. Known for producing mixes on the regular for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel Radio show, airing in 30 countries worldwide, their dextrous fingers have found themselves put to good work, Their 'Sex, Drugs & Rock n Roll' mix CD became record of the week and a subsequent best-seller at Manchester's legendary Fat City record shop, as well as selling out nationwide. Fat City declared: "The UK has new party mixtape champions." These guys rock the spot wherever they land, make no mistake. Reviews : LEISURE ALLSTARS - GET YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR (LEI003) 'The most up to date thing on the mix, just a fat groove. It's got these showbiz horns mixed up with the big drums, just the kind of twisted beat that takes it to another level. Totally up my street.' [DJ EASE – My Definition mixed by Nightmares on Wax, Oct 06] ‘…Just my sort of block rocking party breaks - great drums, swinging horns and a tasty vocal sample. Right up my street! Nice squelchy remix too’ [Dr Rubberfunk – BBC6 Music] ‘Chart 9, Club 8/10. Perfect dancefloor tune to get the night started in fine style. Feelin’ the cutup feel of the remix especially’ [Justin Unabomber] ‘Dope party-rocker from the Allstars that burns the dancefloor up - now get your hands in the air! 10/10…plus excellent remix that turns the dirty jazz-funk vibe of the original track into a warm, bouncy stomper 09/10 [Eddie Rishue] ‘Just heard your new reccccid on Piccadilly website ... sounding great man!!’ [Diesler – Tru Thoughts] ‘A masterpiece in sample-based dancefloor mayhem pulling together dope break beats, double basses, 1930's horn sections and vocals straight outta Kingston on the hottest cut of the moment’ [Blowback, Oct 05] ‘This cheeky piece of reggae inspired, sample heavy business finally gets to see the light of day. The original will probably get most bodies on the tiles with its Scruff-inspired Charleston sampling antics’ [DJ, Oct 05] Audio : Leisure Vol 2 Mix Leisure Vol 4 Mix Leisure Vol 5 Mix Leisure Vol 7 Mix Leisure Vol 9 Mix Page Links : Leisure Site Leisure Myspace Discography : Checkout some of The Leisure Allstars' releases here ... |
