The Young Punx
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Members | Hal Ritson Cameron Saunders Nathan Taylor Simon Bettison |
Website | http://www.theyoungpunx.com |
The Young Punx are an English electronic dance music group whose eclectic and energetic style encompasses French house, breakbeat and drum and bass, mashed up with elements as diverse as 1980s pop, rock, disco and jazz.
The Young Punx's music is created by producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Hal Ritson in collaboration with an eclectic collective of guest musicians, producers and singers including Italian electro producer Phonat, virtuoso guitarist Guthrie Govan, co-founder of the act Cameron Saunders (formerly of New Atlantic), DJ Nathan Taylor and vocalists such as Yola of Massive Attack, Count Bass D, Amanda Palmer and Laura Kidd.
Career
Bootlegs, mash-ups and white labels
They initially came to prominence in 2003/2004 after releasing a string of
In 2005, the Young Punx produced a satirical remake of Mylo's "Destroy Rock & Roll" entitled "Destroy Celebrity Crap" which replaced the original's list of 1980s pop stars with a list of the main celebrities who were currently dominating the UK media in a lighthearted backlash against the dumbing down celebrity focus of the media. Distributed for free on mp3, the track received in excess of 20,000 downloads within one week after exposure in Popbitch newsletter.
Remixes
Building on their reputation as bootleg remixers, which led to them being voted number 2 bootleg remixers of 2003 by listeners of BBC Radio One, The Young Punx have increasingly become one of the most in-demand remix artists in the UK. Some of their most well known mixes include "Hideaway" by De'lacy, "
Original material
The Young Punx have released a number of original tracks commercially on vinyl, CD and mp3. 2005's "Young and Beautiful" was described by
In February 2007, their track "You've Got To..." became the most podcasted track in the world (as measured by the Podmusiccountdown.com chart for that week) when they released it onto the podsafe music network. It featured as one of the songs on FIFA 07.[2]
The Young Punx's track "Ready for the Fight" is also featured in the demo and final release of EA Sports Fight Night Round 4, a boxing videogame on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[3]
Their debut album Your Music Is Killing Me was released in 2007/2008, features in EA Sports game UEFA Euro 2008.. Their second album, entitled Mashpop And Punkstep was released in March 2010 and was co-produced by Phonat with guest appearances from Count Bass D.
In January 2011, their collaboration with Amanda Palmer "Map of Tasmania" received a quarter of a million video hits in one week.[4]
Live performances
In addition to performing as a DJ duo (including supporting Tiësto at the world's largest club, Privilege Ibiza), The Young Punx perform as a live band including renowned guitarist Guthrie Govan. They have performed at major international festivals including Glastonbury Festival (2007), Summer Sonic Festival (2007), Nano Mugen Festival (2008) and Blue Balls Festival (2008). In 2006, they performed at the Nano Mugen Festival in Japan to 24,000 people.
TV and radio presenting
Hal Ritson, Simon Bettison and Nathan Taylor of The Young Punx also present shows in the media under The Young Punx brand. They hosted 2 seasons of the Japanese version of
Collaboration with Dizzee Rascal
In 2009, Ritson and Govan of the Young Punx worked on four tracks on Dizzee Rascal's album Tongue N Cheek, leading to The Young Punx becoming Dizzee's backing band for several full live gigs, notably the 2009 BBC Electric Proms[7] and Glastonbury Festival 2010.
Working relationship with Han Hoogerbrugge
The Young Punx have developed an artistic partnership with Dutch digital artist Han Hoogerbrugge in which Hoogerbrugge has developed the visual identity for the band, record artwork and a number of animated videos. Built on a darkly comic cast of surreal hand drawn characters, later animated in flash and 3-D animated packages, Hoogerbrugge's distinctive creations act both as the main public identity for the band, and as an exhibited part of Hoogerbrugge's own portfolio.
Discography
- Your Music Is Killing Me
- Mashpop and Punkstep
- All These Things Are Gone
- Hollywood Kiss
References
- ^ "MofoHifi Records - The Young Punx - Young and beautiful - DJ Feedback". Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Fight Night Champion - EA SPORTS". Fightnight.easports.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Map Of Tasmania – Peaches confirms collaboration with Amanda Palmer and The Young Punx". Mofohifi.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "FOX INTERNATIONAL CHANNELS". Tv.foxjapan.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "The Young Punx FM Podcast /// BEATS - BANTER - BASSLINES". Podcast.theyongpunx.com\accessdate=2020-06-20.
- ^ "Cialis Hong Kong - Buy Drugs Online No Prescription Needed". Theyoungpunx.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
External links
- The Young Punx discography at Discogs
- The Young Punx Album Review at UKEvents.net
- The Young Punx biography on allmusic.com