Bloodsport : sneakerpimps

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The Pimps have reverted to their original line up: Chris Corner (on vocals), Liam Howe (keyboards), Joe Wilson (bass and b.v.'s) and Dave Westlake (drums). Ian Pickering is the "invisible" one, doing lyrical duties. The band are currently being courted by record labels and the interest is expected to get out of hand, so get them now online for free while you can.

It's a typical gesture from The Pimps who have always shied away from the corporate side of the record business to concentrate on artistic development. At a time when Napster are being forced to contemplate charging for their service, to gain legitimacy, The Pimps have embraced the original ethos that made the P2P provider that hot cookie that it has become.

Already on vinyl, this remix has found its way into various independent dance music shops around the UK. It's established a foothold in the record bags of Jon Carter and Pete Tong and the flipside dub mix is getting hammered in Ibiza. The Pimps are back, not that they've ever been away as such.

It's a typical tale with Chris and Liam meeting as teenagers in the eighties, drawn together by their love for recording and DIY studio experimentation. Their early endeavours led to the release of the Soul of Indiscretion E.P., swiftly followed by F.R.I.S.K. and World as a Cone. All packed full of mellow, beat driven and melodic invention.

As the duo quickly grew frustrated with the dance instrumental format, they drafted in some assistance in the shape of a couple of friends, Joe and David. The final piece of this incarnation was secured with the recruitment of Kelli Dayton who was discovered singing in a pub in her native Birmingham.

Thus was formed Sneaker Pimps"This could be a laugh," they all secretly thought to themselves… The success of debut album "BECOMING X" caught everyone by surprise. But rather than dine out on it forever, The Pimps rang the changes. It wasn't exactly overnight, as they allowed themselves some indulgence in the success. With that success came the repetition, however, and the genre trap was sprung.

Over the course of a year the band put together the second album SPLINTER, an album that saw all four boys working together, sharing the tasks of programming and production. Chris would sing the demos and then the process of deconstruction and rebuilding was taken to exhaustive lengths. It soon became clear that Chris' voice was the right voice for Sneaker Pimps and to the howls of protest of record companies and the music press, Kelli bought a single ticket back home.

In the summer of 2000, Sneaker Pimps walked away from what had become an increasingly difficult relationship with the label that had supported them to date. Taking the view that change is better than stasis they packed a car and travelled to the centre of France to write and record material, which has Chris commanding the vocals with a new confidence. They returned with a third album that is as much informed by the contemporary edgy electronic production of Detroit and Berlin, with the wrench of Cabaret Voltaire welded into the bands pop and soul lexicon.
Although the album is not yet set for release, it wont be long, so here's your chance to get there ahead of the pack
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