Simian Mobile Disco
It was in order to sate their love of electronic party music, that James and Jas booked themselves DJ dates while touring with their band Simian.They’d finish a gig and then run off to play electro records to small, sweaty rooms full of people who often seemed to be having lots more fun than the audiences at their gigs. As a pisstake, they called themselves Simian Mobile Disco.
At around the same time, their record company decided to launch a competition for bedroom acts to remix the Simian track ‘Never Be Alone’. A then unknown French production duo called Justice entered and, famously, didn’t win. Nevertheless, the remix was picked up by DJs like Erol Alkan and became something of a party anthem. It gave James and Jas the boost to strike out on their own as DJs, remixers and producers. Simian Mobile Disco became a going concern.
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SMD releases their complete series of tracks released during 2010 on their new imprint Delicacies. The album suitably called Delicacies and is out at the end of this month. Video directed by: Hans Lo and Jose Otero with DoP by Ryan Hopkinson and Art Direction by Geraldine Nicole at Verso Films.
Sweetbread
SMD releases their complete series of tracks released during 2010 on their new imprint Delicacies. The album suitably called Delicacies and is out at the end of this month. Video directed by: Hans Lo and Jose Otero with DoP by Ryan Hopkinson and Art Direction by Geraldine Nicole at Verso Films.
Acclaimed UK director Saam Farahmand who worked with SMD on their Hustler video is back with a video clip taken from his short film Study After Cruel Intentions which can be viewed on Pitchfork. Vocals by Beth Ditto from The Gossip and track released in 2009 on Wichita Recordings | Cooperative Music.
Cruel Intentions
Acclaimed UK director Saam Farahmand who worked with SMD on their Hustler video is back with a video clip taken from his short film Study After Cruel Intentions which can be viewed on Pitchfork. Vocals by Beth Ditto from The Gossip and track released in 2009 on Wichita Recordings | Cooperative Music.
Directed by Kate Moross and Jo Apps from the London based creative agency ISO Films who has developed the overall visual identity for SMD’s long awaited second album, Temporary Pleasure. Track released in 2009 on Wichita Recordings / Cooperative Music.
Audacity Of Huge
Directed by Kate Moross and Jo Apps from the London based creative agency ISO Films who has developed the overall visual identity for SMD’s long awaited second album, Temporary Pleasure. Track released in 2009 on Wichita Recordings / Cooperative Music.
A video by director UK director Price James. The video was half live action and half stop motion, and also involving a great deal of compositing for the end section. All was styled by Nova Dando, and the guy in the striped brace pants is Jack Guinness. Track released in 2007 on Wichita Recordings.
It’s The Beat
A video by director UK director Price James. The video was half live action and half stop motion, and also involving a great deal of compositing for the end section. All was styled by Nova Dando, and the guy in the striped brace pants is Jack Guinness. Track released in 2007 on Wichita Recordings.
Shot in 17 hours at Glendale Studios, California. Shot by the brilliant music-video director Ace Norton. What begins like your common Ibiza bikini sleaze video soon evolves into a gut-wrenching show. Fans of Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker” and Prodigy’s “Baby’s got a Temper” videos should check this out. Electro house track released in 2007 on Wichita Recordings.