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| Label profile Lot 49 |
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| 13/08/2007 |
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 Tech and funk, religion and porn; LOT 49 founder Mark Pember AKA DJ/ Producer Meat Katie likes to it mix up both on and off the decks. Those who have caught Mark’s ballsy DJing style will have a good idea about the vibe this label was built to bottle. We’re talking dirty, rolling, rich and bassheavy – a romp between techno, electro, house and breaks. Fresh from the release of ‘LOT 49 Presents,’ a celebratory compilation for its 3rd birthday, the imprint has this year welcomed Mark’s new partner, fellow break-faster Dylan Rhymes. Rhymes had been a key LOT 49 artist since the start, and came to the label with a fighting mission statement: ‘Between us we plan
to keep releasing the best club music.’
Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes, Vandal, D Ramirez, Elite Force, Dexter, Jono Fernandez, Marco Bailey, James Talk, Alex Metric and Lützenkirchen are just some of the breakbeat heavyweights flying the LOT49 flag. Tech funk is the party-line-genre, but that itself could mean anything from techno to electro to house to breaks, at varying intensities and in random combinations from 12 inch to 12 inch. ‘Snowballing’ as Mark says since its creation in 2004, the label hosts hot hot parties right around the globe. The Far East, Miami, Mexico City, Canada and Australia comprise the beat map LOT 49 has travelled so far.
It all kicked off when Mark decided to ‘get my arse in gear’ and build himself a new label, following the stitch-up departure of his previous partner on W9Y (Whole 9 Yards). The guy decided to move to be with his wife in Sweden but preferred to split W9Y across the continent (‘It’s still in limbo now!’) than leave his half of the homegrown project with Mark. Going solo, Mark made concrete his ambition to have a label that constantly functioned like
LOT 49’S TOP SELLING TEN
01 / Dylan Rhymes ‘The Way’
02 / Vandal ‘Mad As Hell’
03 / D. Ramirez ‘Slave’
04 / Meat Katie ‘All I Need’ (DYLAN RHYMES / LEE COOMBS REMIXES)
05 / Force Mass Motion ‘Out of It / Skyline’
06 / Vandal ‘Obey’ (DEXTER REMIX)
07 / Jono Fernandez ‘Rising Up’
08 / Meat Katie & Aquasky ‘Feathers’ (MARCO BAILEY REMIX)
09 / 30Hz ‘Space Age’
10 / Vandal ‘Idiots’ (AUDIOJACK REMIX)
one of his lively DJ sets – ‘I like them to carry some attitude and bollocks!’
- smashing styles together and ram-packed with rare sounds.
‘LOT 49 Presents’ reins in ten exclusive tracks including Vandal’s ‘Bad Acid’, Dylan Rhymes’ ‘Suicide Girls’, Elite Force’s ‘I Don’t Think So,’ and ‘Mutton’ by 30Hz. Meat Katie’s last release ‘She Ain’t Right’, and his awesome reworking of the Bassbin Twins’ ‘The Dogs’ will give novices a chance to get up to speed – or try to keep pace – with the man’ s take on beats and breaks. Rogue Element’s blistering new remix of Dylan Rhymes’ classic ‘Muzika’ is the icing on this birthday cake. Exclusives aside, Sharam Jey, Loulou Players, Swen Webber, and David Eckenback all get brought aboard to offer up quality tunes in this riot of a mix.
‘We’re doing alright, you know,’ Mark grins over his pint. With Rhymes in tow shouldering his share of the beats and an artist album in store from the LOT 49 originator himself – he’s hitting the studio in August – these are indeed good times for the British breaks label. Turn up, tech-in and funk-out to its signature-styled catalogue to experience the sound of clubs in the future.
LOT 49 online is now a veritable superstore of back-cat tracks, exclusives and early promos. ‘People who appreciate what LOT 49 is doing have discovered it for themselves, which makes them like it even more. We’ve got no press agent, it’s a really grassroots label and it won’t be known for being splattered across all of the magazines.’
Kicking UK breaks in the backside and carving out a hardcore sound, you’ll feel the gratifying body-bass of LOT 49’s output on discerning dance floors at home and away: stand by!
VITAL STATISTICS
LABEL HEAD / Meat Katie & Dylan Rhymes
LABEL FOUNDED / 2004
ANNUAL RELEASES / 12-14 Vinyls, 1-2 Compilations, 1-2 Albums
MISSION STATEMENT / Tech. Funk.
WEBSITE / www.lot49.co.uk |