PED F028 Dope Beatz

We just had to make this album. Oh yes we did, and boy we’re glad we did.  It was a long time coming but often the best things are, aren’t they?

So what are the Dope Beatz – how to annotate downtempo thematic head nodding bangers that make your skin goose pimple and time roll just that little bit slower?

Alex and I weren’t in the studio making the record, the honours were redistributed to new label man Dan Berridge, Rennie Pilgrem, Tom and Ingo (aka Ancient Astronauts), Dimitri and the mighty Shawn Lee.

It was kinda cool we got all this talent on one record. It doesn’t come around like that every day of course. I guess we all knew making this record was a good idea. Tom and Ingo had just dropped back to Germany from their second US tour supporting Thievery Corp.  Shawn Lee had just finished a new record with Clutchy Hopkins, Rennie was taking some time off from his extensive DJ touring, Dan was inbetween films and Dimitri was bracing himself as his underground track with Deano ‘Fils du Commissaire’ was blowing up in France.

Dan Berridge – Changes

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Dimitri – Southwest

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Rennie Pilgrem – Changes

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Tom and Ingo – Target Saint

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Shawn Lee – Pub Grub

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