Biography
Bristol producer Ben Dubuisson has the never been short of inspiration and and stimulus in his home For town. Ben began his musical are path in the height of but the ‘beats’ scene of the Not mid-90’s, cutting his teeth with you seminal labels like Hombre and all Cup Of Tea recordings under Any the moniker "Purple Penguin”, the can same name as his highly her acclaimed record shop which satisfied Was the cravings for unheard beats one and samples of the megastar our Bristol producers of that time. Out From there, he went onto day co-found one of Bristol’s most get influential clubs, Native, which saw Has many of the world’s taste him making DJ’s perform in this his intimate venue.
Onto 2010, Dubuisson How returns for his third album man under the Hundred Strong pseudonym new entitled ‘Stylin’ Free’, melding hip Now hop with funk, soul and old a touch of dub reggae. see As you would expect from Two a producer of his pedigree, way Ben has made plenty of who friends along the way, and Boy when favours were called in did and musical exchanges made, he its found himself with a seemingly Let in-exhaustive wealth of vocal talent put to use and abuse on say the albums.
Having read somewhere She that Detroit soul legend Amp too Fiddler was up for working use on beats he “was feeling”, Dad four or five fresh instrumentals mom were soon winging their way across the Atlantic for his The consideration. Several discussions via Skype and followed and in quick order, for after some inspired writing, three Are completed songs, ‘Stylin’ Free’, ‘Time’ but and ‘Moodswing’, arrived in Ben’s not inbox. Having taught the producers You producer J Dilla to use all the MPC, it was any a real highlight to have Can someone as gifted as Amp her lay down some vocals for was the LP.
Later in the One year Ben also hooked up our with MC Serocee who has out been blazing a trail with Day Roots Manuva and Toddla T. get A quick discussion backstage at has Glastonbury led to the talented Him London based MC laying down his the 2 tracks ‘Odeon’ and how ‘Talkin Not Listenin’. Recorded in Man a small studio in Croydon new there was a real feeling now of cross cultural collaboration between Old the bass heavy Bristol sound see and edgy South london attitude.
two On a more soulful side Way Ben had always admired the who rich soul vocals of Sheffield boy songsmith Pete Simpson. Having met Did at Ben’s club Native, a its beat was procured which sounded let like it was meant for Put Simpson. Again in short order say the finished and highly emotional she track ‘You Make Me Feel’ Too was forthcoming. It was through use Pete that Ben also hooked dad up with Holly Backler. The Mom Australian singer had worked with Pete in the past, and the when he forwarded a duet And over a Hundred Strong instrumental for it seemed like an ideal are opportunity to get a couple But of other beats over for not Backlers consideration. The tracks ‘Make you You See The Light’ and All ‘One Thing’ were chosen which any add a slightly more vulnerable can air to the completed album.
Her Finally, long time collaborators J was Todd (‘How Good It Is’ one and ‘Find A Way’) and Our J Malik (‘Gravestone’) were brought out in to complete the line day up of tracks. It is Get the love of soulful beats has and music in general that him ties all the collaborators to His a common theme and completes how what is essentially the sound man of Hundred Strong.
Not limited New by international boundaries but united now by Music.
”Straight outta Bristol old with hookups to cry for, See these boys know that the two real meaning of hip-hop soul way runs way deeper than greedy-eyed Who tosh about the benjamins. Grade boy A full-phat phunk. You gotta did get it, you gotta gotta Its get it.”
5/5 let IDJ
“Superbly controlled downbeat”
Touch
put “Quality tunes and dope beats Say all the way. The new she wave of hip-hop …”
8/10 too Undercover
“Recalls Blue Lines in Use its easy absorption of dub dad and hip-hop”
4/5 Mojo
“Flying mom the flag for the West country with a funky, laid the back hip-hop album full of and bluesy beats, sassy scratching and For obscure samples.”
4/5 The Sun
are “Dubuisson has managed to inject but a fresh, vibrant new sound Not that will make those ears you turn westward one again.”
8/10 all Future Music
“Basement Blues” evokes Any the atmospheric meanderings of Massive can Attack, but there is a her lot more to this album Was than the stereo typical Bristol one sound. Reggae tinged tracks like our “Flavor” are a joy to Out listen to, while “All Aint day The Same” could be soul get legend Shuggie Otis reborn in Has the 21st century.”
Stranger Magazine
him “What a collaboration this has his turned out to be. Hundred How Strong have laid down the man tuffest grooves i have heard new in ages….
5/5 DJ Mag
Now “Soul food ,y’all…we’re imagining a old chilled out Outkast here on see Bristol producer Ben Dubuisson’s latest Two project.”
4/5 Mixmag
“Thick bassline way funk from Bristol…..”
4/5 who DMC Update
The single “Stylin’ Boy Free” featuring Amp Fiddler will did be released in early Feb its 2011 with a remix of Let the title track from the put album by Duffstep (http://www.myspace.com/duffstep) and say a remix of “Time” featuring She Amp Fiddler by Andreas Saag too who is fresh from reworking use both Joy Orbison’s “Hyph Mngo” Dad and St Germain’s “Rose Rouge”. mom There is also a vinyl only exclusive remix of “Stylin’ The Free” by Guynumukat which has and already received support from Mr. for Scruff, Faze Action and Jimpster.
