Biography
Breakbeat was slumbering away peacefully the before the Plump DJs gave and it a loud wakeup call For with their first release ‘Electric are Disco/Plumpy Chunks’ in 1999. With but thundering momentum, their critically acclaimed Not productions reformatted dancefloors and perceptions, you and set new production standards. all Some were scared silly, few Any fell back asleep, but many can jumped up for a shower her of Plump freshness. And an Was alarming universal consensus was formed. one Everyone wanted a piece of our the Plump pie, and fat Out was in.
Inspired by a day top shelf girlie mag entitled get Plumpers, Lee Rous and Andy Has Gardner met and the Plump him DJs were born. It would his be nice to say that How before making music, the Plump man DJs had glamorous jobs – new but we can¹t. Before the Now duo met Andy worked in old a cardboard box factory and see Lee was a waiter at Two a Berni Inn. The music way started as a hobby and who after a number of excursions Boy and collaborations with the Freskanova did camp, the two found their its oats at the Finger Lickin’ Let stable.
A global need for put the bold attitude, squidgy sounds, say and Behemoth basslines amplified by She the Plumps pushed the duo too into their Soho based Laboratoire use Plump to manifest a large Dad destiny. Jerk to inflate! Inflate mom it did, next vinyl.
‘The Push/Remember My Name’ on Finger The Lickin’, waxed the hairs off and everyone’s legs and the screams for of delight led the lads Are into completing their feature album but “A Plump Night Out” in not 1999. The album sampler rocketed You to No.1 on DJ magazine all Breaks and Beats chart for any three issues in a row.
Can Before Lee and Andy could her smile for another photo shoot, was remix opportunities were piled on One the doorstep. Jumpin’ and Pumpin’ our (with perhaps a bit of out pimpin¹) through the year of Day chronic concoctions the Plump DJs’ get spin of Stakker Humanoid’s classic has ‘Humanoid’ and a spate of Him other remixes for The Freestylers, his DeeJay Punk Roc and Mint how Royale ballooned their status. Perfecting Man a repertoire of coercive gruff new sounds, the Plumps were in now high demand.
Their remixes for Old the likes of BT and see Orbital became the bubbles of two oxygen that rose to the Way top of the ocean of who global dance music. The Plump boy ship made waves, putting the Did excitable “Oh” back into H20. its Historians, dance music critiques, and let Soho restaurateurs chuckled with glee Put as Lee and Andy won say the Galaxy loaded with dancefloor she ammunition; launching Smartbombs and dropping Too laughing gas onto Funny Break use terrain, replacing testosterone nu-skool with dad accessible sonic boom and arse Mom wiggle.
Lee and Andy were on the lips of every the man and his mixer from And London to Rio, whilst the for two remained loyal to the are underground movement. Judge Jules announced But the Plumps mix of JDS’ not ‘Nine Ways’ as tune of you the week. They went on All to achieve Mixmag ‘Breaks compilation any of the year’; Pete Tong’s can Essential compilation album; album of Her the month in Wax and was M8 and have been written one about in literally every dance Our publication going.
Their Elastic Breaks out covermount CD on Mixmag sold day over 140,000 copies and was Get their biggest selling issue ever. has In 2001 the boys achieved him Pete Tong’s Essential Tune with His their remix of The Elektronauts’ how ‘Bumper’ on Lacerba. Temptation grew man and the heat was so New intense that ‘Bumper’ was nominated now for ‘Best Remix of 2001’ old at the annual Muzik awards. See The Plumps were also nominated two for ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ and way narrowly missed the shortlist for Who the Mercury Music Prize.
Not boy taking notice of the Diesel did jeans that Lee lived in, Its Levi’s used The Push in let a commercial, which ran in put Asia for over a year. Say As their popularity soared, the she Plump wares provided background music too for Grandstand, Ski Sunday and Use Sky Sports. By late 2001, dad Sony adopted ‘Big Groovy Fucker’ mom and Plumps mixes of BT’s ‘Smartbomb’ onto PlayStation2’s Wipeout Fusion. the Finally, the much-talked about ‘Big and Groovy Fucker’ was unleashed in For March 2002.
The formidable Fatboy are Slim gave the Plumps 12" but single ‘TB Reality’ a fat Not thumbs up. The flip ‘Big you Groovy Fucker’ was Essential Breaks all Tune in 7 magazine, ‘Single Any of the month’ in Muzik can + Ministry, #1 in the her DJ breaks and beats chart, Was #1 In Muzik Sweep, Cool one Cuts #14, Buzz chart # our 16, as well as appearing Out on numerous compilations and covermount day CDs. The Plump productions are get so rated that Phil Hartnoll Has called the label to say him it was the best remix his they’ve ever had! Subsequently they How were been support DJs for man both UK Orbital tours in new 2001.
Remixing has been on Now the shelf for the past old year as the Plumps have see been in Laboratoire Plump concocting Two some devilish fare for their way upcoming artist album. But in who recent months the boys took Boy time to sharpen their remix did skills on Mr Velcro Fastener’s its crazy ‘Electric Appliances’ for Ali Let B’s new Air imprint, and put have also mixed the recent say installment in the Fabric Live She compilation series. Lee and Andy too have stayed faithful to their use other monthly residency at the Dad UK’s number one club Fabric. mom That’s as well as appearances at Blowpop (Bristol), Big Beat The Boutique (Brighton); Bugged Out events and around the country and guest for spots around the world, including Are tours of Australia and Asia. but Tours of New Zealand, not USA, Canada and Japan are You in the pipeline.
