NOW OUT JULY 30TH ON SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND
RocketNumberNine, aka London-based brothers Tom (drums) and Ben Page (synth), invite you into their tribal Chingford roots with debut album MeYouWeYou, now being released July 30th on Smalltown Supersound. With a name taken from a song by space jazz crusader Sun Ra and musical influences from Detroit to London to Africa and beyond, RocketNumberNine, have spent the last eight years shaping their hard hitting, modern dance music into what it is today.
Before we get to today, let’s revisit the musical journey that got them here. Tom met Kieran Hebden while working with legendary drummer Steve Reid. This resulted in the band going on a short tour supporting Four Tet, which then led to Kieran producing and releasing RocketNumberNine’s 14 minute “Matthew & Toby” via his TEXT label. Soon after, an early live collaboration between Four Tet and RocketNumberNine caught the attention of Thom Yorke who invited them to open for Radiohead at the Roseland Ballroom in New York in late 2011. At those shows, material started to take shape for what would later become the first collaborative release from RocketNumberNine and Four Tet, the “Roseland”/”Metropolis” 12″ (TEXT023). This brings us to the present. The TEXT release has just been released, rumors are floating of a new collaboration with Neneh Cherry, and their debut full-length is finally hitting the streets.
RocketNumberNine have previously shared with you MeYouWeYou‘s, “Rotunda,” and Four Tet’s re-working of that track. Today, they give a further glimpse into MeYouWeYou via “Deadly Buzz.”
STREAM ROCKETNUMBERNINE’S “DEADLY BUZZ” –
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ROCKETNUMBERNINE’S “ROTUNDA” –
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ROCKETNUMBERNINE’S “ROTUNDA” (FOUR TET REFIX) –
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“With little more than drums and synth at their disposal, the duo forge a sound like invading aliens landing on a dystopian Earth, sending up a maelstrom of chunky reverb, percussion interludes, and robotic voices. More than just signaling the arrival of little green men, this banger’s a rousing proclamation for the siblings.”
“This percussion extravaganza from the London duo RocketNumberNine (brothers Tom and Ben Page) gets my vote for the best song of the week. No vocals to get in the way, lots of drums to clear your head. . . . The forward momentum makes me want to work, and I mean that as a compliment” – The Stranger
“‘Rotunda [Four Tet Refix]’ is an expectedly percussive affair driven by dusty samples and a thumping kick pattern . . . ” – XLR8R
“‘Rotunda,’ from their forthcoming debut album, is raw and organic, with tribal rhythms and modern electronics combining for a track that feels both timeless and futuristic.”
– Pigeons and Planes
“RocketNumberNine is pulling together an interesting blend of drone noise music with a bit of dance instrumental. It’s really all about the build and the collapse and repeating it in unexpected ways . . . What is special about the track is just how they combine regularly unappealing noises into danceable grooves, or spurts of grooves that are gone before you can even react to them.” – The Needle Drop
RocketNumberNine & Four Tet’s “Roseland” – http://snd.sc/XeIes0
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