Flevans
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Flevans the stage name of Nigel Evans also known as Mooch. a British electronic music
ian and DJ
. He was born on January 28, 1978 in Brighton
, West Sussex
, United Kingdom
. He early started making music, in his beginnings by using a four track cassette recorder. Not long after, his innate knack for crafting irresistibly hooks was noticed by Tru Thoughts
, thanks to a demo created solely using the mentioned recorder and a 10 second sampler. The British label run by Robert Luis and Paul Jonas produced his firsts published works.. Including Begin Again (12", Single) in 2002; Looking Out For Mr Bundle (12", EP) in 2003; and the his successful first album Make New Friends in 2004 which combines a fresh mix of disco
and funk
with cut and paste sampling sensibilities and infectious bassline
s. In 2007 Flevans released Cold Hands (12") and, in September of the same year his second album Unfabulous. Both works under the label Jack To Phono Records. After this album Flevans jumped to the next level. As a trained multi-instrumentalist he always had incorporated some of his own music in his albums. But it was not until 2009, after a short period playing bass for Brighton's band Backini one year before, when Flevans released his third album 27 Devils, again under Tru Thoughts
label
. 27 Devils is a totally free of samples album, in which Flevans swapped the vinyl, on which he had previously relied for samples and beats, for instrumental sound. In this album he even add some of his vocals on a couple of tracks. After this album, Flevans signed a new three album deal with his original producer label, Tru Thoughts. Product of this contract is his last album The 28th Devil released in 2009.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
ian and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
. He was born on January 28, 1978 in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. He early started making music, in his beginnings by using a four track cassette recorder. Not long after, his innate knack for crafting irresistibly hooks was noticed by Tru Thoughts
Tru Thoughts
Tru Thoughts is an independent record label. It was formed in Brighton, UK in 1999 by Robert Luis of Deeds Plus Thoughts and Paul Jonas.It became, in one decade, one of the most famous and well respected labels in independent music world.- History :...
, thanks to a demo created solely using the mentioned recorder and a 10 second sampler. The British label run by Robert Luis and Paul Jonas produced his firsts published works.. Including Begin Again (12", Single) in 2002; Looking Out For Mr Bundle (12", EP) in 2003; and the his successful first album Make New Friends in 2004 which combines a fresh mix of disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
and funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
with cut and paste sampling sensibilities and infectious bassline
Bassline
A bassline is the term used in many styles of popular music, such as jazz, blues, funk, dub and electronic music for the low-pitched instrumental part or line played by a rhythm section instrument such as the electric bass, double bass, tuba or keyboard...
s. In 2007 Flevans released Cold Hands (12") and, in September of the same year his second album Unfabulous. Both works under the label Jack To Phono Records. After this album Flevans jumped to the next level. As a trained multi-instrumentalist he always had incorporated some of his own music in his albums. But it was not until 2009, after a short period playing bass for Brighton's band Backini one year before, when Flevans released his third album 27 Devils, again under Tru Thoughts
Tru Thoughts
Tru Thoughts is an independent record label. It was formed in Brighton, UK in 1999 by Robert Luis of Deeds Plus Thoughts and Paul Jonas.It became, in one decade, one of the most famous and well respected labels in independent music world.- History :...
label
Label
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. 27 Devils is a totally free of samples album, in which Flevans swapped the vinyl, on which he had previously relied for samples and beats, for instrumental sound. In this album he even add some of his vocals on a couple of tracks. After this album, Flevans signed a new three album deal with his original producer label, Tru Thoughts. Product of this contract is his last album The 28th Devil released in 2009.
External links
- Official website http://www.flevans.co.uk/
- Flevans MySpace http://www.myspace.com/flevansmusic
- Flevans Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flevans/180332585471?v=wall#!/pages/Flevans/180332585471
- Tru Thoughts Official website http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk/about