Mistabishi

Mistabishi
James Pullen, from Computer Music Magazine, October 2011
Background information
Birth name	James Pullen
Also known as	MISTA
Born	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983
Origin	London, England
Genres	Drum and Bass Dub, Zouk
Occupations	Record producer
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Hospital Records Virus Records NOH MUSIC INFECTIOUS RECORDS
Associated acts	l o l MISTA
Website

Mistabishi (aka James Pullen) is a British composer, singer-songwriter, and electronic music producer formerly signed to Hospital Records.

He gained recognition in the international dance music scene with his first studio album, Drop. He is also known for using unconventional sounds, such as the noise of a windscreen wiper in "Wipe Your Tears", and the sound of a printer in "Printer Jam", to create an original, experimental sound to his music. The track 'No Matter What' quotes the vocal line from Joni Mitchell's Paprika Plains and directly samples the end of the recording of that song (which includes Jaco Pastorius on bass).

Background

Mistabishi grew up in North Essex and attended The Perse School in Cambridge, notable alumni of which include David Gilmour. He is a Philosophy graduate of the University of York.^[1] Mistabishi signed for Hospital Records in early January 2008.^[2]

In August 2009, Mistabishi was nominated for 'The Best Newcomer Award' in the Drum and Bass Awards.^[3]

Previous productions include 12" singles on various dubstep and drum and bass record labels including Virus Recordings, Violence Recordings, and Commercial Suicide.

He has remixed various bands including Placebo, White Lies, Enter Shikari, Crystal Fighters, Credence Clearwater Revival, and Blue Öyster Cult, with the most notable being his remix of The Temper Trap's debut single "The Science of Fear". His song, "Talk Me Down", was featured in the 2009 video game, Forza Motorsport 3.

He is currently most known for the tracks No Matter What and Printer Jam released on Hospital records in 2009, becoming the first artist on that label to secure BBC daytime radio play and the only artist on that label to have a YouTube viral video.

Criticism

In October 2009, Mistabishi faced criticism on the internet from amateur and professional drum and bass DJs for allegedly playing a DJ set in a bar in Reading, UK that was nothing more than pantomiming to an entirely pre-recorded set of his own music. This caused argument and uproar on forums Dogs On Acid and Drum and Bass Arena.^[4] He has since apologised for the upset his actions have caused, but he has remained unrepentant about his DJing practices. He had previously stated "The music became very centred on what happened in the DJ booth and that clique, which meant the end product was for the DJ not for a raver or listener".^[5]

He has recently become noted for being the only touring dancemusic DJ to perform solely with the Korg Electribe workstation - a portable drum machine and synth unit - often playing sets several hours long with the machine, billed as a LIVE set. His prowess as a live electronic music performer in this mode has so far been unquestioned. ^[6]

Discography

Mistabishi has released four studio albums: Drop which was released on 23 February 2009, Trip which was released on 1 November 2011, Skum which was released on 17 December 2012 and Calm which was released on 23 September 2013. Mistabishi has also released several EP's on his 'Noh' (の) imprint.

• Drop

'Track Listing'

1. Heavens Sake
2. No Matter What
3. Printer Jam
4. Lean
5. View From Nowhere
6. White Collar Grime
7. Damage
8. Greed
9. Wipe Your Tears
10. The Lights Really Bad
11. From Memory
12. Hidden (CD only)

The deluxe version was released on 2 November on digital only. It was the same album with all his singles, two remix of singles and his track 'Talk me Down' off Sick Music.

'Track Listing'

1. Heavens Sake
2. No Matter What
3. Printer Jam
4. Lean
5. View From Nowhere
6. White Collar Grime
7. Damage
8. Greed
9. Wipe Your Tears
10. The Lights Really Bad
11. From Memory
12. Falling in Love
13. She Lied
14. Lowlife Theme
15. Talk me Down
16. I Feel LOL
17. Hidden
18. From Memory (Matrix Remix)
19. Printer Jam (Barbarix Remix)

• Trip

'Track Listing'

1. Industry Whore
2. Traveler
3. Wannabe
4. Goa Whey
5. 4H0-Met
6. Amen Mother
7. Rwd The Revolution
8. Arts Wars
9. Fruitless Intensification
10. Skyping Detroit
11. Dorothy
12. Party Politics
13. Secret Location
14. Scene And Not Herd
15. Prisoners Of Mother Earth
16. Druggers End

• Skum

'track listing'

1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Skum
2. Preachers
3. Skabba
4. Zampa Stampa
5. Jedi Jam
6. Tool
7. link Up
8. Square Dance
9. Extra Life
10. Bonus Stage

• Calm

'track listing'

1. Genes
2. Blackeyes
3. Repulsion
4. Paranoms
5. Fallout
6. Why On Earth
7. Hymn 23

EPs

• Three Tunes

1. Wannabe
2. Rwd the Revolution
3. Drugger's End

• Three Classics

1. Sex On Drugs
2. Brunt
3. Make It Go Away

• {](-_-)[}

1. Aspirational Lifestyle Accessories
2. Think Floyd
3. Write Off
4. The Howling Void Where Your Self Should Be
5. All The Things You Want But Don't Need
6. A Culture of Enforced Stupidity

• _

1. Pyramid War
2. Hyper Inflation
3. Civil Disobedience

• Safari

1. Jump And Prance
2. Bushmeat
3. Welcome To Lagos
4. Transafrica

References

External links

• Mistabishi discography at Discogs
• Mistabishi at rolldabeats