The Slips
The Slips | |
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Origin | London, England |
Genres | Electronic Dance |
Years active | 2007–present |
Website | theslipsmusic.com |
Members | David Treahearn, Rob Hagett, Jimmy Cooper (Live Drummer) |
Past members | Ian Townsend (Live Drummer) |
The Slips are a UK electronic music duo, composed of David Treahearn and Rob Haggett. Treahearn and Haggett formed the band in Kentish Town in London, mid-2007 after both had worked together as studio engineers[1][2] at Olympic Studios in London with artists including Madonna, Björk, The Black Eyed Peas,[3] Gwen Stefani, New Order, Oasis and Massive Attack.
Along with producing original electronic dance music and mixtapes, The Slips are also DJ's and remixers [4] having remixed international artists such as Björk [5] The Crystal Fighters,[6] CSS,[7] LCD Soundsystem[8] The XX,[9] I Blame Coco,[10] Phoenix,[11] Kylie Minogue [12] and Ellie Goulding as featured in NME Magazine.[13] They have also remixed artists Gotye,[14] Bertie Blackman[15]Yuksek[16] and Zowie.[17] Their remixes and live performances have seen them featured in UK press including AXM Magazine,[18] The Gay Times,[19] US digital music blog aggregator Hype Machine [20] and Music Week.
As well as regular London live performances, the band performed at Glastonbury Festival [21] in 2009 as part of Q magazine's 'Emerging Talent' program on the Queen's Head stage.[22] In 2010 the UK Music Industry publication The Unsigned Guide wrote the feature article "The Rise Of The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From' [23]
UK & European live festival performances include the O2 Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park,[24] The Great Escape Festival [25] supporting Alex Metric, Pnau and Adam Freeland the The Amsterdam Dance Event Music Industry conference,[26] the Remix Bubble at Secret Garden Party and in 2011 at The O2 Arena with Kasabian and Bombay Bicycle Club.[27]
The Slips original track "4 Elements To Make Good Music" was the official backing track for the Labrokes Euro 2012 advertising campaign.[28] Ministry Of Sound featured The Slips on the Australian Ministry Of Sound 2012 Annual Compilation[29] for their remix of the Flight Facilities track 'Foreign Language'. In late November 2012, The Slips remix of Björk's track[30] Moon from her album Biophilia was chosen as an official remix for her third remix album bastards.
References
- ↑ "David Treahearn Music Credits". Discogs.
- ↑ "Rob Haggett Music Credits". Discogs.
- ↑ "Let's Get It Started Credits Listing". Discogs.
- ↑ "The Slips Mixtape Series 1 & 2". MOG.
- ↑ "Björk Bastards Album Credit Listing". All Music.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix The Crystal Fighters". We Like It Indie.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix CSS". Discogs.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix LCD Soundsytem". Hype Trak.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix The XX Videos". NME.
- ↑ "I Blame Coco: Renegade Remixing Force The Slips". I Love Pie.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix Phoenix". Battery In Your Leg.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix Kylie Minogue". Hard Candy Music.
- ↑ "NME review The Slips Remix 'The Writer'".
- ↑ "Gotye Feat Kimbra 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (The Slips Remix)". The Music Blogs.
- ↑ "Bertie Blackman Covers Siouxie, The Slips Remix". Dancefloor Mayhem.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix Yuksek". We Like It Indie.
- ↑ "The Slips Go Beserk On Zowie Single Smash It!". Pop On and On.
- ↑ "Hard To Superbeat". AXM Magazine. November 2008. p. 14.
- ↑ "The Slips: Gig Review and Song Of The Week - 4 Elements To Make Good Music". The Gay Times.
- ↑ "The Slips Remixes". Hype Machine.
- ↑ "NME: The Slips Glastonbury 2009 Line Up".
- ↑ "Glastonbury 2009 Q The Music Emerging Talent The Slips". Q Magazine.
- ↑ "The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From". The Unsigned Guide.
- ↑ "London Hyde Park Thu 3rd July - Sun 6th July".
- ↑ "Great Escape Line Up, Brighton Coalition Stage Fri 16th 2008 The Slips, PNAU, Alex Metric". E Festivals. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
- ↑ "Amsterdam Dance Event, Industry Performances".
- ↑ "Proud2 presents Kasabian (DJ), Bombay Bicycle Club, The Slips & Filthy Few". View London.
- ↑ "The Slips / Labrokes Euro 2012 Advertising Campaign". Ad Forum.
- ↑ "Ministry Of Sound Annual 2012". The Ministry Of Sound.
- ↑ "The Slips Remix Björk". nuwave pony.
External links
- The Slips Website
- The Slips Mixtapes and Remixes on Soundcloud
- The Slips on Facebook
- The Slips on Twitter
- The Slips Music Video's by Dan Shipton, '4 Elements' & '3.0.3', 2009/2010
- The Slips on Manaloge, 2009
- Elbo.ws: Top 10 Tracks of 2008: The Slips, 'Girls At The Back Up'
- I Am Sound Records, USA release: The Slips, 'Girls At The Back Up', 2008
- John Lee Bird 2008 Before Encore 3 featuring of portraits David Treahearn and Rob Haggett of The Slips