Mistabishi
| Mistabishi | |
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| Birth name | James Pullen |
| Born | 19 May 1983 |
| Origin | London, England, UK |
| Genres | Drum and Bass Dub, Zouk |
| Occupations | Producer, |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Hospital Records |
Mistabishi (aka James Pullen) is a UK composer, singer/songwriter, electronic music producer formerly signed to Hospital Records. He has 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).
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[edit] Background
Mistabishi grew up in North Essex, attended The Perse School in Cambridge, notable alumni of which includes Dave Gilmour . He is a Philosophy Graduate of York University. [1] Mistabishi signed for Hospital Records in early January 2008.[2]
In August 2009, Mistabishi was nominated 'The Best Newcomer Award' in the Drum and Bass Awards.[3]
Previous productions include a 12" singles on various Dubstep and Drum And Bass Labels including Virus Recordings, Violence Recordings, and Commercial Suicide.
He has remixed various bands including Placebo, White Lies, and Enter Shikari, Crystal Fighters, Credence Clearwater Revival, Blue Oyster 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.
[edit] Criticism
In October 2009, Mistabishi faced criticism on the internet from amateur and professional drum and bass DJ's for allegedly playing a DJ set in a bar in Reading, UK that was nothing more than pantomiming to an entirely-prerecorded 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 DJ'ing 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]
[edit] Discography
Mistabishi has released two studio albums Drop which was released on 23 February 2009, and Trip which was released on 1 November 2011
DROP
'Track Listing'
- Heavens Sake
- No Matter What
- Printer Jam
- Lean
- View From Nowhere
- White Collar Grime
- Damage
- Greed
- Wipe Your Tears
- The Lights Really Bad
- From Memory
- 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'
- Heavens Sake
- No Matter What
- Printer Jam
- Lean
- View From Nowhere
- White Collar Grime
- Damage
- Greed
- Wipe Your Tears
- The Lights Really Bad
- From Memory
- Falling in Love
- She Lied
- Lowlife Theme
- Talk me Down
- I Feel LOL
- Hidden
- From Memory (Matrix Remix)
- Printer Jam (Barbarix Remix)
Trip
'Track Listing'
- Industry Whore
- Traveler
- Wannabe
- Goa Whey
- 4h0-Met
- Amen Mother
- RWD The Revolution
- Arts Wars
- Fruitless Intensification
- Skyping Detroit
- Dorothy
- Party Politics
- Secret Location
- Scene And Not Herd
- Prisoners Of Mother Earth
- Druggers End
[edit] External links
- Mistabishi discography at Discogs
- Mistabishi at rolldabeats
[edit] References
- ^ "Mistabishi profile", Hospital Records
- ^ "Mistabishi signs"
- ^ http://www.breakbeat.co.uk/awards/index.htm#about
- ^ Controversy on Dogs on Acid
- ^ Verma, Rahul (20 February 2009). "End of dumb & base". The Independent (UK). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/end-of-dumb--base-1626845.html. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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