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| Birth name | Henry Collins |
| Occupations | musician |
| Associated acts | Kyler, Slash's wormhole |
Shitmat is the performing name of Henry Collins, a breakcore artist from Brighton, England.[1][2]
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[edit] Biography
The Shitmat sound is a roller coaster ride of splintered jungle, rave, old school, gabber and attention deficit disorder plunderphonic mashups . No genre is sacred no sample is safe. Sometimes referred to as "Mashcore",his music is known for the humorous use of samples atypical of "serious" electronic artists and deliberate use of clichés.
Since 2004 Shitmat has released 8 EPs and 6 studio albums shared between Planet Mu and Wrong Music. His 2nd album ‘Full English Breakfast’ captured the imagination and mood of the then emerging breakcore/mashup scene, mixing up jungle blast beats, gabber influences and Ragga Vocals. "Agricultural Ardcore" from Full English Breakfest Vol.5 is based around the theme tune to the UK radio soap opera The Archers. The KillaBabylonKutz EP is an album playing on clichés within the ragga-jungle scene, in which every single track is based on the same ragga sample.
The Lesser Spotted Burberry EP is a tongue-in-cheek play on the UK's Chav subculture and makes references to brands such as Burberry and Argos that are often associated with it. During live performances, Shitmat himself often performs wearing a Burberry Baseball Cap, further reinforcing the parody. Like other similar Breakcore acts, Shitmat is something of a crossover artist with people who are not normally associated with breakcore and other genres of electronic music.
Shitmat has played at a number of festivals, including SuperSonic Festival in 2006,[3] London's Hokaben festival in 2008[4] and both Glade festival [5], All Tomorrow's Parties in 2010 when Godspeed you Black Emperor curated[6], Glastonbury festival in 2009[7] and Dour festival in 2011.[8]
Renowned DJ John Peel championed Shitmat during the later part of his life and had him feature on the show regularly.[9]
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Discography
- Shopliftin' Gabba/Witness (2003)
- Cyber Castle of the Virgin Zombie Time Barbarians IIV (2004)
- Killababylonkutz (2004) on Planet Mu (Killababylonkutz at MusicBrainz)
- The Mashcore Malisha E.P. (2004)
- Vengeance Of The Whitehawk Townies (2004)
- Full English Breakfest (2004) on Planet Mu (Full English Breakfest at MusicBrainz)
- The Lesser Spotted Burberry E.P. (2005)
- Monsters of Mashup (2005)
- Gary's Gruesome Garage (2006)
- Pur Cosy Tales (Released under the name of Kyler) (2006)
- Shitmat Presents ... The Rolf Harris Mashup CD (2006)
- Hang the DJ (2006) on Wrong Music
- The Subliminal Pograddy Disection (2006, internet-only release on Wrong Music)
- Grooverider (2007) on Planet Mu (Grooverider at MusicBrainz)
- One Foot In The Rave (2009)
- Full of Shit (Volume Bum) (2010) on Wrong Music
[edit] References
- ^ "Shitmat Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2011-05-12. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shitmat. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Shitmat". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shitmat-p655976/. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ Diver, Mike (2006-05-02). "SuperSonic Festival: final line-up announced / Music News // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. http://drownedinsound.com/news/811353. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "Hokaben Festival 2008". Efestivals.co.uk. 2008-11-09. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/others2008/hokaben/. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "DJ Mag". DJ Mag. http://www2.djmag.com/news/detail/2644. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "All Tomorrow's Parties". All Tomorrow's Parties Lineup. http://www.atpfestival.com/events/godspeednightmare/lineup.php. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Rubbish Doll Lineup". rubbish doll lineup. http://www.myspace.com/theusakings/blog/494588904. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Dour Festival Lineup". Dourfestival.be. http://www.dourfestival.be/en/lineup/. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ^ "John Peel - 5 years on: Shitmat interview". The Music Fix. http://www.themusicfix.co.uk/content/feature/7664/john-peel-5-years-on-shitmat-interview.html. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
[edit] External links
- www.shitmat.co.uk - Shitmat's website
