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The Young Punx Receive Fatboy Slim Treatment

Author: GoldFuZion
Thursday, March 15, 2007
The Young Punx, aka Hal Ritson and Cameron Saunders, are making all the right moves for an outfit about to hit the big time.

Currently being chased by major labels-
Check.

Nods of approval from dance music's leading figures- Check.

Featured on Newsnight and Radio 4-
Check!

Following on from their shipping forecast-sampling cult hit, 'Rockall', the new cut 'You've Got To…' is a swaggering dance anthem destined for radio - making them the stars they're threatening to become. Recorded with live instruments and no samples, the single weaves surf rock guitars, breakbeats and a ragga vocal from Yolanda Quartey (Bugz In The Attic, Deekline & Wizard), into the latest notch on the bed post of the mainstream's love affair with the band.

Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) liked the track so much he asked to remix it. In true style, he then incorporated the track, 'Bongo Bong/King Of The Bongo', by seminal Latin artist, Manu Chao, renowned as the 'Joe Strummer of Latin Punk', into his mix. The mix and the original are now tearing up dancefloors thanks to a limited run of promos.

The video to 'You've Got To…' is by the internationally renowned Dutch animation artist, Han Hoogerbrugge. Within it, the wit and style of The Young Punx comes alive as their pop culture aesthetic takes on a new visual dimension. The track recently hit number one in the Pod Music Countdown Chart (PMC Top 10), the world's chart for the biggest podcast videos across the world.

Featured on the Fifa '07 game by EA Games, 'You've Got To…' follows a host of remixes for the likes of Scissor Sisters, Big Bass, The Similou, Space Cowboy, Norman Cook's "Mighty Dub Katz", and Krafty Kuts. Further mixes come from minimal outfit The Dopeheadz and Fembot Funk.

Out of the studio, the band is currently rehearsing for gigs with guitarist Guthrie (Guitar Player's Player Of The Year), drummer Alex Reeves, and vocalist Tiffany Gore, who form the rest of the tour outfit who played to 25,000 people in Japan last year. Hal is also working with David Guetta on three of the Gallic maestro's new album tracks.
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