Lex Records currently releases music that crosses a number of genres including hip hop, art rock and electronica. The permanent roster includes Andrew Broder’s band Fog, Boom Bip, Doseone’s sextet Subtle and DJ Danger Mouse. Danger Mouse is a record producer best known for The Grey Album, The Gorillaz album Demon Days, his album with Jemini Ghetto Pop Life and his collaboration with MF Doom under the name Dangerdoom.
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MTV marks a quarter century at the forefront of popular culture with a unique art exhibition at The ICA. For one week only, MTV will be exhibiting giant, three-dimensional MTV logos customised by world-renowned names from music, fashion and art.
REM’s Michael Stipe, Pharrell Williams, Fatboy Slim and Hot Chip are amongst the many music artists who have contributed their own customised MTV logos for the event. Fashion designers including Julien Macdonald and Gareth Pugh have also provided artwork alongside key street labels including Stussy, MHI and Bathing Ape, artists and designers like Peter Saville and DJs including Tim Westwood, Nihal Arthanayake and Howie B.
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Conceived as a live show and a dvd release “greedy baby” is a collaboration between electronic music pioneers Plaid and video artist bob jaroc. Plaid and bob have worked together for the last 4 years on the plaid live show, touring the ever evolving show around the world. The a/v show has gained a fearsome reputation, playing at a wide range of music festivals, digital arts/film festivals and countless headline shows as far afield as Tokyo and Moscow.
The greedy baby project seeks to continue the relationship between sound and image, creating a live show as a cohesive collaboration between musicians and filmmaker. For this soundtrack Plaid’s music is very rich, with a classic soundtrack feel, Plaid’s electronics fleshed out with thoughtful arrangements with strings, choral voices, thembe and bossa piano. What is more the album was written in 5.1 surround sound specifically for the audio visual experience, which makes it a unique piece of work and an incredible experience for the eyes and ears.
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Danger Mouse is an artist and producer who defies labeling. Danger Mouse gained unprecedented notoriety after producing his infamous Grey Album, a unique work touted as one of the most intriguing productions of all time, an album that forever raised the bar on hip hop experimentalism, dubbed a ‘bootleg masterpiece’ by GQ. With one million illegal downloads in one day and the ensuing legal battles between major record companies and copyright advocates, the Grey Album is considered a watershed moment in music history.
A chromed up car on ever rotating rims plays stylus to the vinyl world of hip-hop for this Dangermouse promo on Lex Records. Listed in MTV.com’s top 5 animated videos.
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Director: Up the Resolution
Title: “What U Sittin’ On” (26″ remix) feat Cee Lo & Tha Alkaholiks
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