Lee Coombs

Bio:

LEE COOMBS NEW ARTIST ALBUM 'LIGHT AND DARK' RELEASED NOW!!

Light and Dark is in Coombs own words "a true tech funk album", an amalgam of sounds and influences from dance musics often disparate scenes. Alongside Lot49 crew Meat Katie, Dylan Rhymes and Elite Force, Coombs has pioneered this open minded attitude and helped forge the sound of tech funk, a fusion of techno, breaks, house and electro. On this long player Coombs takes the tech funk spirit and develops it to the n’th degree, it is a true melting pot of influences, from the opening bars of the Diva driven Control with the wonderful Katherine Ellis to the final refrain of the heavily Echo & the Bunnymen inspired Blues I’m Singing. Collaborations with the highly talented and spiritually inspired Seasunz rub shoulders with the massive Uberzone joint production Right Now whilst the siren drenched sounds of Detox and the squelching warehouse intensity of Moog Acid all add up to make this a pretty special album indeed.

This is not an album for those who want an LP that stays in a single static vein from beginning to end. Rather this is an album that is a true celebration of electronic music and everything that it has to offer, Coombs has been bold enough to dip his musical wand into a variety of styles (see the Leftfield-esque I’m a Machine or the superb Italo Disco) and has pulled off each record with aplomb. His immense experience and ability as a producer have allowed him to take 11 very different aural shards and draw them in an incredibly accomplished final piece that makes for truly great listening.

There will always be a place for Lee Coombs in the dance music landscape and this, his latest offering shows once again why he is held in such high regard.

"seasunz tune is dope...... Lee’s back"
Freq Nasty

"Great - its phat wicked"
Annie Nightingale

"Absolutely love this"
Kim Fai

"The wait is over! Lee has created a monster! Spot on production and a collection of worthy forward moving tracks that remind me of why I love electronic music!! Well done Lee!"
Scott Kirkland - The Crystal Method

"A stalwart of the UK breaks scene for over a decade Lee Coombs is moving on with the times without losing his identity"
M8 Magazine

"The trademark Tech Funk sound is alive and kicking... there isn’t a bum track on here"
Tilllate Magazine

"Coombs puts both a fresh twist and his own stamp on past influences"
DJ Mag

"An excellent effort featuring some cool collaborations"
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.... Official Video of 'Right Now' directed by Chris Grim.

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Lee Coombs

Lee Coombs is a man who needs little introduction, a constant name and face on the dance music landscape since the mid-1990s he has played a major part in charting the ever changing course of electronic music. Now he gives us an insight into his sound of 2009 with this his latest opus in the form of third artist album Light and Dark.

Coombs musical history can’t easily be scribed in a few lines; his journey as a DJ stretches back to the late 80s and the early days of acid house, his recording career encompasses his work for classic imprint Finger Lickin Records as well as Adrift and Lot49, not to mention of course his own Thrust Recordings which he ran for nearly a decade. He has put his name to mix compilations for the likes of Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto and remixed the likes of Moby, New Order, Lamb and Planet Funk. Coombs has travelled the world in the pursuit of his passion for music and has never the lost the enthusiasm for making great records and tearing up dancefloors all over..

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Member Since:

March 19, 2006

Members:

FOR MANAGEMENT AND REMIX ENQUIRIES CONTACT - INFO@LEECOOMBS.CO.UK

DJ BOOKINGS :

Worldwide - Sacha - sacha@idealdjs.co.uk
Australia - sam@beatbroker.com.au

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Influences:

Leftfield,
Shades of Rhythm,
Joe Smooth,
James Brown,
Hashim,
Mr Lee,
Adonis,
Anything on early Transmat,
Ritchie Havens,
Chicken Lips,
Planet Funk,
Thomas Dolby,
Bauhaus,
Paul Oakenfold,
Run DMC,
Devo,
Herbie Hancock,
Gorgio Moroder,
early Warp,
Hardfloor,
Depeche Mode,
Moby, Blondie,
Tiefschwarz,
James Lavelle,
Phuture Phantasy Club,
Dj Pierre,
Andy Weatherall,
Kraftwork,
Captain Rock,
Information Society,
Nightmares on Wax,
Elite Force,
Mantronix,
Man Parish,
Elbow,
Meat Katie,
David Morales,
Kenny Dope,
Tiga,
Kevin Saunderson,
The Beloved,
Happy Mondays,
Juan Atkins,
The Clash,
Plump DJs,
Dylan Rhymes,
Matrix, Maddox,
Buick Project,
Chemical Brothers,
The Cult,
Underworld,
Fast Eddie,
Sterling Void,
Bassbin Twins,
Joey Beltram,
Murk,
Paranoid Jack,
Human League,
DJ Harvey,
PJ Harvey,
Colonel Abrahams,
Francois K,
Shakatak,
Kool and the Gang,
Primal Scream,
Peace Division,
Gat Decor,
New Order,
lots of old Trax records,
Todd Terry,
Arthur Baker,
Talk Talk,
System 7,
D Ramirez,
The Prodigy,
Craig Armstrong,
Massive Attack,
Dynamix II,
thats all i can think of today....but theres lots lots more...

Sounds Like:

Acid Electro Tech Funk type stuff!

Record Label:

Lot49 Records UK