giant pussy records

Heads up peeps! We were delighted to hear that booty-breaks master Deekline & ex-Coburn electro-house legend Tim Healey have formed a new label under the moniker Giant Pussy. It’s a marvellous hot pot of booty-bass, ghetto-house and dub-step, or in their words, a vault of sleaze, trash and bass. Just what we think the music scene needs! We managed to hook up an interview with Tim Healey and Nick Deekline themselves to find out what exactly to expect from this beautiful union, check it out below!

Also, to mark the label launch they’ve laid on a feast of new exclusive tracks in the shape of this DJ mix, featuring the first release on the label, their official remix of hip-house legend, Fast Eddie’s seminal 1988 hit “Yo Yo Get Funky” (watch the video of this excellent remix further down). The release also features a brilliant dubstep remix from BBC 1xtra heavyweight DJ Crissy Criss. Download the mix here.

Tracklisting:

1. Intro with Bubbz & African Boy
2. Fast Eddie – Yo Yo Get Funky (Tim Healey & Deekline remix) [Giant Pussy]
3. Pure SX – Shout Booty [Booty Breaks]
4. Tittsworth feat Kid Sister & Paserock – WTF [Rat Records]
5. 321 – Bring It Back (Tim Healey & Deekline Re-Rub) [CD-R]
6. Wow edit [CD-R]
7. Kissy Sell Out – This Kiss (Jack Beats Remix) [CD-R]
8. Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow Medley [CD-R]
9. Rye Rye – Bang Bang [Interscope]
10. Foo Fighters – Times like these (Albin Myers Remix) [CD-R]
11. Boltan – Nine to Five (Rico Tubbs Remix) [Party Like Us]
12. The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations (Stanton Warriors Edit) [CD-R]
13. Goshi Goshi – The Lock Shot [Southern Fried Records]
14. Crazy Love – The Drummatic Twins [Fingerlickin]
15. Tomcraft – Loneliness (Tim Healey & Tai Remix) [Kosmo]

So, the new label…. it’s a winning collaboration – how long have you guys been working together and what inspired you to formulate this new project?

TH: We had both clocked each others productions, and finally met at a gig in Kazakhstan in 2008. We just have this vibe going on in the studio and it also translates to running our own label. Nick came up with the name, and I got the legendary Vince Ray on art duty…

ND: I really admired Tim’s production, and I figured the combination of what we both had to bring to the table would make grounds for an exciting project, and that’s exactly what has happened. We seem to bounce off each other creatively.

Sum up your vision for the label, what can we expect to see and hear over the coming months?

TH: Giant Pussy is Ghetto House and Dubstep… It’s a vault of sleaze, trash and bass. It’s bang on the sound of now.

We’re working with the best talents in both the electro scene – Felguk, Stupid Fresh, T.A.I., and in the dubstep scene Crissy Criss, Tes La Rok – and lets not forget we’ll be releasing our own music on the label too, including new tunes with Bad Laydee, Bubbz and African Boy to name a few…

And then there are our remix packs which so far include reworks of our tracks by Ed Solo, Krafty Kuts and Nick Thayer.

ND: I’m hoping with the label we can find a middle ground with fans from all different scenes, and get to a point with the tunes where people can’t quite categorise them!

I hear there’s some tour dates coming up for the label. Where can we catch you play and where are you most excited/intrigued about playing?

TH: This summer’s highlights for me include Fuji Rock, Japan in July and Burning Man, Nevada Desert, USA

ND: It’s a busy few months ahead, and I think Glade in the UK and Shambala in Canada will be two of the highlights. I’ll be touring America, Canada and Europe, which are all equally as exciting.

So for your first release you’ve brought us two absolutely jumpin’ remixes of Fast Eddie by yourselves and Crissy Criss, we love em! Do you feel bound to a particular musical formula with the label or is it going to be fairly eclectic?

TH: We are passionate about cutting-edge party music – Nick’s really on it with current style and sound and has an awesome network of vocalists. There’s no official formula but we’re digging this ghetto-house, booty breaks and dub-step thing right now.

ND: Ditto!!

See it for yourself… check Deekline & Tim Healey’s remix of “Yo Yo Get Funky” below.

Between you both, you’ve done a pretty good job of conquering the breaks and electro-house scenes. What are your musical goals nowadays?

TH: To make sure we stay at the credible forefront of club sounds, but to also continue doing production for mainstream acts too. The two go hand in hand.

ND: For me, it would be really cool to find a hybrid, where somebody who is listening to our music finds it difficult to define it in to a particular genre.

Which blogs do you read? Are you a fan of blogs in general?

TH: For sure, In Brazil, for example, most of the dance info is exchanged through blogs and chat rooms. My gigs are reviewed over here with a microscope and huge debates can ensue… I toured Brazil with MC Junior Red and a live band in April, and this generated much discussion… Which was the idea ;)

I think that blogs are the place to hear about new music first.

ND: I mainly listen to the Beatport charts at the moment, as I don’t have much time on my hands, but I know that blogs are the one place to find hot new talent.

Any producers you’ve particularly rated in 2009? Anyone to watch out for?

TH: The guys we have on our label are the ones to watch.

ND: Felguk…..my one to watch!

What’s the most memorable live show/DJ set you’ve seen?

TH: Live show – tricky to pick one… But I think The Pixies are spectacular live, but I also totally loved Nick Cave’s Grinderman live show… As for a DJ, I was lucky enough to catch RUN DMC with Jam Master J on the decks, when he was still alive, so he’d probably get my prize…

ND: Watching my best friend JFB win the 2007 DMC Championships was a wicked moment for me!

Calling a label Giant Pussy can only mean a love of all things feline. If you were a big cat, which one would you be? ;)

TH: Tony the Tiger or Shere Khan-age

ND: A black jaguar, because I want to be the largest and most powerful cat in the Western Hemisphere!! Lol!

And finally, the noiseporn interview challenge: how far can you throw a piece of A4 paper (unfolded)?

TH: I’ve just tried it out of my 16th floor hotel window in the Intercontinental Rio – so that was about 200 feet – maybe more… Do I win anything?

ND: Not very far!

Sorry Tim, no prizes for that one… just the glory of it! Thanks guys!

These words came from siren, posted on July 7, 2009 at 3:53 pm, filed under Interviews, Mixes, News, Video. Read and leave comments here. Follow any comments here with an RSS feed.