The Subs
| The Subs | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Ghent, Belgium |
| Genres | Electro |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Lektroluv Recordings, Blood Music |
| Website | www |
| Members | Jeroen De Pessemier (Papillon) Wiebe Loccufier (Tonic) |
The Subs is a Belgian electro band founded by Jeroen ‘Papillon’ De Pessemier and Wiebe ‘Tonic’ Loccufier. Originally from Ghent, the band now divides its time between their hometown and London.
Following early success with underground club hits like "You Make Me Spill", "Fuck That Shit" and "Substracktion", the raw punktrance track "Kiss My Trance" marked the band’s definitive breakthrough in 2008. The song quickly made its way to the top of the commercial charts and got picked up by influential deejays including Boys Noize, T. Raumschmiere, Laurent Garnier and Tiësto.
In the wake of their arrival on the international scene, The Subs made several remixes for artists like Alex Gopher, The Lotterboys, Plump DJs, Telex and Cassius. By the end of 2008, The Subs released their critically acclaimed debut album Subculture on the Belgian Lektroluv label. Following "Kiss My Trance", a second single – "Music Is The New Religion" – was released to promote the album.
Getting more and more airplay, the band quickly made a name for itself. In May 2009 The Subs were invited by Rob da Bank to make a one-hour mix tape for his show on BBC Radio 1. Several months later, on 16 October 2009, London club Fabric celebrated its 10-year anniversary. The club management asked The Subs to perform at its birthday party and to record an exclusive give-away anniversary track. That track, "Mitsubitchi", was available to the Fabric audience for download from the club’s website.
In early 2010, The Subs recorded a new single, "The Pope of Dope", together with . Following its release in April 2010, the track became an instant hit with more than 10,000 copies sold. The song earned the band its first gold record in Belgium.
Also in 2010, The Subs made a cover of Jacno’s Amoureux Solitaires together with Philippe Zdar and Etienne Daho, and Papillon featured as a guest vocalist on electro house DJ Shinichi Osawa’s track "Bring Back that Noise".
Playing as a supporting act to The Prodigy in Zénith de Lille (France) later that year, Papillon vomited on stage. The event inspired The Subs to write the track "Vomit in Style", which was released on an EP with the same name. The band topped of a particularly productive year with the release of another EP, Rototom/My Body is Gonna Remember, a collaboration with French DJ duo Les Petits Pilous.
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