The Young Punx
| The Young Punx | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Electronica, house, nu-disco, big beat, alternative hip hop |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | MofoHifi, Avex, Ultra Records |
| Associated acts |
Guthrie Govan Laura Kidd Han Hoogerbrugge Count Bass D Dizzee Rascal Phonat Vato Gonzalez Norman Cook |
| Website | http://www.theyoungpunx.com |
| Members | Hal Ritson Cameron Saunders Nathan Taylor Simon Bettison |
The Young Punx are an English-based electronic dance music group whose eclectic and energetic style encompasses french house, breakbeat and drum and bass, mashed up with elements as diverse as 1980s pop music, hard rock, disco and glam rock.
The Young Punx's music is created by producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Hal Ritson in collaboration with an eclectic collective of guest musicians, producers and singers including Italian electro producer Phonat, virtuoso guitarist Guthrie Govan, co-founder of the act Cameron Saunders, DJ Nathan Taylor and vocalists such as Yolanda Quartey of Massive Attack, Count Bass D, Amanda Palmer and Laura Kidd of She Makes War. The Young Punx' music "appeals to people who not only like to rave, but also for those who just dance to have fun". In addition, they are continuing their debut album Your Music Is Killing Me, which started in 2007. This debut album not only strengthened their position within the modern realm of remixers and dancefloor musicians, but also catapulted their music into further publicity. This also helped the band's role into becoming an actual band. The Young Punx's energizing beats and grooves are also referred to as "mashpop and punkstep" by The Young Punx themselves.
They initially came to prominence in 2003/2004 after releasing a string of white label bootleg dance records which drew attention by sampling unlikely source material such as 80s Madonna tracks (foreshadowing the trend for 80s pop sampling records in the following years), Heavy metal such as Motörhead's "The Ace of Spades" and pop culture trends such as The Matrix movies. "Got your number" – their tongue-in-cheek disco house bootleg of the iconic 118 118 (UK) TV adverts featuring music sampled from the Rocky theme gained widespread attention in late 2003 after BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules played an mp3 of it on his show. Despite having only been created as a joke, the track became a UK clubland phenomenon. It was put at 25–1 odds to be Christmas Number One by William Hill bookmakers, featured in The Sun newspaper, signed to EMI and entered the UK Club Chart Top 10. However the full commercial release of the record was ultimately cancelled due to legal wrangles.
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