SKILLSTERS: SKILLS? PLENTY! E.P. (PYSSY1)
Hip hop has now its own Esquivel, its own Chevy Chase, its own
Jerky Boys: Skillsters. Okke and Riku, two Biz Markie freaks from
Tampere, Finland, met in winter 1995 when the times were rough:
temperature was well over 40 degrees Celsius below zero, Mika
Häkkinen was in coma after a serious car crash in Australia, and
Finnish underground dance scene was still concentrated on artsy
technoise. So Okke and Riku decided to start a crusade to change
the whole picture. Skillsters were born.
It took almost two years to finish this amazing debut. The record
was practically ready to be released in the summer of '96, but
the master tapes disappeared when our unlucky heroes were lost on
their way home from the Pyssy studios in Lapland. Okke and Riku
started all over again and, finally, on 26th of October, 1997
(the same day Mika Häkkinen won his first grand prix) the first
Pyssy release was ready to be unleashed.
Skills? Plenty! is a cut'n'paste masterpiece: over 200 samples,
wicked scratching and one hell of a groove make this debut release
from da Skillztas a future classic. Comparisons to Coldcut are
likely, but Skillsters stand alone in their craft and vision,
reminiscent of the groundbreaking work of Peanut Butter Wolf
and Bassbin Twins.
RELEASE DATE: 30/1/98
PYSSY FUN FACT #1: Skillsters' favourite pastime is cross country skiing.
CONTACT:
Pyssy Recordings
Hämeenpuisto 12 A 104
FIN-33210 Tampere
FINLAND
Fax: +358-3-2235 163 <br>
E-mail: Pyssy.Recordings@sci.fi
MORE INFO:
http://www.sci.fi/~phinnweb/pyssy/
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