Donk Boys are Martin and Thomas - two geeky techno addicts living in Malmö,
Sweden. Both started producing electronic music in the mid 90ies, and got
together to make trax together in their shared flat in 2006.
Here's what the boys themselves say:
"Our music is inspired by the memories of past raves and warehouse parties, Joey Beltram's "Game Form", hard shuffled beats, the Djax-Up-Beats label, Neil
Landstrumm (wonky techno yeah!), Cari Lekebusch and Hybrid, TR-909, Jeff Mills, Börft Records. well, you get the idea. There's loads more but we could go on forever, really."
"We try to make fun music for people who like to get down. It's just party music; the kind of stuff we like listening to and play as DJs. Sometimes it's more old skool and sometimes we like to try something new. Whatever we feel like is what we do. We don't even know if we are considered to be 'minimal', 'techno' or 'house', you know?"
But why the name Donk Boys?
"Well, 'donk' is as far from the recent UK donk genre (popular in some urban UK cities) as you can go. It is simply another word for the bass drum: Donk donk donk donk! Get it? Haha."
Since their celebrated debut release in 2007 (played by DJs from Richie Hawtin to Daniel Bell) on french wonky house label Frankie Records, the boys are now part of the much respected Dirtybird label in San Fransisco.
They have also put out EPs for Trapez, Floppy Funk, Siteholder, Schatten, FVF
Records and Plak + remixed artists like Frankie, Todd Sines, Slagsmålsklubben,
Titonton Duvante, Brian Ffar, Claude VonStroke and Justin Martin (Beat that
bird!), Marc Ashken, to name a few.
So far the boys have toured Europe with their crazy energetic live performances and entertained people in Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, the UK and Ireland as well as Swedish cities Malmö, Norrköping and Stockholm.
Past Donk gigs
Kontrast (Malmö/SE),
3x The Rumble @ Inkonst (Malmö/SE),
The Backyard (Malmö/SE),
Kontrapunkt (Malmö/SE),
Kompott (Malmö/SE),
UP! @ Sycamore (Dublin/IE),
FVF Night @ Pygmalion (Dublin/IE),
Willy's Style (Malmö/SE),
Fedt Nok! @ Utkanten (Malmö/SE),
Möllevångsfestivalen (Malmö/SE),
U60311 (Frankfurt/DE),
Rundgångs stödfest @ Babel (Malmö/SE),
Nöjesguiden 2009 @ Slagthuset (Malmö/SE),
Mission @ Chokladfabriken (Malmö/SE),
Donk Club @ Industrigatan (Malmö/SE),
Swim Fast Club @ Debaser (Malmö/SE),
Sikamikanico (Oslo/NO),
Baltic Beyond Control @ Flygeln (Norrköping/SE),
Totally Sweet @ Trädgårn (Stockholm/SE),
CPH Distortion Festival (Copenhagen/DK),
tWaDlLe @ MyHouse (Leeds/UK),
CheekyChoice @ The Hive (Zurich/CH),
Oh Baby I Like It Raw @ C/O Bar (Malmö/SE),
Delete @ Dusk Till Dawn (Bournemouth/UK),
This Is Sick @ HiFi Bar (Leiden/NL),
Kill Your Telly @ Culture Box (Copenhagen/DK),
Silenced @ Silo (Leuven/BE),
Mission (Malmö/SE),
Donk Club @ Retro (Malmö/SE)
OUT NOW: THE SUCKER PUNCH EP (DIRTYBIRD, April 2009)
Slipping sliding bleeping chirping. the Donk Boys are well know for their innovative, freaky beats.
The Swedish duo have appeared on a multitude of great labels like Frankie, Floppy Funk, Trapez and Kreatur. It was only a matter of time before they ran into the crew at dirtybird in San Francisco.
These three prime cuts are a little jazzy, a little odd, a little caveman, and a lot of fun. They fit in with jackin house and minimal techno just the same and will all be ass-wiggling party
starters for sure.
Upcoming
Dirtybird EP (TBA)
Octopus EP (TBA)
RMXs: Mark Hawkins, Sian, The Liminals, Dmitry Fyodorov, Ryan Winters, Freakslum, Bip Soup, Misc.
Discography
10.12 Freakslum 2*RMX (11hz Recordings)
10.09 Dmitry Fyodorov RMX (Adrian Recordings)
10.08 Kane Roth RMX (Front Digital)
10.08 Compilation: Make Your Mark (Input-Output)
10.05 Alex Woffe RMX (Sui Generiz)
10.05 Snatch! 02 (Snatch!)
10.05 Compilation: Dirtybird 5 Years (Dirtybird)
10.03 Erland Marckwort RMX (PR Underground)
10.02 Nerve Theater RMX (Coincidence Limited)
10.02 Fan Vad Fint EP (FVF Records)
10.01 MVSEVM RMX (Discobelle Records)
09.11 Marc Ashken RMX (FVF Records)
09.11 Claude VonStroke & Justin Martin RMX (Dirtybird)
09.10 Little Nobody REMIX (Hypnotic Room)
09.06 Hold Me Tight EP (Siteholder Uncut)
09.06 Compilation: Little Nobody REMIX (Iffy Bizness)
09.05 Claude VonStroke MIX: Fabric46 (Fabric)
09.04 Cruz REMIX (Floppy Funk)
09.04 The Sucker Punch (Dirtybird)
09.03 Put The Stew Back EP (Schatten)
09.03 Compilation: Fiends & Family Vol II (FVF Records)
09.01 Brian Ffar REMIX (Siteholder)
08.12 Compilation: Morning After (Front Digital)
08.11 Titonton Duvante REMIX (Frankie)
08.11 Compilation: 17 (Multi Vitamins)
08.10 The Rapture MIX: Tapes (!K7)
08.09 Djaxulator EP (Frankie)
08.09 Compilation: Android Lubricated Tech-Funk (ALT Recordings)
08.08 Slagsmålsklubben REMIX (Hits 4 Milfs)
08.08 Compilation: UnCut Premium Part 2 (Siteholder Uncut LTD)
08.06 Lado vs Greenbeam REMIX (Front Digital)
08.04 Jambalaya EP (Trapez)
08.04 Todd Sines REMIX (Frankie)
08.02 Hoppetoss EP (Floppy Funk)
08.01 Doozer EP (Frankie)
08.01 Compilation MIX: Winter Sessions 2 (OM Records)
07.12 Compilation: It's About Time (KPM Recordings)
07.12 Triangelen EP (Siteholder Uncut)
07.11 Jani Bravo REMIX (Mgroover Rec)
07.11 Jacula EP (Plak)
07.10 Compilation: Minimum und Maximum (Kaufe Musik)
07.10 Compilation: Superconductivity (Kreatur Musik)
07.09 Keisuke Kondo REMIXES (Frankie)
07.09 Sing Along With EP (Floppy Funk)
07.08 Frankie REMIXES (Frankie)
07.07 Cpstyre EP (Frankie)
07.06 Aliens vs Manatees EP (Kreatur Musik)
07.05 Compilation: 24:Hours Vol 1 (24:Hours Rec)
Buy Donk trax
Beatport (digital)
Decks (vinyl)
Download
Live from Silence @ Silo (Leuven, Belgium 070929)
Live from CheekyChoice 2 year anniversary @ Hive Club (Zurich, Switzerland 080509)
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Booking and Contact
E-mail this adress for booking inqueries. We do both livesets and/or djsets.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL bookings must be confirmed atleast 4 weeks in advance!
Promos and demos are also very welcome! :)
