SKIBUNNY

SKIBUNNY - THE BAND / THE DJs / THE AWESOME PARTIES!



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SKIBUNNY: THAT NAME RINGS A BELL.



Some of you will know about Skibunny from the legendary weekly parties they ran in Belfast (Skibunny has built a following among Belfasts hipsters. Recommended: NME; The groundbreaking and downright charismatic Skibunny: BBC RADIO 1; Edgy and optimistic: THE LIST; It's the best place to go out in Northern Ireland: ACROSS THE LINE, BBC RADIO ULSTER)



Some of you probably went to many of the amazing gigs Skibunny promoted (The Go! Team, Sparklehorse, Guided By Voices, MakeUp, James Yuill…).



You may even have one of their mix CDs, which after being played by Radio1’s Rob Da Bank (“Absolutely wicked!”) took the Skibunny DJs to places like Tokyo, Osaka, New York, Austin, Prague, as well as festivals like Glastonbury, T in The Park, Rockness and Bestival.



Perhaps you’ve come across one of their many remixes –including Paloma Faith (Epic), Tilly & The Wall (Moshi Moshi), Dag For Dag (Saddle Creek), ASIWYFA (Smalltown America).



Let’s face it, it was only a matter of time before they became a band…



“Hugs” the debut album, is released 27th Sept 2010 on Smalltown America.



SKIBUNNY is TANYA Mellotte (vocals, guitar, keys) and MARK Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar, keys). With one eye on tunes and one on the dance floor, “Hugs” is 40 minutes of bittersweet electronic guitar-pop beating with an uplifting heart, sitting somewhere between NEW ORDER, GOLDFRAPP and THE CURE, ranging from the washed-out bliss of Aah Ooh to the crunching stomp of recent EP lead track Walk Don't Walk, and including a re-imagining of the Afghan Whigs track Milez iz Ded. The album’s central theme is about wanting more than your lot, about taking risks in life and love, and if it doesn’t work out? You pick yourself up, dust yourself down and do it all over again, but this time a little bit better.



Hugs also features guest vocals by MAPS and Kaori Tsuchida from THE GO! TEAM.



PRESS
DROUND IN SOUND: Opener ‘Aah Ooh’ can’t quite decide what it wants to be - flirting with electronica and folk in equal measure - but is conversely all the better for it, partly in thanks due to its terrific outro.



JIM GELLATLY'S NEW MUSIC: (HUGS is) an absolute joy!



STATE MAGAZINE:Hugs is a slice of electronic, euphoric pop; a musical sound for the digital age. If Hot Chip and the Postal Service float your boat then Hugs should bring joy to your ears.



THE IRISH STAR: A polished debut album that recognises the strength of a great pop song.



THE IRISH NEWS: A pretty engaging collection of thoroughly contemporary bionic indie-pop, a buoyant brew of synth-powered minimal beats, bleeps and emotive melodies.



BBC Radio 1 Introducing with Huw Stephens
For the second hot day of hot music busy-ness, I start with Northern Ireland's Skibunny; promoters, remixers, dj's and a mighty fine band. They make a kind of disco-shoegaze sound, exhubarant and exploding into feisty tunes that sound good. Later, General Fiasco and Fighting with Wire will play, showcasing the wealth of NI's current new bands.
The Irish Times, On the Record blog
I’ve known of Mark and Tanya for many years as Belfast indie club DJs and promoters, but didn’t realise until recently that they were also two-thirds of a band called Skibunny. Fine, top-drawer crunchy electro-rock with big choruses which shout in your ear about a party going on in a house six streets away.
Toronto Independent Music awards 'must see' bands!
The National Post (Canada)
The Dallas Observer
Belfast's no.1 remixers, promoters and commotion causers. they do something pretty special to the crowd. NME, Sept 2008
It's a good 'un. A sort of Daft Punk-lite affair, it's a playful, gentle, sparkly and spacey number that's one of those rare dance songs that would work equally well as a euphoric floorfiller or a blissful chillout number. HOTPRESS
4/5 It’s not often you hear a song that is both simultaneously laidback yet uplifting, but Skibunny have managed it with their new single Remote Control Everyone will like this, whether they’re looking for something relaxing to chill to, or a cute little number to get them moving. THE SKINNY
4/5 - Floating comfortably somewhere between The Orb and Four Tet, Skibunny’s ‘Aah Ooh’ hovers with an air of contentment upon a cloud of euphoria. GIGWISE
4/5 – fresh and breezy. DMC UPDATE
Delicate insanely catchy pop single that will kick into your memory banks and not shift, in the same way that bloody whistling song by those swedes, peter bjorn and john did last year, though thankfully, this song is lot more enjoyable. PLAYLOUDER



SKIBUNNY CLUB REVIEWS.
The groundbreaking and downright charismatic Skibunny: BBC RADIO 1
Absolute genius, I had a great night: STEVE LAMACQ, 6music
Skibunny has built a following among Belfasts hipsters. Recommended: NME
Absolutely wicked: ROB DA BANK, Radio 1
Edgy and optimistic.there's an ecited, sweaty, achingly cool atmosphere: THE LIST
Belfast's most reputable weekly club.has led to a to-die-for international career.have produced stonker remixes: HOTPRESS
Good times, good music, good vibe. If it’s good, it goes on is the philosophy, and we’ll all have a good time. The whole place tonight has an end of the world and we don’t care vibe. If that is the case, then we’ve found our DJs: BBC RADIO ULSTER
The spiritual home of Belfast's hipsters, SKIBUNNY is undeniably cool, laidback and has a party atmosphere most clubs would die for: AU Magazine
It's the best place to go out in Northern Ireland in my opinion: ACROSS THE LINE, BBC RADIO ULSTER



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DISCOGRAPHY
HUGS LP
Format - C D & digital
Cat no-STA073



A1-"Walk Don't Walk", A2-"Walk Don't Walk (Cereal Spiller remix)", A3-"Ossington", A4-"Cut & Run"
Format - CD & digital
Cat no-STA072



A1-"Up Down"
Format - iTunes
Cat no-SKI003



A1-”Remote Control” / B1-”Remote Control” (DJ Supermarkt remix)
Format - 7 Inch / iTunes
Release date - 26/05/2008
Cat no-SKI002



A1-”Aah ooh” / B1-”Aah ooh” (Handsomeboy Technique remix)
Format - 7 Inch / iTunes
Release date - 28/01/2008
Cat no-SKI001



THE VIDEOS
UP DOWN



AAH OOH



REMOTE CONTROL



LAFARO 'Tupenny nudger - SKIBUNNY remix' (Chewie Films)