NEWS RELATED TO KURTIS MANTRONIK / MANTRONIX
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Saturday January 26,
2008
NEW COMPILATION ALBUM: there's a new
compilation album of Mantronix coming out february 12, it's called
deluxe edition and is a double CD box with exstensive liner
notes...also rare tracks, live, instrumental and accapellas....trust
me..it's a must have :) click HERE to order it and check out
the track listing!!!
Saturday August 25, 2007 New Releases: wow 2005 since i
wrote
something here, guess i've been busy *lol*. as most of you know the so
called
forthcoming Mantronix album is way over due. well isn't that the way
it's
always been with kurtis :) it's almost 3 years since i first heard from
his
label that he was working on a new Mantronix album. last time i heard
from
them (a month ago), they didn't know when or if it would be released.
they
thought so though..hm isn't that special ;)
the latest release is I Can't Wait featuring Kellie Marie Smith, you've probably heard that one already since it's been up on my site for awhile. it's not officially released yet though. it will be released on heartbreaker records. click for more info! There's a new single from Kurtis called The Beginning from Eye Industries *Electronic music pioneer Kurtis Mantronik returns to the fold with "The Beginning" - a spoken vocal declares "this is the beginning" before unleashing an almighty hook. looking forward to hearing that one..sounds exciting :) Wedensday February 23, 2005 NEW ALBUM: a new Mantronix
compilation is set for release March 14, 2005. a track list is not
available yet. it's called "The Ultra Selection" and is released on the
label "Disky Communications". the album is availabe for sale here!
Monday November 15, 2004 NEW ALBUM: according to Kurtis
label a new Mantronix album is in the works and going very well. no
time set for release yet. though sometime next year i would
believe..hopefully early..but u know kurtis :) he is now touring in
Argentina. A new house tune will be out early next year..probably
something really addictive :)
Friday July 23, 2004 REMIXES & NEW MANTRONIX ALBUM :
some good news from my friend Pim - On the remix front Kurtis has just
delivered a huge mix on new artist Sara Jorge, he is currently working
on a remix for Scent on Positiva, and will also be starting on a remix
for
19. Kurtis has also been putting the final touches to his latest house
track...On
top of all that, he is hard at work putting together the new Mantronix
album,
which goes back to his R'n'B/electro roots.
Tuesday October 21, 2003 KURTIS & KYLIE : Some new
info
on the upcoming Kylie Minogue album Kurtis are involved in...some of
the
earlier info was wrong. the album will be called Body Language
and
are set to be released November 17. Kurtis has produced 2 tracks on
this
album. and they are Promises &
Obsession. i heard a little
snippet of promises and it sounded pretty eh promising :-)
Sunday Spetember 14, 2003NEW RELEASE : Kurtis Harry's Afro
Hut project will release the single "c'mon lady" October 13 on positiva
records. it has already gotten good support from disc jockeys
such as Pete Tong, Ali B, The Sharp Boys, Steve Lawler, Graeme Park,
Jonathan Ulysses (Space, Ibiza) and Franco de Mulero (Savannah, Ibiza).
Kurtis's
forthcoming DJ dates include Ministry of Sound (London), Rouge
(London), Coarso (Rotterdam), Teatro Italia
(Chile) and Neighbourhood (London). Rumour has it you can also
catch a glimpse of the man himself occasionally holding court at
Sketch,
so keep your eyes open :-)
Tuesday August 26, 2003REMIX ALBUM - a new mantronix remixed & rare album will be released September the first. you can get the album on the net through http://www.cdzone.co.uk Monday June 16, 2003 NEW TRACK OUT - Chamonix
"How Did I Known" (a vocal version of 77 Strings featuring unknown
singer
Mim) is out in stores today. there is also a video out for this track.
check out these 2 places to watch it online (poor quality though):
http://www.dotmusic.com/news/June2003/news29610.asp or http://www.ministryofsound.com/Music/Singles/KurtisMantronik-HowDidYouKnow.htm Thursday April 10, 2003 THIS
& THAT - Kurtis is working on new material for 2003. Chamonix "How
did you know" (77 Strings) has received good reviews from various
DJ's. The single is scheduled for a release late in June. Kurtis remix
of Junior Senior's "Move your Feet" is still
being rocked in clubs up and down the UK. New mixes from Kurtis coming
in the near future is : Lene Nystroem's "Here We Go" for
Polydor Records, Barbara B "When the Music
Starts to Play" and Isaac James "Baby Like It" for Gut
Records. Kurtis Harry's Afro Hut project on Positiva
is scheduled for an end of Summer release. Don't miss Mantronik
at the Positiva 10th anniversary party at the Elbow rooms in London on
the 16th April "...for those who have the
oportunity
to go :-)
Thursday April 3, 2003 GIGS - Kurtis will play this Saturday (April 5)
at the Sakneys Soap in the UK. He will do a house set. here's the
adress:
Sankeys Soap Beehive Mill Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG He will also play at the Positiva Party April 16 Sunday March 30, 2003 NEW GIG IN UK - as part of
celebrations for Positiva Records 10th birthday, Kurtis will be playing
at Back to Basics in Leeds this Friday 4th April. BBC's Radio 1 aired a
mix by
kurtis March 22, the tracklist was :
Chamonix - '77 Strings (How Did You Know) (Southern Fried) Paul Johnson - 'Follow This Beat' (G High) Lene - 'Here We Go (Kurtis Mantronik Mix) (White Label) Junior Kack - 'E Samba' (White Label) Richard Grey - 'It's a Friend of Mine' (Illegal Beats) Layo and Bushwacka - 'Shining Through' (XL Recordings) *check out the photo section for 2 pictures from the Radio 1 studio!! as you can see from the track list, Kurtis has a new remix out. Lene "Here We Go". I've got no information about this remix yet.and Lene to me is unknown!! Wedensday January 29, 2003 NEW GIG COMING UP - Kurtis will
do
a original electro hip hop set on the "Return to New York" event
February
22, a gig held at the great eastern hotel in east London...other
performers
will be Arthur Baker, Sean McLusky, Too Many DJ's, Erol Alkan, New
Order
vs Pet Shop Boys, Feedum, Gonazles & Taylor and the Loose Cannons.
Info: Doors 8pm - 2am £15 in advance Tickets available from: Ticketweb 08700 600100 www.ticketweb.co.uk or Way Ahead 0871 2200260 www.wayahead.com Great Eastern Hotel 0207 6185042 Hotel Accommodation for Return To New York: Rooms Available at £120 including ticket to event To book call: 0207 6185010 Quoting Return To New York. Kurtis Harry's Afro Hut project has been signed by Positiva, first single is schedule for a summer release. The remix of Junior Senior's Move Your Feet has gone up to #4 in the buzz charts. The vocal version of Chamonix 77 strings is finished and ready to be released soon on Norman Cook's label (Fatboy Slim ya see :-) ), he apparently like it very much so you got something to look forward to there. Kurtis has will also play at the Southern Fried/Missdemeanours and Positiva Records parties in Miami. time and date still unknown....Kurtis Chamonix project are doing very well in Australia too, 77 Strings is number one in both the Aria Dance Chart & the Music Network Chart. Tuesday November 26, 2002 GIG + MORE - Kurtis will be
playing a gig at the ultra cool apt in New York December 19. check out
the website for this place www.aptwebsite.com
Sunday November 10, 2002Kurtis appeared on the Sharp Boys Kiss 100 FM radio show October 26, he did a 30 minute mix. you can check out the track listing at www.sharprecordings.co.uk coz of the success Kurtis had with Chamonix 77 Strings Southern Fried Records will re-release it with new mixes....stay tuned for that... THE GOSPEL TRUTH - I did a
mistake
on Jocelyn Brown's Gospel Truth. i put on the madam happy x beat remix
instead of the kurtis remix. don't ask my how i did that, my head is
not
always where it should be :-) i have replaced the track with the real
on so go to the audio section and check it out...
THE GAME - Mantronix Bassline
appears on the Grand Theft Auto : Vice City Soundtrack..here's the
track list..and a pretty cool one too :-) check out www.vicecityradio.com to see
the tracklist for the rest of the box set and and how to order it!!!
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Wildstyle Pirate Radio Tuesday October 15, 2002 77 STRINGS VIDEO - check out the video for his new track under the alias Chamonix & read a small interview about this track being the anthem for Fatboy Slim's Big Beach Boutique II - CLICK HERE Friday October 11, 2002 77 STRINGS - Chamonix track 77 Strings will be released on Southern Fried Records October 28. This is Norman Cook's own label and the release will feature a mix of 77 strings by Kurtis. a remix of his own track, ain't that cool :-) most of you know Norman Cook as Fatboy Slim and he has been playing 77 strings a few times on his gigs. Kurtis is also remixing a track called move your feet by the Danish group Junior Senior. this release is not out yet....keep you posted!! Friday September 20, 2002 COMPILATION - A new compilation
put together by New Order called Back to mine features Mantronix
classic song Bassline. This is a series released on the DMC label.
other artists who has put out similar compilations are : Orbital,
Groove Armada, Faithless, Morcheeba..just to mention a few :-) . The CD
will be out September 30th. click here
for the track list and to read a small comment
from New Order!!
The gig in Paris September 12th was great, at least that's what i've been told :-) he also did a small interview for the Generation radio station in Paris. Tuesday August 13, 2002 MC Tee - I've heard from a very
reliable source that MC Tee departure was not because he wanted to join
the army. He was apparently fed up with the whole music business and
wanted to get out of it. He moved to Atlanta and settled there, but
what he does now for a living nobody knows. if anyone could track him
down in atlanta and find out, let me know :-) it's a
shame that such a talented rapper should dissapear like that...don't
you think? :-)
Friday August 9, 2002 GIGS & REMIXES - On July
19th Kurtis headlined a gig at the Fabric Club
in London . for those who were so lucky to be there, could enjoy
a
2 hour electro set alongside Jacques Lu
Cont. He played some old tracks and some brand new ones
which got great response from the audience. Jacques Lu Cont is probably
better know to you as Les Rhytmes Digitales..or
as his real name is Stuart Price :-) Kurtis will also play a gig
at the Rex Club in Paris on September 12.
Kurtis 77 Strings released under his alias Chamonix was played by Fatboy Slim last month during the Brighton Beach Party. over 250 000 people attended. nice crowd to get some exposure for your record..hehe some new remixes (2 under the Harry's Afro Hut alias) : Oblik / Restless - Harry's Afro Hut remix (Jive/Pepper
Records)
Appleton / Fantasy - Harry's Afro Hut remix (Polydor Records)
Replicant / Bluelight - Kurtis Mantronik remix (Eye Industries)
Thursday July 12, 2002 O BOY - This is actually old news to me but i kinda forgot to post it here before i went on holiday, and i've also moved to a new house so things have been very hectic around here lately. will take a few weeks before i get connected to the internet where i live so now i'm on borrowed connection :-) well off to the news then...as i wrote in the "sampling" section a few weeks back, a group called Liberty X has made a cover of Mantronix Got To Have Your Love. those in the UK probably know this group, for all others this is one of many fabricated boy/girl bands. in other words...Crap!!! so here's the "amazing" news, Kurtis has heard this cover song and said that he liked what they did with it..and he has agreed to do a remix of it too...well i'm stunned, speechless, and most of all dissapointed...but i hope Kurtis is just through a weird midlife crisis or just have caught fever or something....or maybe malaria..hehehe...hmmm whatever happen to credibility!!! on the other hand got to have your love is not a great Mantronix track and most peopple like me who really like Mantronix don't associate them with that sound at all. Mantronix is bassline, fresh is the word, needle to the groove, etc....so swallow these news and lets pretend it never happen ok :-) ..no more news on the magazine article about Kurtis in Hip Hop Connection but i think it might be out in the July/ issue. The single No More under his alias Harry's Afro Hut will be released very soon on a label i have forgot the name of..shame on me :-) probably later this month....do to legal reasons i can't post any audio excerpts yet. but it will be up as soon as it's been released!!! Thursday May 16, 2002 NEW REMIX - Kurtis latest remix will be of Linda Clifford's Back To My Roots under his alias Harry's Afro Hut. Going Back To My Roots is a classic funk track originally released by Lamon Dozier from the famous motown production team Holland-Dozier-Holland. This album can be pre-ordered at www.htfr.com All UK readers be on a look out for the magazine Hip Hop Connection which will have a feature on Kurtis with brand new pictures aswell..not sure which issue but it will be out very soon :-) Wedensday May 8, 2002 THAT'S MY BEAT - Here is the complete track list for the new compilation featuring some of Kurtis favourite tracks. note: this compilation has no Mantronix on it. no Kurtis productions, remixes or anything like that. this is just a various artists CD that has his name on it. but it's a great compilation and i recommend it highly : Friday May 3, 2002 RADIO/CD - The radio interview will be aired on Radio Nova in France, you can listen to it live on the net HERE I will post the time and date here and on my front page when i know!!! The compilation That's My Beat will feature some of Kurtis own favourite tracks. artists which inspired him back in the day. I don't have the full track list yet but here's some of the groups that are on the cd : 1. Crash Crew- High Powered Rap 2. Yellow Magic Orchestra Computer Games 3. Suzy Q Get Up and Do It Again 4. Visage Pleasure Boys 5. Funky 4 plus One That¹s the Joint 6. Machine There But For The Grace of God go I. Tuesday April 30, 2002 MORE RELEASES - Kurtis are really on the producing side again. He will soon release a compilation called That's My Beat on Souljazz Records. He is in Paris, France today doing radio & magazine interviews to promote the album. I'm not sure which radio statioins but if you live in France and are into house / club music you probably know what to listen to :-) . more details will come later!! On saturday Kurtis did a block party DJ set in London for Souljazz Records, playing disco & hip hop....a soldout show with 900 people attending...wish i was there :-) .if you were there and would like to write a review of the gig to be feature on this site, send me a mail!!! Sunday April 28, 2002 NEW RELEASE - I'm still trying to get down to earth after Thursday's Grandmaster Flash gig :-) ..the new kurtis alias Chamonix will be in effect this week. the track 77 strings will be out in specialists dance stores in the UK. you can get a copy of it on www.gemm.com just do a search and you'll find it :-) Sunday, April 21, 2002 ANOTHER ALIAS - Kurtis got a track out soon under the alias Chamonix called 77 Strings. also the first track under the alias Harry's Afro Hut called No More can be heard in the audio section of my site!! release dates and where to buy it will be posted soon!! Monday April 8, 2002 KURTIS IN A MOVIE - well not Kurtis in person though..but one of his tracks from I Sing The Body Electro "Mad" features in the film "Kissing Jessica Stein". A movie about a girl that searches for the perfect men but finds the perfect woman. The crucial scene where these 2 girls finally are going to have sex you can hear "MAD" in the background...so it's very strange that this track didn't make it to the soundtrack...but it's nice to know that Kurtis music is in the movies too :-) Saturday April 6, 2002 NEW SINGLE/ALBUM - A new single under the alias Grand Kids will be out soon on Defected Records, the track is called Runner. Kurtis New alias Harry's Afro Hut is in effect for 2002...he is working on a album which will be released under the "Harry" alias....stay tuned for release dates!!! the new Mantronix album Fucking Dynamite is still a mystery and it seems to have been put on ice for awhile...i keep wondering if we will ever see it released!!! :-( Sunday March 10, 2002 ALIAS - Been awhile since i wrote something here, last time i wrote the new Mantronix album was about to be released. Still no news about "Fucking Dynamite". I guess his managment is looking for a new label to put it out on...don't see the problem there...they must be lining up to sign him. so we just have to wait (as we always do for new things from Kurtis). On the other hand he is still working on remixes as he always does. You have probably noticed in the audio section that Kurtis has gotten himself a cute alias "Harry's Afro Hut". He will release more stuff under that alias this year. He also will release under another alias "The Grand Kids"...and if that wasn't enough he got even 2 more alias he will use...Don't know the name yet...stay tuned. and at last Kurtis old buddy T.La Rock is in the studio again...so stay tuned for new stuff from him. Check in on my T La Rock page later. Friday August 31, 2001 THE USUAL - Well what to write, still waiting for news about Mantronix new album and single. Nothing so far. The record company and managment are silent as the mute control on your TV. The scheduled summer release don't seem to happen. I think we must wait untill late fall. or even later. Kurtis is known for his delay, we all remember how long we waited for i sing the body electro :-) i think Kurtis is one who don't like to rush things. puts quality in his work without thinking about time...that's a good thing though, but i hope we get some new stuff soon. the wait is wearing me off..hehe.. but i got something for you today : Fred Durst of the "metal Rap" group Limp Bizkit mentions that he like Mantronix, Needle to the Groove is his favourite. You can check out the interview here: http://www.farmclub.com/news/me/story/20009 Also my mate Barjeilik is trying to convince sound on sound magazine to get an interview with Kurtis. Sound on sound is a hi-tech music recording magazine in the UK. You can go to the forum for mac audio and check out the thread there started by Barjeilik. feel free to post a message there begging for a Mantronik interview!! I'll keep you posted if SOS get lucky and land an interview with the MAN :-) http://www.sound-on-sound.com MC TEE - Just to set the record straight. NOBODY knows anything about what happen to MC TEE, where he is now and what he is doing. i would love to know and so would all you guys and girls out there who love Mantronix. but untill someone are so clever to ask Kurtis about this, we will never know. he probably doesn't know where he is either...he's like dissapeared from the face of the earth or something...nobody knows anything :-) but if you do happen to have some information about him let me know. no rumours, just the facts!!! here's what i do know: MC Tee left Mantronix in 1988. he quit to join the army (sounds strange huh?). According to Bryce Luvah there might have been some problems between Mantronik and MC Tee but no one knows for sure. i would love to ask Kurtis that question, or get some one to ask it for me. That's all about the mystery of MC Tee. The poet who never wanted to be a rapper but ended up in Mantronix...luckily :-) Monday, April 9, 2001 NEW RE-ISSUES - A 12" featuring Got to Have Your Love and King of the Beats has been re-released. A 12" of Bassline & Ladies will also be re-released April 30. You can get them here ! Thursday, April 5, 2001 BRAND NEW TRACKS - Finally somethiing to be jumping up and down for!!! on www.apple.com website there's a feature on Kurtis (coz he uses a mac creating his music). they have 2 brand new tracks from the forthcoming album F*cking Dynamite. the 2 tracks are "Who you rollin' With?" & "Let'em Know". Let'em know features female rapper Carefree and is a cool track, Carefree has more to offer than Traylude's effort on i sing the body electro. but when i heard who you rolin' with? i just said holy fuck!! hehe...i just dig that track...no rapping but a vocoder voice in the old electro style way...and u can hear that Kraftwerk influence still hangs on in the background!! :-) i must say this sounds very promising for the album that won't be released until the summer...if we're lucky :-) here's a direct link to the tracks (you'll need quicktime installed on your computer!!) http://www.apple.com/creative/stories/mantronik/songs.html here's a link to a video interview with Kurtis (also need quicktime installed for this one) http://www.apple.com/creative/stories/mantronik/interview2.html Sunday, February 25, 2001 GAME MUSIC - Kurtis has done music for the game Maken X for Dreamcast, he has done the theme music and as far as i know there exist 2 versions of it. Don't have a full version of the track yet but here's a little taster ( DOWNLOAD ). This is the second time he does music for a game. He also did the music for Dreamcast's Trickstyle. Still no news on the new Mantronix single...be patient my friends :-) Tuesday, February 20, 2001 NEW MANTRONIX SINGLE - The new single was supposed to be released this month but as always with Kurtis it's delayed. Kurtis is working in post production with the new single which will be called Come To Me. No date of release is set yet...stay tuned for details on the release at this site as i will be the first one to know!! Any new information from you about Kurtis Mantronik are very much appreciated |