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 The Stereo Hookers are just plain dirty! There recent single is being full of filthy electro riffs. They are an artist I think you should find more about and you can with this interview.
A little introduction is needed here. The Stereo Hookers are a group based in London, have yet to release an album yet but are working on releasing music with a bit of everything thrown in. There records have been featured on numerous Radio 1 shows and their single 'Dirty Boy' is sure to be popular with listeners in its various remixes. They are a group I don’t know that much about so let me give thanks to Dennis Wheeler for digging out this very good interview to find out just who they are and what they are all about.
Q: Since you call yourself the hookers why did you choose this name to describe yourselves?
A: Cos were filthy !!! ..we wanted a name that encompassed our sound which is a mix of disco punk electro house filth so we figured it fitted the bill pretty well also its kinda fun ..didn’t want any thing too arty or serious
Q: Dirty Boy your first single, the various versions are diverse, punk rock, then dance, and funky dance, which would you consider is the most descriptive of your live show?
A: I think its pretty dance based …dance music with a bit of attitude ..i guess there's some punk sensibilities thrown in …lots of energy …music to make you jump around and have fun I guess that’s the bottom line …also you can shout along to the chorus which is a bonus!
Q: Have you started working on an album?
A: Yes were currently locked in the studio writing and producing a lot of new material for the hookers album ,….we just recently finished the follow up single to dirty boy ..called “I don’t need you”…so there is lots of hot new music on its way
Q: According to your bio there are 5 of you, 3 guys 2 girls, who writes in the group or do all of you work together? Do you pair up to write?
A: Yeah well myself (kie-ron-o-tron), j*sun analogue and bit crusher write the music and then bextasy and anu mau come in with us to do the vocals, all of us throw in ideas and stuff when writing the lyrics, anu mau did the vocals for “dirty boy” and bextasy did the vocals for “I don’t need you”..its a bit of a free for all but were all pretty much as involved in the whole process as possible from the start to the finish to keep the vibe there…all seems to run pretty smooth. No major arguments as yet hahaha
Q: Who produces?
A: Yeah its us 3 guys who actually do that side of things
Q: What groups influenced your music over the past years?
A: Well that’s always a difficult one to answer as there's always so many!!
For a group of 5 people there’s gonna be a lot of influences for me (kie-ron-o-tron) its pretty diverse stuff from iggy pop to lamb of god , with music like does it offend you ? yeah! in between I guess between us we have a pretty good dance grounding as all of us have been involved in different dance music projects over the years so we have a pretty interesting heritage individually …basically we like to hear good music no matter what genre or who the hell it is as long as it hits you where it counts that’s what's important.
Vocally I (anu mau) have been influenced by Betty Davis, Karen Wheeler, Karen O , Annie Lennox, Beth Gibbons, PJ Harvey, Aretha Franklin, Skin and Nicolette. For bextasy it’s the supremes , donna summer and blondie cos they created there own style and are all fab!
As producers we have been influenced by a whole load of different people over the years like spank rock, vangellis, the art of noise, rick rubin , dj feadz, david bowie so its pretty long list ..we all have big collections of music its an infinite list really and the best thing bout music is your always adding new discoveries too your list every day!
WHAT WERE THE LAST FIVE SONGS YOU ADDED TO YOUR IPOD?
Kie-ron-o-tron
….. iggy pop “some weird sin”…..basement jaxx “if I ever recover”
System of a down “old school Hollywood” does it offend you yeah “battle royale”
Yeah yeah yeahs “bang”
J*sun Analog
Chromeo-Fancy footwork -Thomas barford remix
Shy child – noise won’t stop
Joker – stuck in the system
Phetsta – four:eight:three
toxic avenger-Poker face
Bit Crusher
Calvin Breaks The 80s - 80s Groove bootleg
Blue Monday original 12inch mix - New Order
Machine - Tom Real & Rogue Element
Gutterpump - Noisia
D.A.N.C.E. – Justice
Anu Mau
I tend to upload ablums and the last groups on my ipod where The Breeders, Jambience, Eurythmics, PJ Harvey and DJ Krush.
Bex Bextasy
Mine are albums too… amy winehouse --back to black
justice
does it offend you yeah mix
css “cansei de sexy”
the gossip
Q: Since you time travel what period and place have you enjoyed the most?
Kie-ron- o- tron….
Yesterday….. it was fun and I wanna do it all over again.. think I may be caught in a ground hog day loop ..help me someone !!!
J*sun Analog
2013 so I can tell the world that the 2012 isn’t doomsday. But if it is doomsday then in 2013 I think I would be very lonely and would have to copulate with barn animals and toads which is alright to watch on dvd but to do it for real might be a step too far even for a trashy muthafuka like myself. I hope the mayans got it wrong…
Bit Crusher
The 2030's are my fave period - The world climate problem has been solved by Professor Dyson's goat milk hybrid engine (the only emissions are small cubes of feta cheese) which now powers over 90% of all the cars in the world and is responsible for generating over half the worlds energy (wind power, chip fat and cabbage water being the other power sources).
And cos the Hookers are on their 3rd reunion tour (apart from J*Sun Analog who refused to tour as he is a converted Buddhist living in a Welsh Buddhist retreat).
Anu Mau
Definitely the 60's and hanging out with Hendrix, he is one cool and sexy
mutha fucker.
Bex bextasy
It would be definitely in the 70s cause I love there shiny disco balls and sparkly outfits and I loved being a disco diva.
Q: If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be and why?
Kie-ron-o-tron
Yo mum…just for a laugh
J*sun Analog
Mr. T so I could go around giving people the double reverse punch! I also enjoy welding and would love to convert a forklift truck into a weapon of mass destruction and drive it through some barn doors at speed with howling mad Murdoch screaming banshee howls off the back whilst firing potatoes from a hand held, homemade scaffolding pole converted into a pipe bomb. It’s the easiest way to get to the front of the post office queue on pension day
Bit Crusher..
I think there would be opportunity for some high jinx if I manifested into the Duke of Edinburgh or Rowan Williams the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Anu Mau
I guess I could be George Bush so I could stand down and go and live in
Iraq for a few months!! It would be a sacrifice but then with a time machine
and an eternal soul I would be right back in no time :)
Bex bextasy
I would be Elton john cos he gets away with being a bitch but has the best dress up outfits and parties
There you have a little insight into the world of the Stereo Hookers. I'm sure they will be popping up more and more as the summer goes on but for now go and check out their '' Dirty Boy single on their MySpace featuring a tasty remix from Steve Mac.
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