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Although you may not have yet heard his name, P.U.D.G.E. has been bubbling up in U.S. beat scene for many years. At age 9, his father gave him a Bass, a Juno synth, a DX drum machine and a Tascam 4 track. He encouraged the boy to start making his own music; P.U.D.G.E. got the bug.

By the time young P.U.D.G.E. (thus called because at school he was always extra medium, or less than chubby) hit 13, he had discovered turntableism, and started DJing at house parties around NYC. By his late teens, he had emerged as a promising emcee, standing next to many of the well-known emcees from the Lyricist Lounge; including Mos Def & El P.

P.U.D.G.E.

Still producing, P.U.D.G.E.’s music  was starting to gain attention, and his first beat was released on the Vinyl Junkies debut EP. After hearing about the emerging beat scene in L.A., he moved there in 2004, and started getting a few production credits under his belt, including cuts for Rawkus Records and Stacey Epps. After circulating some of his instrumental beat tapes, interest for P.U.D.G.E. started to gain momentum. Early this year, P.U.D.G.E. headed up All Cty’s L.A. series, on a split 10” with Dibiase, preceeding releases from Ras G, Samiyam & Matthewdavid.

RAMP are now very proud to present P.U.D.G.E.’s debut album, Idiot Box.

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P.U.D.G.E.
Idiot Box

01. Elektric Werdz
02. Everything 2 Me
03. Merci Mercy Weak
04. Whut Happened
05. The Price Is Wrong B
06. Wholehearted
07. Lost AngeLA
08. Insensitivity
09. Don’t Get Too Huxtable
10. The Way I Feelately
11. Still Love Lost
12. Allow Me To Waste Time (Bonus)

Released on 1xCD / 2×12″ Vinyl & Digital download on 27th July 2010.

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P.U.D.G.E. Interview for Kmag: www.kmag.co.uk/editorial/features/pudge-interview

www.ramprecordings.com | www.myspace.com/ramprecordings | www.myspace.com/djpudgemcee

UK based company ‘Factory Road’ have come up with a great redesign of the classic 45rpm apapters for all those vinyl junkies out there.
Made in England from recycled plastic, available in various colours, and has extra fat teeth for great grip.

S.T. Holdings will be exclusively distributing this product within the UK, and they are currently being sold in packs of 10 to the retail market:

If contacting S.T. Holdings about this product to our sales representatives, please quote the catalogue number FACTORY001 and the quantity required. We will be shipping this item from this week onwards.

Factory Road are also responsible for releasing some unique music showcasing amazing packaging and naturally featuring one of their dinks with each release:

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Label: Blunt Force Trauma
Artist: Lord Cry Cry
Title: One Step Two
A) One Step Two
B) Raw F*ck

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The artwork is obsessively overseen by BFT with a cover shot by New York’s Anthony Saint James (www.anthonysaintjames.com – worth a visit for the celeb-spotting!) and a tattoo by British illustrator Inkymole, on a sleeve which opens into an 11″x16″ poster.
Add blue dinked vinyl with a red 45rpm adapter by sister company Factoryroad, a download card with 7 tracks including ‘Make my P-Funk The Funk’ (a track exclusive to this format) along with Mac/PC and iPhone wallpapers and, well, you DO have a fulsome package here!

After working in a steel mill and disregarding encouragement to become a Woolworths manager Lord Cry Cry, born Chris Donaghue, studied Law at Oxford University then Clinical Psychology. He worked as a psychologist in Kent then moved to Berlin to write a novel, join a band, build a snowman, schlep coal, and collect bottles. Just because he could. He completed a Masters degree in sound design and classical music composition in Berlin this year.
This is his first solo vinyl release, after providing many a musical piece for various short European films.

This item is also shipping this week, exclusively distributed by S.T. Holdings.

Links:
www.factoryroad.net
www.factoryroad.net/blunt-force-trauma
www.inkymole.com