09-10-2009 @ 10:33
About: Johnny Arthur - "Note To Self"
Veryverywrongindeed has gone from strength to strength in 2009. With the first slot of its new residency at Fabric's amazing sister club matter under its belt, the club is now also resident at a number of other UK clubs - with guests like Heidi and Paul Woolford alongside Tim Sheridan and label stalwarts Mr C, Spektre, King Roc, and up-and-coming "emo-techno" whizzkid Max Cooper. matter has now confirmed VVWI will be resident at the club through 2010 alongside big brands like BuggedOut, Saved and Hospitality, and Tim Sheridan will appear twice more at the club this year - first for a 7 Nov DJ slot and then for VVWI and Matter's blow-out Xmas party 19 Dec.
VVWI the label, meanwhile, has had raves right across Europe. Villain was a huge hit with Gregor Tresher ("Wow! What a killer! Brilliant!"), Abe Duque, Alex Flitsch, TimeOut NYC, Only for DJs, DrownedinSound, Sasha, Mike Monday, Phil Kieran, Michel de Hey, Luke Solomon and more. Tim Sheridan's followup, Bionic Language, will be out 9 Nov, featuring a darkly emotional Adultnapper mix and an unforgettably strange vocal. Then VVWI's finale for the year will be Max Cooper's Inhale/Exhale, the label's 21st single, with VVWI stalwarts Spektre and Tim Sheridan on remix duties.
And then there's our wonderboy Johnny Arthur. Despite spending a huge chunk of this year crewing a sailing ship through the tropics, he's managed to turn out his second VVWI single, which some of you may recognise. A promo company accidentally sent this out as the first track off one of the bigger techno albums of this year, and in that context did it ever get some serious reactions... So if you thought it's impossible for your up-and-coming DJs to get attention, think again...
What People Say:
Reactions for Lost Cowboy, the previous release on Veryverywrongindeed:
"Both tracks are real nice, but Y Am I is my pick. Love that twist of acid tech. Proper dancefloor material" - Lewis Ryder
"Another awesome single. Elephon is like the perfect mix of minimalism and a hook the size of texas. I'm going to have dreams about this tune it's so memorable." - The POP! Stereo
"Will def support both, a couple of twisted numbers here!" - Oli Cassidy (Filth & Splendour)
"Y am I is the one for me, great track." - Max Cooper
"Elephon, is the one for me! Quirky little head down groover! Nice" - Richard Seeley
"VVWI is getting better and better. Pure technoid stuff, Elephon is brilliant." - Filterwolf
"Love both of these releases, both as good as each other, can't choose between them!" - Si.Mac
"Elephon is the one for me, great rhythm!!" - Jozif Goodwin
"Really strong stuff" - Mason
"Great pair of tracks, I really like the different sounds the label is pushing!" - Mateo Murphy
"Will be playing Elephon. As wrong as always." - Parham
"I'm loving "elephon". cheeky." - Andy Gardner (Plump DJs)
"Sick" - Lee Pattison (Idiotproof)
"I liked villain a lot: this one's good too." - Jonty Skrufff
"Already a fan of this label but now with the Acid House going down it's affirmative" - Nikola Baytala (Kontrol)
"Great EP. both tracks. total hotness!" - Tedd Paterson
"'Elephon' is super good" - Chloé
"Yo i love Y am i !!!" - Zdar (Cassius)
"I'll play the first track, nice and dark" - Matt Walsh
"Loving why am i" - Zigmund Slezak
"I really like this!!" - Anderson Noise
"Yes Y Am I Yes!" - Greg Churchill
"Loving it - Elphon is a great track - both superb" - 4Clubbers.net
"Yes! I like this. Some proper, grubby angular stuff. Really stands out from a lot of the wishy-washy shuffling 'house revival' gear I'm getting through lately." - Kristian Dando (IDJ)
"Elephon awesome tune! kicking ass" - DJ Magazine Lithuania
"Y Am I is perfect Berghain ammnition but Elephon is my favourite: I like the snappy, analogue feel of it." - Drowned In Sound
"Elephon is clearly the winner here... good stuf!" - Lodown
"2 Big tunes ! Love them, with a little preference for Y Am I. well done once again" - Only For DJs
"Both cuts are banging, funky and weird - i.e., I like 'em lots!" - Time Out New York
Johnny Arthur "Note To Self"
Veryverywrongindeed Recordings - VVWI019
Release Date: 12 Oct 2009