Pepe Deluxé - The Mischief Of Cloud 6 - remixed by Various Productions - Video

May 10, 2007

Less is more right? Wrong. In the case of Pepe Deluxé at least, more is most certainly more. ‘The Mischief Of Cloud 6’, is the second single from the forthcoming album ‘Spare Time Machine’ and Pepe Deluxe have added a bit more of everything into the pot and all for the better. More sweet hip-hop beats, more psychedelic guitar crescendos, more of the same offbeat lyrics, retro vocals and more influences from around the world than you can shake a pocket atlas at. In contrast it also has less too. Less samples. Or to be exact, none.

Pepe Deluxé are two: James Spectrum (AKA Jari Salo) and JA-Jazz (AKA Tomi Paajaanen). These Finnish scholars of sonics formed in the Mid- ’90s. Probably best known for their outstanding use of samples as heard on their most familiar song ‘Woman In Blue’, which was used on the Levi’s Jeans ‘Twisted’ commercial and taken from their debut album ‘Supersound’ in ’98.’Supersound’ was so notoriously sample-laden that three versions were eventually created, each ‘cleaner’ than the last as it grew in stature and was licensed to Sony. Now ‘Spare Time Machine’ has arrived their third album, taking things up yet another level. It has all the funk of their best material but doused in the spirit of uproarious ‘60s psychedelia and ‘70s prog-rock. What’s more it’s entirely sample-free.

This latest single is a testament to their skills in the studio providing us with the same expertly produced complex compositions as the previous albums. Spectrum and JA-Jazz describe their current state as “more like a small scale art movement than a traditional band”, that hasn’t stopped them from planning some live dates over the next year. After a successful debut in Helsinki in December the band look set to try their hand at the live side of things in spring in the UK.

‘The Mischief Of Cloud 6′ doesn’t thwart their previous handiwork and perfectly prepares you for the third album which is quality body of work, is as funky as the last two but has a refreshing change of tone. ‘The Mischief of Cloud 6′ is out on the 28th May 2007.