The Slips Explained

The Slips
Landscape:NO
Genre:Electronic
Origin:London, England
Years Active:2007–present
Current Members:David Treahearn
Rob Haggett
James Cooper (live drummer)
Past Members:Ian Townshend (live drummer)
Label:EMI Records

The Slips are a UK electronic music duo, composed of David Treahearn and Rob Haggett. James Cooper is the duo's live drummer and regularly DJs in The Slips' Australasian club sets. The duo formed the band in Kentish Town in London, mid-2007 after they met while working together as studio engineers[1] [2] at Olympic Studios in London with artists including Madonna, Björk, The Black Eyed Peas,[3] Gwen Stefani, New Order, Oasis and Massive Attack.

Along with producing original electronic dance music and mixtapes, The Slips are also DJs and remixers [4] having remixed international artists such as Björk[5] The Crystal Fighters,[6] CSS,[7] LCD Soundsystem[8] The XX,[9] I Blame Coco,[10] Phoenix,[11] Kylie Minogue[12] and Ellie Goulding as featured in NME Magazine.[13] They have also remixed artists Gotye,[14] Bertie Blackman[15] Yuksek[16] and Zowie.[17] Their remixes and live performances have seen them featured in UK press including AXM Magazine,[18] The Gay Times,[19] US digital music blog aggregator Hype Machine[20] and Music Week.

As well as regular London live performances, the band performed at Glastonbury Festival[21] in 2009 as part of Q magazine's 'Emerging Talent' program on the Queen's Head stage.[22] In 2010 the UK Music Industry publication The Unsigned Guide wrote the feature article "The Rise Of The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From"[23]

UK & European live festival performances include the O2 Wireless festival in London's Hyde Park,[24] The Great Escape Festival[25] supporting Alex Metric, Pnau and Adam Freeland the Amsterdam dance event Music Industry conference,[26] the Remix Bubble at Secret Garden Party and in 2011 at The O2 Arena with Kasabian and Bombay Bicycle Club.[27]

The Slips original track "4 Elements to Make Good Music" was the official backing track for the Labrokes Euro 2012 advertising campaign.[28] Ministry Of Sound featured The Slips on the Australian Ministry Of Sound 2012 Annual Compilation[29] for their remix of the Flight Facilities track 'Foreign Language'. In late November 2012, The Slips remix of Björk's track[30] Moon from her album Biophilia was chosen as an official remix for her third remix album Bastards. In 2012, The Slips signed to EMI Records, later releasing the track "Make It Out Alright" featuring Bossy Love with a music video filmed in New York City.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Treahearn Music Credits. Discogs.
  2. Web site: Rob Haggett Music Credits. Discogs.
  3. Web site: Let's Get It Started Credits Listing. Discogs.
  4. Web site: The Slips Mixtape Series 1 & 2. MOG. 4 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120402140436/http://mog.com/blog_post/content/1067/2064824. 2 April 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Björk Bastards Album Credit Listing. All Music.
  6. Web site: The Slips Remix The Crystal Fighters. We Like It Indie.
  7. Web site: The Slips Remix CSS. Discogs.
  8. Web site: The Slips Remix LCD Soundsytem. Hype Trak.
  9. Web site: The Slips Remix The XX Videos. NME.
  10. Web site: I Blame Coco: Renegade Remixing Force The Slips. I Love Pie.
  11. Web site: The Slips Remix Phoenix. Battery In Your Leg.
  12. Web site: The Slips Remix Kylie Minogue. Hard Candy Music. 6 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408101445/http://www.hardcandymusic.com/2009/06/kylie-minogue-sexual-gold-slips-remix.html. 8 April 2012. dead.
  13. Web site: NME review The Slips Remix 'The Writer'. .
  14. Web site: Gotye Feat Kimbra 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (The Slips Remix). The Music Blogs.
  15. Web site: Bertie Blackman Covers Siouxie, The Slips Remix. Dancefloor Mayhem.
  16. Web site: The Slips Remix Yuksek. We Like It Indie.
  17. Web site: The Slips Go Berserk On Zowie Single Smash It!. 27 March 2017 . Pop On and On.
  18. News: Hard To Superbeat. AXM Magazine. November 2008. 14.
  19. Web site: The Slips: Gig Review and Song Of The Week - 4 Elements To Make Good Music. The Gay Times. 28 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110928031839/http://www.gaytimes.co.uk/Interact/Blogs-sectionid-714-articleid-7334.html. 28 September 2011. dead.
  20. Web site: The Slips Remixes. Hype Machine.
  21. Web site: NME: The Slips Glastonbury 2009 Line Up. . 25 May 2009 .
  22. Web site: Glastonbury 2009 Q The Music Emerging Talent The Slips. Q Magazine. 28 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903231738/http://www.qthemusic.com/glastonburynewtalent/last_years_winners.shtml. 3 September 2011. dead.
  23. Web site: The Slips: A Roadmap To Learn From. The Unsigned Guide. 4 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010714/http://www.theunsignedguide.com/blog/189/the-rise-of-the-slips-a-roadmap-to-learn-from/. 8 October 2011. dead.
  24. Web site: London Hyde Park Thu 3rd July - Sun 6th July. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120301211527/http://2008.wirelessfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.aspx. 1 March 2012. dmy-all.
  25. Web site: Great Escape Line Up, Brighton Coalition Stage Fri 16th 2008 The Slips, PNAU, Alex Metric. E Festivals. 28 August 2011.
  26. Web site: Amsterdam Dance Event, Industry Performances.
  27. Web site: Proud2 presents Kasabian (DJ), Bombay Bicycle Club, The Slips & Filthy Few. View London.
  28. Web site: The Slips / Labrokes Euro 2012 Advertising Campaign. Ad Forum.
  29. Web site: Ministry Of Sound Annual 2012. The Ministry Of Sound.
  30. Web site: The Slips Remix Björk. nuwave pony.

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