M.U.M Presents Miami Sessions with King Unique - M.U.M Episode 133 - a podcast by Rod B. & Mareis

Rod B. & Alvaro Garfunk bring you the Miami Underground Movement

King Unique is Matt Thomas, an all round studio junkie and dj with a
taste for tripped-out cosmic techno and rough-edged underground house;
in a career spanning nearly a decade KU’s distinctive sound has won an
enviable global following. A ceaseless schedule of dj sets and festival
gigs backed up by relentless studio sessions resulting in scores of
records, remixes and radio broadcasts has made the KU sound an
instantly recognizable part of the music-life of millions of the
world’s clubbers - and a fixture in the vinyl crates, cd wallets and
laptops of the world’s most influential djs. Consistently appealing
across genres the tracks have been played by everyone from Sasha to
Soulwax, Richie Hawtin to Tiesto, and have turned up everywhere from
Hollywood soundtracks to mobile ringtones - not to mention countless
compilations and mix albums.

Formed in 2001 by Matt Thomas &
Matthew Roberts, King Unique hit the floor running, claiming the title
of Undisputed Remix Champs by scoring five Essential New Tunes in five
months on Pete Tong's "Essential Selection" Radio 1 show. A US
Billboard Dance Chart number 1 for the remix of Dirty Vegas’ “Walk Into
The Sun”, plus two more solo Essential New Tunes for Matt under his
Watkins and Mainframe alter-egos saw KU firmly cement their place
amongst the ranks of first-call remixers. The King Unique production
touch has been in constant demand since, appearing on more than fifty
remixes and yielding some of the biggest dance floor bombs known to man
- Underworld's "Two Months Off", The Killers "Somebody Told Me", Planet
Funk’s “The Switch”, The Teamsters "Feels Like Love", and Chable and
Bonicci’s "Ride".
2006 saw the end of the original duo’s studio
partnership, as Matt Thomas took on the King Unique role as a solo
artist. The two years since have seen the KU sound taken to new heights
with a mixture of euphoric acidic melodies, dark brooding techno vibes
and old skool beats. Remixes of Tracey Thorn’s “Grand Canyon”, Gabriel
& Dresden’s “Tracking Treasure Down” and an ’08 remix of KU’s own
“Sugarhigh” have reaffirmed his status as one of the most versatile and
consistent producers of the last ten years.
Most recently Matt has
produced a stunning reworking of “Heaven” for James Lavelle’s UNKLE
project, as well as remixes for Junkie XL, Paolo Mojo and Miami
art-punk fashionistas Organicarma.

The renowned King Unique dj
set has made KU a regular addition to the line up of some of the
world's most respected clubs and biggest festivals, playing everywhere
from ultra-hip blacked-out sweat boxes in Tokyo to euphoric crowds of
thousands on the tropical beaches of Madeira. Regular gigs for
super-brands such as Renaissance and Ministry Of Sound coupled with an
increasingly hectic international schedule has seen Matt racking up
enough air-miles for a free trip to the moon, with gigs in Sydney,
Osaka, Barcelona, Shanghai, Lima, Bucharest, Auckland, Bogota,
Singapore, Chelyabinsk, Malta, Vilnius - just to name a handful from
recent months. Since the very first shows Matt has pushed at the
cutting edge of the technology revolution that's swept through club
culture, taking laptops, new gadgets and studio gear into the booth.
2009 sees the addition of the near mythic Monome controller to the
sonic armoury - part track-mangling Ableton controller and part
psychedelic light show, lovingly hand built by techno-hippies in the
Catskill Mountains.

Playlist:

01. Ripperton “Random Violence” Green
02. Artur Reimer “Unseen Days” Microfreak Records
03. Lights Electronika “Sentimental (Einmusik Edit)” Einmusika
04. Solomun “Cloud Dancer (Manuel Tur's Instrumental)” Diynamic Music
05. Danny Howells “Landing On Planets” Dig Deeper
06. Secret Cinema “Glad Chord” GEM Records
07. Layo & Bushwacka vs. Shit Robot “Fatale Feeling (King Unique 
Bootleg)” CDR
08. King Roc & Dimitri Nakov “Jardin Nights” Bedrock
09. Slam “Room 2 (Pan Pot Rave Tool)” Paragraph
10. Tania Vulcano “Teflon (Pig & Dan Remix)” Isgud Records
11. Phil Kieran “Dirt (Psycatron Remix)” Cocoon
12. King Unique “2000000 Suns (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)” Bedrock
13. King Unique “Feniksas (Fergie Remix)” Bedrock
14. Donnacha Costello “With Me Still” Poker Flat
15. Suzanne Cianni “Analogue Revolution – Sound Of The Century 

Special Thanks to Hugh B

http://www.kingunique.com/

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