Eight of Melbourne’s finest producers remix Spaces & Places, the Tom Showtime single featuring Gift of Gab, Lotek & Ash.One taken from The Jam Thief. With Dub, Breaks, Hip Hop, Lo-Fi and Future Beats this release truley showcases the diverse sounds of Melbourne’s music makers.
Featuring Remixes By:
Amin PaYne, Lotek, Copycat, Jects, SNESmega, KelBeats, Moonshine, & Skomes.
Tom Showtime’s – The Jam Thief is an eclectic fusion of jazzy hip-hop, down tempo beats and nu-funk. The explosive leadoff single Spaces & Places featured the international input of legendary US rapper Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), UK ex-pat Lotek and Ash.One (AUS).
Evidently, this multifaceted talent did not plateau there; the lead single was merely a taste of his stellar album a year in the crafting. With a range of standout tracks including Nature Horn Killer (Tom’s tribute to Charlie Parker), Jazz Biscuits and The Every Sound Track, The Jam Thief takes the listener on a sample heavy journey displaying an array of Tom’s favourite sounds. With distinctive cover design by RekaOne of Melbourne’s legendary Everfresh crew, the artwork is an essential counterpart to The Jam Thief’s music perfection.
Siting inspirations such as DJ Shadow, Mr. Scruff, Quantic and Bonobo as well as a fervent obsession with sampling old funk, latin and jazz – there was no doubt that Tom Showtime was soon to be heard. This dexterous character also claims the labels Saxophonist, Cafe Owner and Gramophone Enthusiast.
Tom’s earnest aspiration has seen him generate some stellar opportunities in his music career to date; supporting such acts as Bonobo, Urthboy and The Bamboos. Making his debut as the warm up DJ for The Nextmen at their highly regarded Friends and Family night, Tom Showtime’s career is proving to be a burgeoning one. The Jam Thief is ‘jam’ packed with premium head nodding tracks fueled with infectious funk and baseline grooves highlighted with Showtime’s signature trip-hop foundation. This album is truly unique and spectacular.
Tom Showtime – The Jam Thief is available April 13.
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With his eclectic debut album The Jam Thief out in April 2012, Melbournes most intriguing musical multi-takser Tom Showtime presents his first single Spaces & Places featuring Gift Of Gab, Lotek & Ash One. Tom Showtime is a man of many guises. At first glance one may simply take him for your humble local DJ, but upon further investigation this dexterous character also claims the labels Producer, Saxophonist and gramophone enthusiast.
Spaces & Places exhibits Tom Showtime’s worldclass production expertise, with its hypnotic bass-heavy synth setting the scene for all three lyrical guests to execute their interstellar narrative. A global hip hop collaboration, esteemed guests include USA’s Gift of Gab (Quannam Projects, Blackalicious), UK native Lotek, and Australia’s own Ash One.
Playful and perceptive, Spaces & Places quotes “dem speakers they bump to a Showtime riddem track, bout to seize the day like that’s mine gimmie that…” and this Melbourne producer is doing just that!
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Tom Showtime has many guises… DJ, Producer, Saxophonist and Gramophone Enthusiast. From Be-Bop to Breakbeat, his passion for music is paralleled only to his enjoyment of watermelon, coffee and cricket.
Having spent years spinning and collecting records in London, he returned home to Melbourne in 2008 and promptly released The Showtime EP, a head-nodding Trip Hop odyssey showcasing original horn lines.
Three years later, the release of his debut album The Jam Thief will introduce a heavier sound. Beat driven, jazz flavoured tracks with ‘the funk’ always present. The first single Spaces & Places featuring Gift of Gab (US), Lotek (UK) and Ash.One (Aus) is set to shake dance floors across the world with it’s ‘Global Hip Hop’ vibrations. Demonstrating his skills as a remixer, 2011 will also see a series of reworked classics released on 45’s for UK label Second Hand Funk, these will be guaranteed favourites for both DJs and revellers.
“Roll Up, Roll Up…” Tom Showtime live is a unique experience, whether improvising sax over the turntables or performing original tunes, his combined talents and gift for music will continue to impress.
On a side note the artwork for the cover of this one was done by none other than RekaOne of the Everfresh Crew.
You can purchase this piece as a print from NiceProduce.com
