Working together on-and-off at their respective bases in London and Edinburgh, Leonidas & Hobbes have honed a mutual love of soul, acid, house, techno, psychedelic and dub sounds for Mo Machines. Their collaborative debut EP, Machines, Tapes & Electronic Setups (HM002), won fans across the board last year.
Sales Infomation:
Leonidas has had two collaborative releases out previously through Kay Suzuki’s Round In Motion label (Tokyo/London) and a solo track released as part of the Rhythm Kings Volume 1 compilation via DJ Ionik’s Traveller Records label (Finland), all of which have equally found fans and acclaim internationally.
N.B. Mo’ Machines will be premiered online via i-D Magazine’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1
Selected DJ Feedback:
‘Really nice EP, that’s funky! I love the Mo' Moody track, really great, I'll play it for sure!’ (Fabrice Lig, Planet E/R&S/Playhouse - Beligum/Worldwide)
‘Great release! Mo’Moody is my jam!’ (Moullinex, Lisbon/Portugal/Europe)
‘Wicked release, Turn U Round so good’ (Tiago, Lisbon/Portugal/Europe)
‘I like Sputnik a lot!!!’ (Gunrose, Lisbon/Portugal)
‘I love the release! Thanks for more great stuff’ (Kosmos, Nitsa/Nasty/Boombox/Tracy Recordings - Barcelona/Spain)
‘Another great EP from the dynamic duo... all the grit and dirt one could ask for.. Mo Moody is my fave - thanks for sending!!’ (Thomas Pudell, Black Alley - Berlin)
‘Turn U Round is my shit!!!!’ (Kay Suzuki, LDN/Tokyo - Round in Motion)
‘Great sounding productions all the way once again. Turn U Round is one track I could see someone like Theo P drop at Plastic People - that kinda vibe. The trippy and haunting Sputnik could cause some mayhem on the floor in the later hours’ (Cedric Woo - Beauty & The Beat, UK/Japan)
‘Deeply into Sputnik. Great EP guys!’ (Dimitri Veimar, Germany)
‘Great - all strong but particularly love the lead track. Top work!’ (Bobby Cleaver - Numbers, Glasgow)
‘SPUTNIK - DOPE!!! All three trax are great... *)’ (Murf, Mongtrax - LDN/Worldwide)
‘Yeah, it’s good. Will try to play it’ (Larry Tee, NYC/LDN)
‘Sputnik is alright, thx.’ (Dmitry Malyshev / NEO Violence, Prague)
‘Sweet! That Sputnik track is killer… The break in the middle is very John Barry. Makes me think of Moonraker’ (Teamy - South Palace Hotel, London // Wrong Island, Glasgow)
‘Really good stuff here!!’ (Jacksonville - 20/20 Vision, Scotland)
‘Nice!’ (Astroboy - Kelburn Garden Party, Scotland).