12" Vinyl
A1. Original version
A2. Hot Chip remix
B1. Metronomy remix
B2. The Naughty Dub
Digital Download
The above tracks PLUS:
Misterlong remix
The Naughty Remix
Radio Edit
**12" is in your local record emporium now (go get it!) and all the mixes are also available to download from www.djdownload.com, www.beatport.com and iTunes!**
Even the most dedicated creator of funk fuelled, percussion driven party anthems has to take his foot off the pedal from time to time. With his new single 'Slowly' Max Sedgley does exactly that, putting his trademark beat workouts on the backburner and delivering a laid back summer anthem of some beauty. Taken from his forthcoming debut album From The Roots To The Shoots, which features the previous singles 'Happy' and 'Devil Inside', it is another sign, if it were needed, that Max Sedgley's star is most definitely on the rise.
Max Sedgley's career to date has been a tale of unabashed talent, irregular bouts of what Hollywood folk like to call serendipity and bloody hard work. He's earned his rhythmical stripes alright. And yet, and this is the Hollywood bit, Max will be the first to admit that slices of good fortune have gone his way. As a budding young drummer at school, his music teacher was friendly with one of this country's greatest ever percussionists, James Blades. During the war Blades had composed the BBC's V For Victory signal, and he was also the musician who recorded the gong strokes behind the iconic J Arthur Rank films. And whilst in his 80s he passed on his expertise to Max. Finally, these strands have coalesced, via Rob da Bank's glorious Sunday Best imprint, to give birth to Max's debut artist album, the sublime From The Roots To The Shoots.
It was 'Happy', originally finished five years ago, that helped kick the door down – the disparate likes of Mr Scruff, Gilles Peterson, Erol Alkan and Pete Tong were all key early adopters, the DJs at Radio 1 were all over it like a bad rash – it even beat lad's mag favourite Rachel Stevens in one tune of the week poll - and the venerable 'Whispering' Bob Harris caught the buzz on Radio 2. The track of course went onto soundtrack the exploits of Wayne Rooney and company when ITV used it as their main theme for Euro 2004 and after spending 10 weeks being played at Radio 1 reaching the Top 30, it went on to sell 25,000 copies.
Now, with international football once again set to dominate the early summer, Max is ready once more to provide the soundtrack, albeit one of a different tempo. Remixes come from a talented bunch of studio alchemists, with Hot Chip's woozy electro dub and DJ Naughty's Balearic re-rub being two of the highlights.
One final thought: upon leaving university Max gave himself five years to make it. As the climax of the five years came hurtling around the corner, up popped 'Happy'. Max Sedgley is a man who won't be denied. With Max in control, the beat will always go on.
