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Doomsday / Curls

by The Pro-Teens

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Doomsday 04:13
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Curls 02:35

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Melbourne (Naarm)’s enigmatic instrumental soul group The Pro-Teens emerge from mystery once again to pay tribute to the late great MF DOOM, reimagining two iconic cuts from the deep catalogue of the infamous Metal Fingered Villain.

Doomsday, the title track from MF DOOM’s seminal debut LP Operation: Doomsday, is reimagined as a floaty, coasting synthesizer-topped funk burner. Featuring vocalist ‘Polly The Invincible Pearl’ replicating Pebbles The Invisible Girl’s iconic Sade-inspired hook, The Pro-Teens warp DOOM’s instantly recognisable beat into a tasteful groover in the spirit of 70s soul.

Curls is taken from MF DOOM’s timeless 2004 collaboration with Madlib, ‘Madvillainy’. Widely heralded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, The Pro-Teens felt that it was crucial to pay homage to this shining gem in MF DOOM’s storied catalogue. In their version, the original Brazilian sample is reconstructed with marimba, two guitars, angular organ tones and The Pro-Teens trademark boom-bap drum feels. The track fades out on a completely original addition to the piece; The Pro-Teens insert an outro that sounds like it could be an outtake or unused sample from Madlib and DOOM’s original effort.

Bandleader Hudson Whitlock describes: ​​“As the sessions went on, the Pro-Teens traversed lots of ground with the arrangements and productions. This diversity of tones, moods, feels and arrangements was an intentional act to mirror the diversity within DOOM's own diverse musical vocabulary. We wanted to fluctuate between putting their own spin on DOOM's classic tunes as well as staying true to the original source.”

Drawing from players within the College Of Knowledge family, The Pro-Teens now have 4 outstanding LPs to their name, including 2020’s triumphant Snooch Dodd & The Pro-Teens – I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly, the breakout release that attracted a worldwide reissue on Mr Bongo and earned BBC 6 Music’s Album Of The Day.

The Pro-Teens - Doomsday b/w Curls will be available digitally and on 7” vinyl via College Of Knowledge Records on July 29th, distributed by College Of Knowledge (AUS) and Kudos Records (ROW).

These recordings were created on the sovereign land of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. The Pro-Teens pay their respects to their elders past and present. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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released July 29, 2022

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The Pro-Teens Melbourne, Australia

The Pro-Teens are a collection of professional teenagers from the Darebin area in Naarm (Melb, Aus). They indulge in Dorothy Ahsby, they delight in DOOM, they thrive on The Fabulous Three and postulate on Placebo. Their music reflects that. Utilising the Drum Set, Bass, Horn and many other freaky instruments, The Teens like to explore the gamut of sounds, grooves, moods and genres available. xoxo ... more

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