BS 2000 is a band hailing from the coasts of the USA… from the North to the South to the East to the West.
BS 2000 originally began as a bi-coastal beat swap between founding members Adam Horovitz and Amery "Awol" Smith. Their limited edition, vinyl only debut release was truly the outcome of endless hours of work on the SP1200 Sampling Drum Machine. In fact, the first album was SP 1200 direct to DAT, straight up. One can say it was a text book instructional record on how to use the SP, and quickly became a DJ favorite around the globe with such notable beat dominators as Alec Empire, Dan the Automator and Joe the Doorman.
For their new effort Simply Mortified, BS2000 has expanded its techniques and completely switched up its sound, bringing lo-fi, new school, a go-go, Farfisa-Swing Beats for the new millennium. What started as something between two friends on the DL has quickly developed and gotten out of hand. The outcome of this is an album that truly returns to the "Popcorn" era of James Brown-in that it features almost as many dance steps as it does songs! From the crowd involved "Side to Side" to the Casio mosh of "The Scrappy," there truly is a routine for everyone on this record.
Kicking off with the Apache-like breakbeat groove of "New York Is Good," Simply Mortified travels through many states, styles, and beyond: swerving from the typewriter beat/organ line of "Sick For A Reason" to the melancholic "Hey Buddy" to the more simple pleasures of many a BS groove. I wouldn't go as far as to say there is a little something for everyone on the record, but for anyone looking for something unlike anything else, with a beat you can dance to, look no further. The BS is here for the year 2000!
Release Dates: BS2000 self-titled EP (7" vinyl & CD) ("Buddy"/"Boogie Bored"/"The Scrappy"/"Mr. Critic") out November 14th
Simply Mortified LP/CD/digital download available February 6th 2001
Touring Information: BS2000 will embark on its FIRST EVER live tour beginning February 2001 in Japan. U.S., U.K. and European dates will follow. To make the complex algorithms of the record possible in a live setting, Adam and AWOL will be augmenting the recording line-up with at least two additional members.
File under: Au Go Go Swing Organ-Core
Sounds Like: Things That Make You Go Hmmmm
Age Rating: Fun for the whole family to dance to, though there are a couple of cuss words but generally in a justified context. Kids of all ages will have fun trying to figure out what the BS is saying.
