It’s quite uncommon that someone can take apart one of the greatest bands of all time - the Beach Boys and blend the results seamlessly with the beats of visionary producer J Dilla. Yet that’s just what English producer Bullion managed to pull off back in 2007.
Hailing from Acton in England, Bullion took the Beach Boys’ symphonic masterpiece Pet Sounds and intertwined it with the beats of the late great J Dilla on his 25-minute mix, Pet Sounds: In the Key of Dee. The short, anonymous EP set the blogosphere on fire, raising the question of “Just who is this kid?”
Well, we were asking the same question, until one Nathan Jenkins raised his head after finding himself on the excellent One-Handed Music label, home to Fulgeance and Paul White.
Bullion is only a newbie, but he has already made an indelible mark with consistently top-notch remixes, 12” and EPs, such as 'Say Goodbye To What' and 'Get Familiar'. Like AM radio blending into FM, Bullion delves into back catalogues, seamlessly channeling the past right into the present. His critically acclaimed 2009 EP Young Heartache won the hearts and minds of skeptics right across the scene.
In 2009 heavyweights Tricky and Amadou and Mariam came out the woodwork, asking this young man for a helping hand. Check his remix of Amadou and Mariam’s ‘Ce N’est Pas Bon’. You can also get your lucky mitts on this lovely mix Bullion recently did for Fact magazine.
And finally, check out this fantastically hilarious interview right here. Lets hope an album follows soon.
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