ADD TO BASKETOne Dollar Peep Show have finally emerged, blinking, from their 18-month self incarceration at Wired studios. In their hands they have a long-awaited album entitled Showreel. Bringing together a wildly disparate collection of influences, the record combines organic- sounding electro pop with wayward guitars and a 'healthy' dose of ungodly experimental noise that, on occasion, verges on the filthy. Produced by Weird City's Chris Britton, the album is reminiscent of a guitarier Metric, or possibly an electronic incarnation of The Cardigans, while singer Minna Harris' dark musings make this is the ideal soundtrack for doing away with that unfaithful spouse.BUY SHOWREEL
"When you hear the opening cut ‘under your skin’ you’ll understand fully why we’ve been much smitten."
Losing Today
"THIS is how it's done. 1DPS ...are smart enough to realise that electronica has to be handled with care when vocals are concerned. Consequently, while the backing here occasionally strays into fat synthland, it doesn't overpower singer Minna's voice by being too hard or clinical, and Minna herself doesn't embellish what God gave her with mock American flourishes or drama student airs. She's the kind of girl who sounds like she'd be just as at home singing with some inaccessable grrl group, a fey indie band or Stereolab. 1DPS are somewhere between all three and aren't afraid to explore both ends of the electronic indie spectrum- at one they sound like Ladytron, at the other Curve... the atmosphere is good: dirty and a bit melancholic. Nice."
Holly Hernandez, PlayMusic
GO ON BUY IT...
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One Dollar Peep Show pulled off a stonker at the Zodiac in Oxford last Wednesday, despite guitarist 'big' Nigel Firth's best efforts to sabotage the set.
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One Dollar Peep Show played a secret gig last night at The X in celebration of Oxford's premier songstress, Chantelle Pike's, birthday. Despite a technical hitch that rendered most of their synthesizers inaudible, 1DPS delivered a storming set of pure electro- punk rock 'n' soul music that had the crowd (most of whom were dressed in drag) hollering for more.
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FOREVER LIKE RED+ THE PLAUDITS + ONE DOLLAR PEEP SHOW + NOT MY DAY
Wed 14th March - Oxford Zodiac downstairs
One Dollar Peep Show are currently promoting their debut album 'Showreel', released on the Weird City Electric Company label. Surely the only band to have been compared to both Portishead and the B52's in the same review, 1DPS have recently been garnering rave reviews for their occasional live performances. Ranging from brooding to euphoric, their sound mixes electronics and live instruments in a way that is utterly unlike new rave- and all the better for it.
"THIS is how it's done...dirty..."
PLAYMUSIC DEMO OF THE MONTH FEB '07
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Move over on that red carpet Leonardo...One Dollar Peep Show join the swollen ranks of self-congratulatory stars this month after being awarded 'Demo of the Month' in Play Music Pickup magazine for their album 'Showreel'. Said reviewer Holly Hernandez:
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The One Dollar Peep Show party bus pulled into Oxford last week, to scenes of hysterical fandom reminiscent of The Fab Four's first tour of the U.S. Once safely hidden away from the panty-wetting crowds of adoring teenage admirers our heroes
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it had been snowing flyers in weirdcity so it was hardly surprising that so
many people turned up to the one dollar peep show album launch, if only to
find the answer to that big question; who the hell ARE one dollar peep show?
Well, the more enterprising elements of Riser along with the new and quite
wonderous talents of Minna Harris and Ashley White certainly
answered that!
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One Dollar Peep Show: the debut album ‘Showreel’ out Monday 28 August on the Weird City Electric Company label.
One Dollar Peep Show Weird City Electric Company presents the One Dollar Peep Show album launch party at The Fez, Reading on Thursday 31 August.
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Apologies for the length of time since the last entry- following the unbridled wonders of both The Glade and Truck festivals, we, your faithful servants at Peepshow Enterprises, have barely been able to muster enough seratonin to do the Tesco run for Special Brew and Kitchen Foil. However there's nothing a little D.I.Y. electro-shock therapy can't cure and I'm glad to report that I for one can now feel the sensation returning to my face.
Anyhow, enough of this meandering bollocks I have important news.
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Whilst you have been relaxing in the beautiful sun, watching footie and drinking yourself senseless in the parks and gardens of our fair isle, we at PeepshowTowers have not rested in order to bring you the best in educational infotainment for your delectation and self-betterment. We have cancelled all leave and stepped up the motivational floggings meted out to our workers in the dank subterrainian sweatshops that power the engines of the mighty Weird City Electric Co. (think Titanic. Er apart from the bit where it sinks without trace and everybody dies. Actually don't think Titanic).
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Oooh it were fabulous-finishing an album on my birthday. However, after a little appropriate refreshment from a local hostalry I dash back for the last train to Oxford. Only after a while turns out it's the last train to Newbury. Ever tried going down the A4 on a BMf*****gX??! It was only by slipstreaming heavy-goods vehicles I made it TWO AND A HALF HOURS back.
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I've just discovered this whilst browsing through flickr! I love this shot. Nigel looks like Bruce Willis in the 5th Element or 12 Monkeys, which is about the opposite of who he usually looks like, and they're playing this huge big top. Wow.
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