Meat Katie - Fabriclive 21, CD

[Asteroid]

Mark Pember, the man known as Meat Katie is a ceaseless devotee of "music for music's sake". He started out as a bass player in a number of skate-punk bands, signing to Iggy Pop's Kill City Records at seventeen. His first electronic project was Ceasefire on Wall Of Sound, before going on to release his first album - a garage jazz lo-fi work featuring a variety of vocalists including Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) and alternative country star Greg Garing - as Avenue A on R&S. He began his solo Meat Katie project in 1996, producing two albums on Kingsize, collaborating with Dylan Rhymes, Rennie Pilgrem, BLIM, Arthur Baker, Christian J, Elite Force, and Lee Coombs, and a producing a ream of exciting remixes. He ran his own Whole 9 Yards label for the past decade and there's an active release schedule planned for his new label, Lot 49, where he aims to continue breaking new British talent. Currently back in the studio to finish off his third Meat Katie album alongside Elite Force, Mark will be touring all over the world later in the year.

1. Lee Coombs & David Phillips - Banned Practise
2. Albino Allstars - Can You Hear Me?
3. Figures - Phat Prick
4. Future Sound Of Lisbon - So Get Up (Acapella)
5. Virtualmismo - Mismoplastic (Lee Coombs Back To The Phuture Mix)
6. Tim Wright - Oxygen (Abe Duque Mix)
7. Meat Katie & Elite Force - Nu-Tron
8. Infusion - Better World (Infusion Mix)
9. Unkle - Reign (Acapella)
10. Jem Stone & JC - Disco Daze
11. Elite Force - Shadow Box
12. Metric - Stale
13. Force Mass Motion - Out Of It
14. Vigi & Nectarios - 2 C Beat (EK Mix)
15. Dylan Rhymes - Salty (Meat Katie Mix)
16. Koma & Bones - Get Down
17. Vandal - Mad As Hell
18. Circuit Breaker - Gateway
19. Atomic Hooligan - Shine A Light (Introspective Mix)

"The crowd have accepted me musically, I've connected with them and I'm comfortable here. Which is probably what every DJ wants. I've never in my life cheesed it up at FABRICLIVE. There aren't many clubs in the world of this size where you can keep it underground, where you can just grind it, and the crowd can appreciate the DJs for what they do. They don't turn up expecting build-ups and fire-works, each DJ is allowed to give their bit and that's what's so great about the club, and it's what's great about the series." - Meat Katie on Fabric

On FABRICLIVE 21, Meat Katie provides a full throttle eclectic late night dancefloor mash up. Lee Coombs vocal led 'Banned Practice' sets the pace as Mark weaves through the throbbing beats of Albino Allstars, bristling atmospheres with Abe Duque's reworking of Tim Wright and attention grabbing vocals from UNKLE over Infusion's enthralling 'Better World'. Real ear-openers include Jem Stone & JC's 'Disco Daze', Meat Katie's own grinding remix of 'Salty', Lee Coombs' energetic mix of Virtualmismo, Vandal's unreleased 'Mad as Hell' on Lot 49, and future breakbeat heroes Atomic Hooligan's evocative 'Shine a Light' keeps the listener gripped to the very last note.

"I love to mash up styles and genres. I've never been one to play it safe." - Meat Katie on the mix This eagerly anticipated album is available to subcribers of the Fabric CD series on the 4th April 2005, with the general release in the UK & Europe on April 18th 2005 to be followed by the US and the rest of the world on the 10th May 2005. If you want to ensure you are amongst first to receive any of the albums in the Fabric or Fabric Live series, you can subscribe to receive them directly to your doorstep at www.fabriclondon.com

[soma]

another brilliant tech funk mash up

[Skyles]

I was a bit dissapointed with this release.

It felt very stale, and the mixing wasn't anything special.

I'm a huge fan of fabric series, and have been a fan of Meat Katie in the past, but this just didn't cut the cake for me. He's got his head in the right place and has done very well, but lately his solo ventures have come up short.

[Mr Ektion]

Wow, i had no idea Meat Katie was a guy.

I picked up his Orange 2 Discer, Bedrock Breaks, and tho it took a little time to grow on me (and a lot of volume) i really like what he's putting out. Skyles, tho i haven't heard the Fabric CD (yet), give it a couple of goes and make sure you're listening to it loud as the style may be stale at first.. but also pretty technical. damn. i just woke up and i could be talking about of my ass. i'm going to re-listen to his cd again and pick his new one up today.

thanks for the tipper Asteroid. Uberzone's new CD is really good too. give that a peep.