Ceephax Acid Crew
Encyclopedia
Ceephax Acid Crew is a British acid techno
and drum and bass
electronic musician
named Andy Jenkinson. Jenkinson is also known simply by the pseudonym
Ceephax, which is a pun on the BBC
teletext
service Ceefax
. He is the brother of Squarepusher
(Tom Jenkinson).
) drum machines and synthesizers such as the TB-303. This music was often recorded onto a cassette tape deck. The music was released on vinyl records and cassette tape on underground labels such as Breakin' Records, Lo Recordings
and Firstcask. This primitive Acid House aesthetic and methodology countered the growing popularity of the computer music and compact disc releases of the time.
Rephlex Records
and Warp Records
also released remixes of Squarepusher by Ceephax around this time.
From 2003 onwards as well as his more typical Acid style he has also released drum and bass
songs made on old samplers, a Commodore Amiga and various early digital synthesizers, again displaying an interest in late 1980s and early 1990s dance music. His set on Mary Anne Hobb's show Breezeblock in 2003 and more recent tracks such as "Castilian" and "Arcadian" also indicate an interest in Chiptune
music.
From 2007 he has had full releases on the Rephlex and Planet Mu
record labels, his latest album from 2010 named "United Acid Emirates". He also continues to release on Firstcask and other small independent labels such as WéMè, Bugklinik and his own label Waltzer.
Ceephax is popular amongst some electronic music fans for his live performances. Ceephax's shows are set apart from the popular Laptop
style of "live" electronic performance by exclusively using only analogue and early digital equipment and occasionally an Amiga computer. These sets range from old school house, acid house, techno, drum and bass and gabber
all in Ceephax's distinctive style.
Acid techno
Acid techno is the term used to describe a style of techno that developed out of late 1980s Chicago Acid house. Acid house was essentially house music made with a specific sound, obtained by using very distinctive instruments created mainly by Roland, such as the TB-303 for bass and lead sounds,...
and drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
electronic musician
Electronic musician
An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers....
named Andy Jenkinson. Jenkinson is also known simply by the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Ceephax, which is a pun on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
teletext
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
service Ceefax
Ceefax
Ceefax is the BBC's teletext information service transmitted via the analogue signal, started in 1974 and will run until April 2012 for Pages from Ceefax, while the actual interactive service will run until 24 October 2012, in-line with the digital switchover.-History:During the late 60s, engineer...
. He is the brother of Squarepusher
Squarepusher
Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
(Tom Jenkinson).
Music and Career
Ceephax's music from 1997 to 2002 and beyond used mainly vintage (especially RolandRoland
Roland was a Frankish military leader under Charlemagne who became one of the principal figures in the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. Historically, Roland was military governor of the Breton March, with responsibility for defending the frontier of Francia against the Bretons...
) drum machines and synthesizers such as the TB-303. This music was often recorded onto a cassette tape deck. The music was released on vinyl records and cassette tape on underground labels such as Breakin' Records, Lo Recordings
Lo Recordings
Lo Recordings is a label founded in 1995 by Jon Tye. They are noted for their strong visual style thanks to Non-Format, with whom they work very closely and won a D&AD award for several of their releases sleeves.-Musical style:...
and Firstcask. This primitive Acid House aesthetic and methodology countered the growing popularity of the computer music and compact disc releases of the time.
Rephlex Records
Rephlex Records
Rephlex Records is a record label started in 1991 by electronic musician Richard D. James and Grant Wilson-Claridge. Rephlex coined the term braindance to describe the otherwise uncategorisable output of Aphex Twin and Rephlex Records...
and Warp Records
Warp Records
Warp, commonly referred to as Warp Records, is a pioneering independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 1989, notable for discovering some of the more enduring artists in electronic music....
also released remixes of Squarepusher by Ceephax around this time.
From 2003 onwards as well as his more typical Acid style he has also released drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
songs made on old samplers, a Commodore Amiga and various early digital synthesizers, again displaying an interest in late 1980s and early 1990s dance music. His set on Mary Anne Hobb's show Breezeblock in 2003 and more recent tracks such as "Castilian" and "Arcadian" also indicate an interest in Chiptune
Chiptune
A chiptune, also known as chip music, is synthesized electronic music often produced with the sound chips of vintage computers and video game consoles, as well as with other methods such as emulation. In the early 1980s, personal computers became cheaper and more accessible than they had previously...
music.
From 2007 he has had full releases on the Rephlex and Planet Mu
Planet Mu
Planet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...
record labels, his latest album from 2010 named "United Acid Emirates". He also continues to release on Firstcask and other small independent labels such as WéMè, Bugklinik and his own label Waltzer.
Ceephax is popular amongst some electronic music fans for his live performances. Ceephax's shows are set apart from the popular Laptop
Laptop
A laptop, also called a notebook, is a personal computer for mobile use. A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device and speakers into a single unit...
style of "live" electronic performance by exclusively using only analogue and early digital equipment and occasionally an Amiga computer. These sets range from old school house, acid house, techno, drum and bass and gabber
Gabber
Gabber , is a style of electronic music and a subgenre of hardcore techno. "Gabber" is a slang word of Yiddish origin that means "mate", "buddy" or "friend"....
all in Ceephax's distinctive style.
Albums
- (FSK005) with Drive TimeDrive timeDrive time is the daypart analog to prime time for radio broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up, get ready, and/or head to work or school, and the afternoon hours when they are heading home and before their evening meal. These are the periods where the number of...
bonus cassette - Firstcask (2000) - Exidy Tours (as Ceephax) - Firstcask (2003)
- Ceephax Acid CrewCeephax Acid Crew (album)Ceephax Acid Crew is the name of two 12" vinyl EPs and a double-CD album of music by Ceephax Acid Crew. All tracks except "Milk Tray" from Part 1 and "Acid Vaccination" from Part Two were released on the double-CD...
- Breakin' Records (2003) - Ceephax Acid Crew Part One - Breakin' Records (2003)
- Ceephax Acid Crew Part Two - Breakin' Records (2003)
- Ceephax Presents "Acid Travelator" - Funbox Records (2006)
- Volume One - Rephlex Records (2007)
- Volume Two - Rephlex Records (2007)
- Drive Time LP (as Ceephax) - Firstcask (2008)
- Ceeland - Waltzer (2009)
- United Acid EmiratesUnited Acid EmiratesUnited Acid Emirates is an album by Ceephax Acid Crew, released in 2010 on Planet Mu.- CD release :# Cedric's Sonnet - 3:07# Castilian - 4:54 †# New River Company - 2:23# Commuter - 5:31# Glocker - 1:06 †# Life Funk - 5:21# Sidney's Sizzler - 5:21...
- Planet MuPlanet MuPlanet Mu is an electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas . It was based in Worcester until March 2007, then moved to London and has recently relocated to Broadstairs, Kent...
(2010) - Live - WALTZERWaltzerA waltzer is a fairground ride that consists of a number of cars which are free to spin individually while rotating around a central point like a carousel. The floor of the ride is not flat and the cars rise and fall gently as the ride spins, the weight of the riders causing each car to rotate...
(2011)
EPs and singles
- Radiotin EP - Breakin' Records (1998)
- Bainted Smile EP - Breakin' Records (1998)
- Acid Quakers 1000 (as Ceephax) - Lo Recordings (2000)
- Acid Legacy EP - Breakin' Records (2003)
- Hardcore Wick/Acid Varsity Speciale - Firstcask (2006)
- Hardcore Esplanade - Bug Klinik Records (2006)
- The Crisp Chronicles - WeMe Records (2006)
- Ceerial Port EPCeerial Port EP-Track listing:#"Acid Highway" - 1:26#"Red DX Acid" - 5:03#"Acid Whorl" - 3:22#"Acid Causeway" - 5:28#"Tough Grugoy Acid" - 3:35#"Acid Surf Dream" - 7:39#"Woodlice Acid" - 4:32-External links:*...
- Firstcask (2006) - Megalift EP - Planet Mu (2007)
- Wild Westie - Kitchen Dweller Records (2008)
- Psychtapolis - WeMe Records (2010)
- The Unstoppable Phax Machine - 030303 Records (2011)
MP3s
- Ceephax Acid Crew Live @ WMF Club, Berlin, 1.25.01 - Live Bootleg encoded by CBrown (2001)
- Ceephax live on Mary Anne Hobbs's Breezeblock show on BBC 1 - Various bootlegs. (2004)
- Various - www.ceephax.co.uk (2005)
- Ceephax Acid Crew Live on Resonance 104.4 fm - Live Bootleg recorded 18 April (2005)
Remixes
- "Every Time Mix" and "Tarzan Mix" on Remixes 12" (1998)
- "Ceephax Mix" on Selection SixteenSelection SixteenSelection Sixteen is a 1999 album by Squarepusher, released on Warp Records. According to the CD, the cover-art is from a film called Acid Trayners 2, which seems to be different pictures of an oscilloscope...
by SquarepusherSquarepusherSquarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
(1999) - "Sho U Rite (Ceephax Remix)" on Kerrier District 2Kerrier District 2Kerrier District 2 is an album by Kerrier District, an alias of Luke Vibert.-CD version CAT 183 CD:#"Ce Porte" - 5:12#"Disco Nasty" - 6:02#"Robotuss" - 5:34#"Sho U Rite" - 4:55#"Realistique" - 5:23#"Sho U Rite " - 7:34...
(2006)