Stealin' Beats EP was the debut release from the British

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 band Kid Galahad. Despite retaining the same line-up, the band changed their name in 2006 and are now known as The Furze

The Furze

The Furze are a British indie band from Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The members of the band have been recording together for more than ten years, and the same line-up have previously performed under the name Kid Galahad. The band’s current name is a reference to Furze Platt, the suburb of...

. The title track "Stealin' Beats" was recorded in the studio and produced by Jim Abbiss

Jim Abbiss

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 who had previously worked with artists such as UNKLE

UNKLE

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 and DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow

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. "Days" and "Nefarious" were both recorded live, in order to showcase the band's acclaimed live performances. "Watching the Sun go Down" was a demo recording made in lead singer, Ash's back garden, and includes authentic bird

Bird

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 and aeroplane sounds.

The release achieved critical acclaim and was made "single of the week" by NME magazine

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 and BBC Radio One. "Stealin' Beats" was also used in the PlayStation 2

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 game Dancing Stage MegaMix

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which has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. The same song featured the UK Channel 4

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 comedy drama Teachers

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.

Track listing

All tracks written by A.Bull, D.Ody, P.Seaman, D.Strows

1. "Stealin' Beats" – 4:03
2. "Days" – 4:16
3. "Nefarious" – 3:57
4. "Watching the Sun go Down" – 4:02

Personnel

• Ash Bull – vocals
  Singing
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• Dave Ody – Guitar
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• Paul Seaman – Bass Guitar
  Bass guitar
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• D. "Wookie" Strows – drums
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• Jim Abbiss
  Jim Abbiss
  Jim Abbiss is a British music producer, best known for his work on records including Arctic Monkeys' Mercury Music Prize winning debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Ladytron's Witching Hour, Sneaker Pimps' debut Becoming X, Editors' debut The Back Room, Kasabian's...
  
  – Production and Mixing (Track 1)
• Chris Leckie – Recording (Track 3)
• Kid Galahad - Production (Tracks 2 and 4)