20 Feb 2013

Need U (100%)

Duke Dumont feat. A*M*E

Blasé Boys Club/Ministry of Sound

WE SAY

Featuring two of 2013's hottest new talents, Need U (100%) is a no-brainer. Having spent 2012 cementing his reputation as the 'producer's producer', Duke Dumont now teams up with 18-year-old A*M*E, herself fresh from being tipped in the BBC's Sound of 2013 poll. With a nod and a wink to Inner City's Good Life, Need U (100%) blends classic, early-nineties house stabs with a chunky, 21st-century low end, layering on A*M*E's silky vocal for a radio-ready rush of lush. Radio support is coming in thick and fast from Annie Mac, Pete Tong, Zane Lowe, Toddla T, Trevor Nelson and Mistajam, with a Radio 1 Breakfast Show record of the week now added to the growing list. The challenge, if there is one, will be containing the momentum.

London dates:

Friday 22 February - Black Butter Presents... - The Village Underground
Thursday 14 March - Blasé Boys Club X i-D - XOYO
Thursday 28 March - Apogee v Potty Mouth

CONTACTS

Label: Janette Quaye, Ministry of Sound 
Press & Online: Seb Burford, Worldwide Friendly Society 
Live: Laetitia Descouens, Decked Out 
TV: Laura Ohnona 
Radio: Christian Nockall, Your Army 
Management: Dan Stacey, Hardlivings

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