NU WAVE HOOKERS - ROCK TO THE BEAT

produced by Valentino Tomasi, Manuel Mind, D.D. Arnold
Alternate Take by V. Tomasi.

Published by Artificial Music (ASCAP)

P+C 2003
A Touch Of Class Recordings

In their first production entitled "Rock to the Beat", the Nu Wave Hookers speak the universal language of dance music, a fusion of house, techno, punk and disco. With the vocal sample taken from the 1989 detroit house classic by Reese & Santonio (Kevin Saunderson) and influenced by the whole mash-up movement the Nu Wave Hookers added their own grain of salt flirting not with just one style or one audience: the Nu Wave Hookers "Rock to the Beat".

The Nu Wave Hookers is a collaboration of the Swiss duo Manuel Mind & Valentino Tomasi of "Strange Sounds" fame (from the ATOC Sucks! longplayer) and Zurich's biggest party promoter Arnold Meyer appearing here as D.D. Arnold.

Manuel Mind, born in 1972, started writing music reviews in newspapers and magazines at the age of 14. He worked in swiss distribution companies and record stores and is considered one of the swiss Techno pioneers an electronic music expert. He has produced singles for Force Inc., Music Works and Trigger Records as Energy Flash together with Marco Repetto (ex-Grauzone, "Eisbär")

Valentino Tomasi, born 1973, has studied piano, musicology, history and political science. Coming originally from the classical and jazz world, he was always fascinated by electronic music. In the 90s he recorded two albums and played several tours with Sendak, one of Switzerland's first hip-hop groups, then got into producing dance music.

D. D. Arnold, born 1965, was as a child simultaneously fascinated by the first disco movement as well as punk rock and it's controversial consequences of fusing the two worlds: New York labels such as 99 rec. (Liquid Liquid, ESG) and ZE rec. (The Contortions) appeared as well as bands like Blondie or The Clash. Later he discovered Chicago house and early techno (Joey Beltram und Frank de Wulf). Influenced by this revolutionary new movement he started to organize techno parties and has been organizing the annual "Energy" parties, the largest parties at Zurichs Street Parade, as well as programming the DJs for clubs like Zurichs "Rohstofflager". He is considered an expert on pop music culture and has written many articles for nameworthy publications.