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The
duo, who have achieved gold sales status in Australia, have set
charts ablaze with their cheeky interpretations of 70's classics,
are hitting the country for a series of debut peformances.
The
two met 3 years ago. Mirko wanted to play in the club and Markus
wanted to be on the radio, and a perfect symbiosis was formed. Says
Markus:
"One
night at JoueJoue I felt really ill and Mirko offered to play ping
pong (back to back) with me. The crowd loved it and it became a
regular thing. Producing was a natural progression, we were continually
looking in each others boxes for records that weren't there and
so decided to make our own."
Their
influences vary: Mirko's a drummer at heart, though it's the pair's
common love of house that makes them tick. After a stint living
in NY and Chicago, Markus fell in love with House. 'I got into MAW,
The Tunnel and the whole scene in a big way," he explains.
"But I'm also really into my hip hop - all that West Coast
stuff and not forgetting the Wu shit". The name Boogie Pimps
is actually derived from Markus's hip hop collection:
"I'm
into Jay Z and Snoop and pimp just came from 'pimpin'," he
explains. And as for boogie? "That's from a 70s soft porn vid
I used to watch," he smiles. "But I won't say anymore
about that."
The
Boogie Pimps play POP at Metro on Saturday October 30
20
Bourke Street Melbourne.
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