NASHVILLE |FR: ALEXANDRA GREENBERG/MSO
818-380-0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
SUPERCHUMBO aka TOM STEPHAN TO RELEASE
DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM ‘WOWIEZOWIE’
JULY 12 ON TWISTED RECORDS
The debut artist album WOWIEZOWIE is a lot like the name of its creator SUPERCHUMBO. It’s more about how it sounds than what it means. Due out July 12 on TWISTED Records, it features guest vocalists Neil Tennant and Sylvia Mason-James of Pet Shop Boys, 80’s “I Wanna Have Some Fun” pop diva Samantha Fox, and familiar dance greats like Celeda, Bashiyra and Alan T, plus SUPERCHUMBO aka Tom Stephan himself who makes his vocal debut on the single “Everything U.”
Wowiezowie comes from an expression used by SUPERCHUMBO vocalist and friend Edgy who guests on the album’s title track. It’s an exclamation that can be used to describe someone or something, or someone’s something. It’s that thing you want…that thing you envy. “I’m fascinated by the feeling of desperation, obsession, jonesing!” says SUPERCHUMBO. “Give me some of that dirtyfilthy, irresistible, wowiezowie!” (all of which are song titles on the album).
SUPERCHUMBO’s participation on “Everything U” was unexpected. “When recording a new song, I normally sing a version myself as a guide for the actual vocalist; it’s something I never want anyone else to hear,” he says. “I’d recorded the vocal for this one and it actually sounded the way I’d envisioned it to be sung, so I kept it. This song is a great example of my main desire to make a full-length album: to give the odd track like this a home. It’s still very much Superchumbo, but not as dancefloor- oriented as the bulk of my work. The lyrics? Oh yes, mega-jonesing!.”
All of what’s on Wowiezowie is SUPERCHUMBO’s greatest effort to date–booming house music with infectious beats and captivating lyrics sung by an array of the genre’s top voices. It packs 60+ minutes of club grooves, including three U.S. Billboard #1 Club Play singles–“Irresistible!,” “This Beat Is” and “Wowiezowie”– and nine brand new tracks. His transatlantic, twisted sound is an inimitable, seamless blend of deep tribal beats and industrial funk, a journey into the darker side of electronica.
As an accomplished DJ and producer of dance music, SUPERCHUMBO burst onto the scene as a resident DJ at London’s Substation club in 2001. During that time he signed to the TWISTED label, home to his numerous original single productions. As a remixer, his credits include works for Seal, Pet Shop Boys, Missy Elliott, Kylie Minogue, and Danny Tenaglia. As Tom Stephan, he’s also released the mix albums These Beats Are…(NRK, 2004), Drag Addict (Hut, 2002) and Soundworx Session Two (Southeast Recordings, 2002). Wowiezowie is the third release under the SUPERCHUMBO moniker, following the 2002 mix compilations Get The Lead Out (TWISTED/Capitol US) and Leadhead! The Sound of Superchumbo (TWISTED/Loaded UK).
Catch SUPERCHUMBO on tour with more dates to be announced soon.
DATE CITY VENUE
Sat 5/28 Los Angeles, CA Circus
Sun 5/29 San Francisco, CA Mezzanine
Sat 6/25 New York, NY Crobar
Sat 7/30 San Diego, CA On Broadway
www.wowie-zowie.com
www.tomstephan.com
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For more information on SUPERCHUMBO, contact:
Alexandra Greenberg/MSO
818-380-0400 x223, agreenberg@msopr.com
