aaamusic | On 12, Oct 2010

November finally sees the release of the eagerly anticipated debut album from David E. Sugar who’s firmly established himself as one of the most promising talents on the UK underground. A gifted singer, songwriter, producer, he’s the latest signing to Rob da Bank’s label Sunday Best.

‘Memory Store’ is full of evocative, off-kilter lyrics, swirling synths and Sugar’s unforgettable, trademark basslines. Though he wrote, performed, recorded and produced the album himself and has already successfully toured the globe once or twice performing with just a laptop, he has since decided it’s time to take a fresh direction and has enlisted the talents of two musician friends to now join him in performing the album tracks live as a new three-piece.

The debut single from this album ‘Party Killer’, released in July, has had some great support from the likes of Radio 1, 6 Music and XFM as well as setting the blogosphere alight with his unique take on the dance genre.

David initially made a name for himself as a pioneer of ‘Chip-tune’ (think early 90’s computer game soundtracks dragged through an iMac) with the help of his Nintendo Game Boy and other toys like ET’s favourite the ‘Speak & Spell’. He has toured the world with Calvin Harris, Digitalism and Hadouken and is now set to support Fenech-Soler on their forthcoming tour of the UK in October.

Before signing with Sunday Best, David’s single ‘Oi New York, This Is London’ was used to launch Joe Hot Chip’sGreco-Roman label and he has also previously released music on that celebrated vanguard of groundbreaking electro,Kitsuné. ‘To Yourself’ was released as a single and also featured on their Kitsuné Maison 5 compilation while‘Although You May Laugh’ featured on Kitsuné Maison 6.

With support now burgeoning from radio presenters such as Zane Lowe, Lauren Laverne, Jon Hillcock, Kissy Sellout, Eddie Temple-Morris, Joe Ransom and DJs such as Jesse Rose, Hot Chip, Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Sinden and Hervé, it seems David E. Sugar is on the verge of something big.

http://www.myspace.com/davidesugar