aaamusic | On 19, Sep 2011

Ambassadeurs
Come a little closer EP
Released 10th October 2011 on Jalapeño Records

Download Mixtape here: http://www.mixcloud.com/Ambassadeurs/minimix/
Download Rössler here: http://bit.ly/qQ4pwd

“Lazer-tinged bass tones, skittering hip-hop beats, 8-bit synth noises, steel-drum melodies, and flurries of sliced-and-diced samples interplay within the track’s syrupy groove.” – 8.8, XLR8R

Come a little closer is the first official release from Brighton based Ambassadeurs.
The south coast beat mechanic (Mark Dobson to his mum) has been quietly amassing a serious following for his soundcloud releases bringing him to the attention of UK Indie label Jalapeno amongst others including Tru Thoughts (who have been featuring tracks in their radio show) and Wah Wah 45’s who have released an Ambassadeurs remix.

The music – well it’s a tough one to pigeonhole but then so is all the best music. A mixture of hip hop, dub, jazz and electronica probably comes closest to a description but really you need to listen to it yourself to decide.

Ambassadeurs has been perfecting his sound since childhood – learning his craft on an 8 Bit Amiga computer (i.e the hard way), and mastering the notoriously tricky Octamed before moving on to other instruments. Although that makes him sound old-school he is still only 24 but with a sonic maturity beyond his years.

Bass and guitar playing slots in a procession of south coast bands brings us to today where as Ambassadeurs he has performed and DJ’ed around the UK and the world including support slots for Gold Panda, Star Slinger and Daedelus.

His debut EP consists of 4 tracks – The mainly instrumental Come a little Closer and Can We Pretend, Higher featuring the vocal talents of Elbi and Ain’t That Peculiar whose vocalist while obvious shall remain nameless.

soundcloud.com/ambassadeurs