Sneaky – Feel Like A King …Pluck A String
Available globally on 29th June 2009 in minimum packaging soft case on The Big Chill Label – Distributed by Pias UK Ltd (Cat no – Factor 24)
TRACK LIST:
1. Frieden Schliesen
2. Mental Origami (feat RQM)
3. On My Way
4. Grind The Coffee
5. Freak Train
6. Beduija
7. Feel Like A King (feat Barbara Panther)
8. Catch The Buzz
9. Open House
10. Toytown Elegy (iTunes extra track Gentle Rain)
Feel Like A King…Pluck A String is the confident and pristine debut album of Berlin based Mancunian Simon ‘Sneaky’ Houghton. The album introduces you to the world of ‘wood hop’ where real instruments and genuine virtuosity, collide lovingly with samples, production anarchy, DJ brainwaves, jazz chops and some ace collaborations. The album also features the enigmatic vocals of Berlin based leftfield diva extraordinaire Barbara Panther on the title track ‘Feel Like A King” best known for her work with the minimal electro label Shitkatapult.
Feel Like A King …Pluck A String is available through all good physical and digital retailers. Here is the 7 Digital link
The first single from the album ‘ Mental Origami” (out April 2009) is a stunning journey into cerebral hip-hop and spoken word. Many of you will know RQM via Tape records, Jahcoozi or via a DJ Shir Can comp. Mental Origami has also been remixed to great effect by the legendary Graham Massey.
Mental Origami is available through all good physical and digital retailers.
Here is the 7 Digital link to the single.
About Sneaky…
Sneaky was classically trained from an early age and realised from the start that he needed to create his own identity. After many years of formal training on cello and double bass and the completion of a music degree at Manchester University, he became involved with forward thinking club nights Headfunk and Eardrum alongside a young drummer named James Ford (Simian Mobile Disco), and resident djs Mr Scruff, Andy Votel and Mark Rae.
By 1997 Sneaky was heavily involved with Mark Rae’s Manchester based label Grand Central as a live session musician touring extensively around Europe and Australia with the Rae and Christian band.
A session with fellow Manc, Mr Scruff in 99 produced a cheeky dance floor classic ” Get A Move On” and the following year Sneaky formed FINGATHING with fellow Rae and Christian band member Peter Parker after jamming together in the downtime of rehearsals. There then followed 7 years of worldwide touring, 3 album releases, numerous singles and eps released through Grand Central and Ninja Tune.
With a pedigree like this it was only a matter of time before the mighty Sneaky would celebrate his love of music with a solo offering of his own. Feel Like A King…Pluck A String as well as being a literal lifestyle statement and philosophy of the man himself; is a listening experience that brings together an eclectic array of musical strands to represent an emerging new genre, namely ‘wood Hop’. Wood Hop is jazz for the electronic, mashed up, sample savvy, forward thinking, beat driven generation. Feel Like A King…Pluck A String is the manifesto. Get ready to join the party.
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH
US Fed News Service, Including US State News August 19, 2008 The city of Virginia Beach issued the following press release:
Virginia Beach Economic Development is pleased to announce that Liberty Tax Service will double the size of its international headquarters in Virginia Beach due to the company’s continuing expansion.
Liberty Tax Service has been headquartered in Virginia Beach since its inception in 1997. The company moved to Corporate Landing Business Park in September of 2004 with the purchase of a 31,000-square-foot office building. Since that time the Liberty Tax Service has grown dramatically and now employs more than 250 full-time, year-round employees and more than 200 seasonal and part-time employees. libertytaxservicenow.net liberty tax service
Last year, Liberty Tax Service purchased eSmart Tax, an internet-based tax preparation company. This acquisition, along with Liberty’s expanding franchise network, prompted the company to add 144 new jobs to Virginia Beach in the next 30 months. Positions include management, tax and legal advisors, and technical and administrative support. Liberty’s capital investment in the expansion is estimated to be $6.5 million.
Liberty Tax Service is the fastest growing retail tax preparation company in history, with approximately 3,000 offices in the United States and Canada. The company has 1,756 franchisees in 50 states and every province in Canada. Its international corporate headquarters are located in Virginia Beach’s Corporate Landing, a 350-acre business park developed by the Virginia Beach Development Authority comprising approximately 500,000 square feet of office space. For more information about Liberty Tax Service, visit libertytax.com.
“The Corporate Landing area is a unique work environment,” states Liberty’s CEO and founder John Hewitt. “With the area’s growth, our employees enjoy many conveniences. We are optimistic about the continued growth and expansion of the company here and the city’s ability to attract other businesses. We look forward to an ongoing partnership with the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Economic Development Authority and remaining proud corporate residents of this community and city.” Currently, Liberty Tax Service has a 30,000-square-foot office headquarters on a 6.245-acre site. The company will build an additional 30,000-square-foot office building on the site to accommodate the expansion. The company has also purchased .81-acres of adjoining property from the Virginia Beach Development Authority to upgrade the parking facility. website liberty tax service
“We are extremely pleased that Liberty Tax Service is expanding in Virginia Beach,” says Warren D. Harris, director of Virginia Beach Economic Development. “This decision demonstrates the appeal that Virginia Beach has to companies across the world. Not only do we retain 253 high quality jobs, we gain 144 new employment opportunities.” The mission of the City of Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development is to attract and retain national and international business and industry that results in the creation of new capital investment and jobs that increase the per capita income in the community. The City of Virginia Beach has a population of 440,908 and is the most populous in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the 42nd largest city in the United States. Virginia Beach has been recognized as having one of the ten best economic development groups in the nation by Site Selection magazine. In 2006, Virginia Beach was named one of the ten best big cities in America by Money magazine. In 2008, theDepartment of Economic Development received re-accreditation through the International Economic Development Council, one of only 25 economic development organizations in the world to have this recognition. For more information, visit yesvirginiabeach.com.Contact: Cynthia Whitbred-Spanoulis, 757/385-6464; Carissa Frasca, 757/385-4197, cfrasca@vbgov.com.
Cynthia Whitbred-Spanoulis, 757/385-6464; Carissa Frasca, 757/385-4197, cfrasca@vbgov.com.
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November 14th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
[...] que nos atañe recoge en formato single el trallazo “Feel Like a King”, extraído del debut en solitario del antiguo bajista de Fingathing y que cuenta con la colaboración vocal de la cantante belga [...]