MH-255 Pedro - You, Me & Everyone Fresh off the triumph of Mush’s 2006 re-release of his self-titled debut (where he took the 2003 Melodic version back to the studio for a sonic overhaul), London’s mighty Pedro returns with You, Me & Everyone. While comparisons to artists like Four Tet and Minotaur Shock have been natural on his past releases, Pedro approaches this latest set of compositions in a way that continues to establish his unique take on folk and jazz based electronica. Free-jazz horn blasts ring out with new vigor, drums hit a bit harder, and Pedro continues to forge new elements into his song craft, even raising the ghosts of Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio on a track or two. Me, You & Everyone will surely be the album that secures Pedro a position among the game’s elite.

Tracklist 01. Intro (Asleep) 02. I Am Keeping Up 03. Hellalujah 04. There Will Always Be More 05. Spools 06. Lung 07. Green Apples 08. Red Apples 09. Nothing But Pebbles 10. Hope Is A Happiness 11. Vitamins 12. Sound Song 13. You, Me & Everyone 14. Outro (Awake)

Release Details Release Date: 11/06/2007   Running Time: 49:31   Download/Available/$7.00 1XLP/Out Of Print CD/Available/$10.00 Territory: World Excluding Japan & Australia

Reviews Summary

One of the most exciting musical adventures of 2008. - NME / His genius is simply unmistakable. - XLR8R / The more we spin You, Me & Everyone, the deeper the impression it makes. - Babysue / Hard to define, but is absolutely not hard to enjoy. - All Music Guide

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Aiding And Abetting / All Music Guide / Alternative Press / Audiversity / Babysue / Boomkat / Citysearch Brisbane / Citysearch Canberra / Cokemachineglow / Cyclic Defrost / DJ Magazine / Giant Peach / In the Mix / J Select / Lodown / MAG / Music for America / New Times SLO / NME / Paper Thin Walls / PBSFM / Pitchfork / The Giant Peach / The Music Lobby / The Needle Drop / Tiny Mix Tapes / Two Way Monologues / Two Way Monologues / Vice / Vue Weekly / Warpmart / Wireless Bollinger / XLR8R /

London's James Rutledge has been emerging from obscurity for some time, but now his genius is simply unmistakable. You, Me & Everyone is a cognizant walkabout through the surreal seasons of Pedro's musical breadth; a kaleidoscopic interlacing of styles so natural it's unnerving. His repertoire of Wu-era beats and old-school techno craftsmanship serve as a foundation for "Hope is a Happiness" and "Red Apples," but it's the John Zorn-ish freeform jazz modality and subliminally smooth mixing that allow tracks like "Spools" and "Lung" to scramble all reference points so blissfully. Mush has nailed it yet again. -XLR8R