Ratcliffe’s first EP for almost 15 years
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April 20, 2011
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# Ratcliffe’s first EP for almost 15 years
**Ratcliffe** is perhaps best known as **Simon Ratcliffe** who should be
familiar to most as one half of Basement Jaxx. He released a couple of
12\"'s way back when (last being *City Dreams EP* in 1995 ) and recently
popped up to remix David Lynch and **Throbbing Gristle**.
Now he is about to release the frankly stunning Dorus Rijkers EP
which is named after a Dutch lifeboatman called Dorus Rijkers as
explained below;
\"Dorus Rijkers was a famous Dutch lifeboatman and also the name of the
street where I was born in Holland. At age 3 I fell into the creek that
ran by our house. An old man reached down and pulled me out. Some kids
took me home. I never saw the man again but always assumed he was Dorus
Rijkers."
The music is a swirling mix of syncopated rhythms, weird time signatures
and poly-grooves and is apparently Ratcliffe's attempt to reign in his
Captain Beefheart, Weather Report, Lonnie Liston Smith and
Frank Zappa influences. Sounds likes he has succeeded to us.
Check it the track 'Tightrope' below
[Tightrope -- Ratcliffe][1] by [Atlantic Jaxx
Recordings][2]
[1]: http://soundcloud.com/atlantic-jaxx-recordings/tightrope-ratcliffe
[2]: http://soundcloud.com/atlantic-jaxx-recordings
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<b>Ratcliffe</b> is perhaps best known as <b>Simon Ratcliffe</b> who should be familiar to most as one half of Basement Jaxx. He released a couple of 12"’s way back when (last being <i>City Dreams EP</i> in 1995 ) and recently popped up to remix <b>David Lynch </b>and <b>Throbbing Gristle</b>.
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Now he is about to release the frankly stunning <i>Dorus Rijkers EP </i>which is named after a Dutch lifeboatman called Dorus Rijkers as explained below;
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"Dorus Rijkers was a famous Dutch lifeboatman and also the name of the street where I was born in Holland. At age 3 I fell into the creek that ran by our house. An old man reached down and pulled me out. Some kids took me home. I never saw the man again but always assumed he was Dorus Rijkers.”
</p><p>
The music is a swirling mix of syncopated rhythms, weird time signatures and poly-grooves and is apparently Ratcliffe’s attempt to reign in his <b>Captain Beefheart, Weather Report, Lonnie Liston Smith </b>and<b> Frank Zappa</b> influences. Sounds likes he has succeeded to us.
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Check it the track ‘Tightrope’ below
</p><p> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/atlantic-jaxx-recordings/tightrope-ratcliffe">Tightrope – Ratcliffe</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/atlantic-jaxx-recordings">Atlantic Jaxx Recordings</a></span></p>
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# Ratcliffe’s first EP for almost 15 years **Ratcliffe** is perhaps best known as **Simon Ratcliffe** who should be familiar to most as one half of Basement Jaxx. He released a couple of 12\"'s way back when (last being *City Dreams EP* in 1995 ) and recently popped up to remix David Lynch and ...