Perplexus (duo)

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Perplexus

Perplexus are a West London production duo, whose debut track conjures the modern soul of MNEK or John Newman. [1] The two producers operate in the 2-step, electronic, mainstream-crossover field. James Walsh of DJ Mag wrote, "All that we know of Perplexus, those behind the track, is that they're a production duo buried deep in west London. A little more is known about remixers Penguin & Goose, who Perplexus have entrusted this deep house mix to."[ citation needed ]

Perplexus's debut hit "Put You On" premiered on The Line of Best Fit and was picked up and played by DJ EZ on his Kiss FM show. [2] [3] Further support from MTV, [4] Indie Shuffle, [5] Alftitude, Death By Electro, Flavour, Rio Ferdinand's No. 5 Mag has followed online. [6] While support from further DJ's has arisen with Majestic at Kiss Fm and Ras Kwame at Capital Xtra. BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Cameo played it weekly, rising to Number 3 in his UKG Chart and Target who has been spinning it on his homegrown show on the station. [7] The Deep House remix of the track was provided by New York-based Penguin & Goose and surfaced on 19 May, getting featured in DJ Mag. [8] "Put You On" was released on 6 July 2014 via Sonus Music.

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References

  1. ↑ Halbert, Laura (May 16, 2014). "Perplexus – 'Put You On' (Audio)". Hitthefloor. Retrieved 30 May 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "Tracklist 27/03/14". Kiss FM UK. March 28, 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Listen: Perplexus - "Put You On" [Premiere]". The Line Of Best Fit. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Latest Music News, Charts, Playlists and Videos". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Perplexus - Put You On :". Indieshuffle.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ "Perplexus – Put You On". 5mag.co. Retrieved 2020-06-27.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ UKG with Cameo Accessed May 30, 2014
  8. ↑ Walsh, James. "5 DYNAMIC DJS FUSING HOUSE AND GARAGE". DJ Mag. Retrieved 30 May 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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