[Det.Ele.Funk Records]
"Put the fun(k) back into techno"
Paris The Black Fu, his multiple personalities and Mysterious Mr O, the butcher, are behind the Detroit Grand Pubahs, known for their capricious on-stage antics fuelled by techno beats and funk a la Parliament.
The Pubahs began in 1998 after the fortuitous meeting of founding members Mark Goudy (Paris The black Fu) and Andy Toth (Dr. Toefinger) in Michigan. They took the international club world by storm in 2000 with the track they are best known for, Sandwiches. The electrofunk-infused booty anthem became and underground hit in Detroit after it was released as the A-side of the Mad Circus EP in 1999 on the small independent label, Throw, run by Brian Gillespie. The lewd lyrics ensured fast exposure, and it was subsequently picked up New York based Jive Electro - a label most often associated with Groove Armada - as well as Pepper Records in the UK.
The duo's wild live performances sealed their success. As part of their 'put the fun(k) back into techno' agenda, they donned wigs, fake beards, outrageous costumes, or in Goudy's case, a skimpy thong. In May of 2000, the Detroit Grand Pubahs played to a packed house at the first Detroit Electronic Music Festival, wowing the crowd with a set that included Sandwiches as well as unreleased tracks. They toured extensively over the next couple of years and released their first full-length album, Funk All Y'all, a mix of funk, techno and bizarre booty on Intuit-Solar. After another single on Jive Electro the Pubahs began releasing singles on Steve Bug's Poker Flat Records in 2003, first The Clapper, followed by Big Onion in 2004, which led to their second album, Galactic Ass Creatures from Uranus.
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