Urban Myth Club’s debut album, Helium, is hailed as "one of the best downtempo albums ever". Playing to thousands at Glastonbury and Big Chill, and Top 30 single "I Feel It", they are now No.1 on MySpace's Artists Electronic Chart worldwide. Their first gig was Glastonbury, their second to 5,000 people on the main stage at The Big Chill festival. With their debut album, Helium, already hailed as "one of the best down-tempo albums ever released" Urban Myth Club are one band that don’t do things the traditional way. Having been discovered in North America before anyone in their homeland had heard of them, Urban Myth Club were booked on the strength of an album sampler for Glastonbury. The UK collective continued to hit headlines after gate-crashing the Top 30 with their debut single "I Feel It" and reaching No.1 on MySpace's Top Electronic Artist Chart.
The Club formed when electronica artist Dezz met Hollywood film composer Stephen Barton, who had recently returned to the UK having worked on blockbusters such as Gladiator. The duo created the downtempo tracks that plotted the future course of the Club. When Hollywood called with the offer to write the music for Shrek 2 and Narnia, Stephen took a sabbatical from the Club and the idea of a collective was born.
Dezz hooked up with enigmatic producer Ian Sanderson (whose infamous Cuckooland samples have been used on film, TV and by hundreds of artists including Massive Attack, Lemon Jelly, the Prodigy and Beastie Boys) and Urban Myth Club’s rocket left orbit.
Soon the collective grew to include a number of renowned musicians and vocalists including EMI artist Clare Szembek and Rowan Godel. Other celebrity members remain confidential.
Urban Myth Club was meant to be a secret, but a leaked album sampler found its way to a Canadian DJ who, in an unprecedented move by commercial radio, playlisted all six tracks on his show. Tastemakers in the UK were not far behind, with national airplay including Radio 1, Radio 2, Xfm, Classic FM and a growing army of trend-setting fans such as Big Chill founder Pete Lawrence, Adam Freeland, Bob Harris and Music Week, who featured the debut single "I Feel It" and album "Helium" on their playlist.
True pioneers in internet collaboration, Urban Myth Club have crafted an album of beautifully eclectic tracks, fusing organic electronica with anything that tickled their fancy. The results are destined to become personal soundtracks for anyone who indulges.
Already hailed as a classic, their critically-acclaimed debut album "Helium" has been called "as close to musical perfection as it gets". Urban Myth Club have appeared mysteriously but are spreading spontaneously.
