Distant Soundz is one of the pseudonyms of British

electronic dance music Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...

ian, Mark Christopher Shrimpton. Shrimpton has released various

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and CD under the name.

Notable singles

In early 2002, Distant Soundz recorded and released a

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cover of

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's 1984

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, " Time After Time" with singer Robbie Beaumont, who made an appearance on ''

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'' in the 'Identity Parade' round promoting the re-release of the single. The track received considerable

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in the UK, and a

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was made. Shrimpton performed the hit live on various TV appearances including

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, and on

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's ''

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''. The cover is also credited as one of the few

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records to be played on

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, with Steve Wright championing the single on his afternoon show. The track peaked at No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2002. Following this was the DJ Sasha-supported Distant Soundz song "Runaway" that became a Capital 95.8 favourite. Various performances of the single were made at

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'Party in the Parks' and Emap 'Feel the Noise' events. Released on

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, the single has been featured on countless

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s, television programmes and an

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commercial. Distant Soundz' next single, titled "Just Wanna Luv U", featured vocalist Damae from

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. Again receiving support across the Capital Network, the single gained airplay both in the UK and overseas. Released on the Inferno label, "Just Wanna Luv U" was also featured on various compilations. It peaked at No. 46 on the

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.https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/distant-soundz-ft-damae-just-wanna-luv-you/ The single "Stay (With the Sun Comin Up)" was first supported in the UK by

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DJ,

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. Distant Soundz teamed up with

Rozalla Rozalla Miller (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply Rozalla, is a Zimbabwean electronic music performer who was born in what was then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). She is best known for her three 1991/92 hit singles " Faith (In the Po ...

on their latest single, "Lovefool", which was released in 2009 on Clubland Records. 2012 saw Distant Soundz release the UK garage single "Fairytales" featuring model Sydney Jo Jackson. The song received considerable support from UK specialist and pirate radio DJs including

DJ EZ Otis Roberts, better known by his stage name DJ EZ (pronounced "DJ ee zed") is a UK garage DJ from Tottenham, North London. He was one of the earliest proponents of UK garage music, hosting a long-running Kiss 100 radio show and mixing the '' ...

(Kiss 100). The official music video for "Fairytales" was playlisted on various Sky channels.

References

External links

Distant Soundz website
English dance musicians English electronic musicians English record producers UK garage musicians Incentive Records artists {{UK-electronic-musician-stub