After the recent Mind Control edition of Nervous Nitelife - Addicted (as ‘Hooked’ and ‘Fixated’ sets) New York born/currently Londond based Superchumbo (aka Tom Stephan) provides us with a different kind of fix.

I think it’s fair to say, of the 19 tracks the one’s that stand out is his latest single ‘Turn That Shit Up’ (out on Southern Fried with a remix by the king of the “Decent Work For Decent Pay” remix, Diplo) and, as mentioned in Sophia May review, Tom’s fantastic anthem track with Pete Gleadall that features Rowetta (ex-Happy Mondays, X Factor, Rehab), ‘Lights Out’.

Both share the big room “electrodisconoise” (as influenced by both US/UK electro and “the new Dutch sound”. It’s definitely a house mix (with contributions from Miami legend Robbie Rivera and the big climax of Oscar G’s ‘What You Need’ as remixed by Stephan). That said, the B-More/ electro/Baile Funk influences are all here and if you don’t get it by the time you get to Stephan’s ‘harder’ take on Major Lazer with his remix of ‘Keep It Going Louder’ (erm..again, all the best stuff is from Tom!), your not going to get this one.

The CD sets off with Nevous Disco Dolly’s setting the tone another couple of highlights is Holland’s Afrojack track raises eybrows (he’s caught the attenion of Honorebel & Pitbull with a remix of ‘Now You See It’ not included here) and whilst we will always love Mr. Electroclash Larry Tee’s ‘licky’ Princess Superstar, Roxy Cottontail joins Mr. Tee for with some nasty bounce (that here is Afrojack’d), remember her on Exploited Presents: Shir Khan - Maximize!?

Picking a couple of Diplo remixes (Holland’s Bingo Players and ‘Turn That Shit Up’) before the previously mentioned Oscar G climax, certainly keeps you on your feet.

Just left to mention the photo of Tom on the rear cover in plain t-shirt with ‘DRUMS’ emblazoned on his chest is a nice look. Not so good is the Newspaper Headline cover/boy on a motorcycle pastiche, compare with the imaginiative cover of Asseteria! Live From New York - ‘nuff said, bang the drum.

Forthcoming gigs:
13 February 2010 - Dalson Superstore, London.
19 February 2010 - Voyeur - San Diego.
26 February 2010 - East Village - London
25 March 2010 - Park West - Miami Beach.

Reviewed: Various - Nervous Nitelife: Tom Stephan (Nervous Records) Cat. No: NE20965 Release date: 15th February 2010
Tracklisting:
1 Nervous Disco Dolly’s - Get Up (Everybody) (Starkillers Remix) 5:15
2 Seductive - Underground Sound 2:53
3 Robbie Rivera Featuring Rooster & Peralta - Move Move (DJ Observer & Daniel Heathcliff Mix) 2:15
4 Tom Stephan - Turn That Sh*t Up 4:06
5 Rishi Romero - African Forest (Original Mix) 4:08
6 Tom Stephan & Pete Gleadall Featuring Rowetta - Lights Out 4:45
7 Tommyboy - Kamavtu (Rene Amez Remix) 3:52
8 Benny Royal - Back To Basic 3:21
9 Afrojack - Polkadots 1:54
10 Cristian Arango - Body Shake 2:52
11 Spiritmindster - Furious Night (DJ Dextro Mix) 4:08
12 Deka & Dave Rose - Lose Control (DJ Chus Iberican Mix) 4:37
13 Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano - Pondo (Chuckie & Silvio Ecomo Mix) 5:01
14 Major Lazer - Keep It Going Louder (Tom Stephan Harder Mix) 5:52
15 Larry Tee Featuring Roxy Cottontail - Let’s Make Nasty (Afrojack Mix) 3:13
16 Rico Tubbs - Born To Bounce (Mikix The Cat Mix) 2:05
17 Bingo Players - Get Up (Diplo Mix) 2:52
18 Tom Stephan - Turn That Sh*t Up (Diplo Mix) 3:20
19 Oscar G. featuring - Tamara Wallace - What You Need (Tom Stephan Mix) 7:55

Links:
superchumbo.com
tomstephan.com
www.myspace.com/djafrojack
electroclash.com
southernfriedrecords.com
myspace.com/nervousrecords
www.myspace.com/nervousrecords
nervousnyc.com
NERVOUS NITELIFE with TOM STEPHAN, LARRY TEE, TERRY VIETHEER and ROWETTA (LIVE) plus upstairs the ever reliable STUART PATTERSON & THE LOVEBOX ALL STARS FRIDAY 4TH DECEMBER @ East Village, Great Eastern Street, London, EC2A 3HX Doors: 10pm - 4am Tickets: Available at the door at £6 and £8 Information: 020 7739 5173
rowetta.com
www.myspace.com/happymondaysonline