{{Short description|British electronic music production duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use British English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Letherette | image = Letherette Soundcheck at CAMP London May 2011.jpg | caption = Letherette soundcheck at Camp, London 2011 | image_size = 250px | origin = Wolverhampton, UK | genre = {{flatlist| *Electronic *hip hop *house *dance }} | years_active = {{start date|2009}}–present | label = Ninja Tune | current_members = Richard Roberts <br /> Andrew Harber }}
'''Letherette''' is an electronic music production duo, consisting of Richard Roberts and Andrew Harber. They released their debut album ''Letherette'' through their current label Ninja Tune in 2013, and have previously released material on Ho Tep Records.
==History== Friends from childhood, they grew up together in Wolverhampton, UK, where they are still based.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjatune.net/artist/letherette |title=Ninja Tune Artist Page |publisher=Ninja Tune |accessdate=2015-06-27}}</ref> The name of the act was originally the name of an old track by Andy, which the pair thought suited their music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsicmoos.co.uk/index.php/music/item/interview-letherette |title=Newsicmoos Interview |publisher=Newsicmoos |accessdate=2013-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005626/http://newsicmoos.co.uk/index.php/music/item/interview-letherette |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They first came to note when they remixed Bibio's 'Lover's Carvings' for his album The Apple and the Tooth, released on Warp in 2009. Subsequently, they released two EPs on Eglo Records subsidiary Ho Tep.<ref name="Eglo">{{cite web|url=http://boomkat.com/search?q=Ho+Tep+Records&fields%5B%5D=label |title=Ho Tep Releases |publisher=boomkat |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> The pair provided a mixtape for BTS radio in 2010 which showcased some of their influences alongside a number of their own tracks. It became one of the most talked about and downloaded guest mixes of BTS radio that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.btsradio.com/html/letherette-cassette-bts-radio-guest-mix.html |title=BTS Radio Mixtape Page |publisher=BTS Radio |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> In 2012, they contributed a remix to the vinyl version of Bonobo's ''Black Sands Remixed'' album,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Bonobo-Black-Sands-Remixed/release/3403311 |title=Discogs Release Page For ''Black Sands Remixed'' |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> and in the same year were signed by Ninja Tune Records. Their music has been played on BBC Radio 1 by Benji B and BBC Radio 6 Music by Lauren Laverne and Tom Ravenscroft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/cd949939-d9f5-439f-b0aa-be08aa96c20f |title=BBC Playlister Page |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
==Style== Letherette's musical style often draws comparisons to Hip Hop artists<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boomkat.com/vinyl/684174-letherette-letherette-album |title=Boomkat Review |publisher=Boomkat |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> (such as Madlib, J Dilla and MF Doom) and French House acts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/15/letherette/ |title=Fact Album Review |publisher=Fact Magazine |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> (like Daft Punk, Alan Braxe and Breakbot). Their musical production involves heavy use of sampling but also incorporates live instrumentation ranging from "guitars to synthesisers and various percussion instruments".<ref name="Interview with DJ Mag">{{cite web|url=http://djmag.com/content/qa-letherette |title=Interview with DJ Mag |publisher=DJ Magazine |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> In an interview with DJ Magazine they talk extensively about their use of sampling, including the comment "we've always loved the idea that you can take the naffest track imaginable [and] sample certain parts to transform it into something you think is amazing. It's like you uncover a secret, in a way. The track was always there within the details of the record, and you unlock it with sampling.".<ref name="Interview with DJ Mag"/> The pairs music is often described as playful and fun, with Souncrash stating "Fun is what sets Letherette apart",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/letherette-live-album-launch/ |title=Soundcrash Album Launch Page |publisher=Soundcrash |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> and Dazed & Confused saying that they "bound between sounds characteristic of Warp and Roule but do so with a metaphorical piña colada in their hands".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/9503/1/letherette-exclusive-mix |title=Dazed & Confused Mix Page |publisher=Dazed & Confused |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
==Live== Describing their live-set in an Interview with The Independent they said "We use laptops with a couple of midi-controllers and a mixer. We just play, remix and rework tracks live. We take existing tracks and break them all down to their separate parts, then just semi improvise ways to play them with added effects and whatever else we decide to use on the night.".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/26/interview-letherette/ |title=Independent Blog Letherette Interview |publisher=The Independent |accessdate=2013-11-11 |location=London |first=Emma |last=Gritt |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203042812/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/11/26/interview-letherette/ |archivedate=3 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
They have supported Clark and Bibio, and performed with Bonobo, Gold Panda, Nosaj Thing, Illum Sphere and FaltyDL. As of 2013 they have being collaborating with Clayton Welham to create an immersive visual show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inverted-audio.com/letherette/ |title=Inverted Audio Interview |publisher=Inverted Audio |date=2012-06-19 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Festival appearances have included MUTEK Montreal,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mutek.org/en/montreal/2013/artists/8462-letherette |title=MUTEK Artist Page |publisher=MUTEK |date=2013-05-10 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> the Bonobo Roundhouse Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/bonobo-0 |title=Bonobo Roundhouse Festival |publisher=Roundhouse |date=2013-05-18 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> and Soundwave Croatia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.festivaldiaries.com/festival-calendar/events-map/event/1255-soundwave-festival-2013 |title=Soundwave 2013 Lineup |publisher=Festival Diaries |date=2012-06-18 |accessdate=2013-11-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202225804/http://www.festivaldiaries.com/festival-calendar/events-map/event/1255-soundwave-festival-2013 |archivedate=2 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> They have also made two Boiler Room appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boilerroom.tv/artist/letherette/ |title=Boiler Room Artist Page |publisher=Boiler Room |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Album===
====''Letherette''==== The pair released its debut full-length album on Ninja Tune on 15 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjatune.net/release/letherette/letherette |title=Ninja Tune Release Page for ''Letherette'' |publisher=Ninja Tune |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> Juno Plus described the work as a "diverse re-envisioning of 80s pop, hip hop and filter house sounds" and "an essential summer album of the highest order".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/04/15/letherette-letherette/ |title=Juno Plus Review of ''Letherette'' |publisher=Juno Plus |date=2013-04-15 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> For the single D&T they created a video with the assistance of director Konx om Pax.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/59140089 |title=D&T Official Video |publisher=Vimeo |date=2013-02-20 |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: # ''After Dawn'' # ''D&T'' # ''Restless (featuring Natasha Kmeto)'' # ''I Always Wanted You Back'' # ''The One'' # ''Gas Stations and Restaurants'' # ''Cold Clam'' # ''Warstones'' # ''Boosted'' # ''Space Cuts'' # ''Hard Martha'' # ''Say the Sun'' # ''Film Music (Bonus Track)'' # ''Olden Wing (Bonus Track for Japan)'' # ''D&T (Clark Remix)''
===EPs and singles===
====''EP1''==== Letherette's debut EP was released on Ho Tep in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleep.com/release/27341-letherette-letherette-ep |title=Bleep Release Page For ''EP1'' |publisher=Bleep |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: {{Unbulleted list | A1. ''Ashtro'' | A2. ''Dance Brace'' | A3. ''Eye To Eye'' | A4. ''Furth & Myre'' | B1. ''In July Focus'' | B2. ''Cherryade'' | B3. ''Say Yeah'' | B4. ''The Way''}}
====''EP2''==== Letherette's second EP on Ho Tep was ''EP2'', released June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Letherette-EP2/release/2922302 |title=Discogs Release Page For ''EP2'' |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: {{Unbulleted list | A1. ''Bruse'' | A2. ''In And Out'' | A3. ''Shoo Be Doo'' | B1. ''No Point'' | B2. ''Yeah Yeah Love'' | B3. ''Hold Close''}}
====''Featurette''==== ''Featurette'' was Letherette's first EP on Ninja Tune, released in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjatune.net/release/letherette/featurette |title=Ninja Tune Release Page for ''Featurette'' |publisher=Ninja Tune |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: # "Warstones" # ''Ettewards'' # ''Surface'' # ''Wecko''
====''D&T''==== ''D&T'' was released on Ninja Tune in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjatune.net/release/letherette/d-and-t |title=Ninja Tune Release Page for ''D&T'' |publisher=Ninja Tune |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: # "D&T" # ''D&T (Clark remix)'' # ''D&T (Dorian Concept Remix)'' # ''D&T (The Invisible) Remix)'' # ''She Shines''
====''After Dawn''==== ''After Dawn'' was released on Ninja Tune in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ninjatune.net/release/letherette/after-dawn |title=Ninja Tune Release Page for ''After Dawn'' |publisher=Ninja Tune |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref> The lead was used in an advert for the Nokia Lumia 1020<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justisntmusic.com/news/160713-letherette-after-dawn-in-new-nokia-eos-ad-campaign/ |title=News Page |publisher=Just Isn't Music |accessdate=2013-11-11}}</ref>
Track listing: # "After Dawn" # ''Restless (feat. Natasha Kmeto) (Jimmy Edgar Remix)'' # ''After Dawn (Barker and Baumecker Remix)'' # ''After Dawn (Bibio Remix)''
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Letherette Letherette] on Discogs * [https://web.archive.org/web/20131012190122/http://www.urb.com/2012/12/18/letherette-exclusive-mix/ Letherette URB Mix] * [http://www.btsradio.com/html/letherette-cassette-bts-radio-guest-mix.html Letherette BTS Mix]
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