Pepe Deluxé
Pepe Deluxé | |
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Pepe Deluxé's Paul Malmström (left) and James Spectrum | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Catskills Records Emperor Norton Records Asthmatic Kitty |
| Members | James Spectrum Paul Malmström |
| Past members | DJ Slow JA-Jazz |
| Website | Official website |
Pepe Deluxé is a Finnish electronic music-oriented band, formed in 1996 by DJ Slow (Vellu Maurola) JA-Jazz (Tomi Castrén, formerly Paajanen) and James Spectrum (Jari Salo) in Helsinki, Finland. They started to experiment with sounds of hip hop, big beat, breakbeat and downtempo. With the 2007 release Spare Time Machine the band gave up on sampling and concentrated on vintage music styles including psychedelia, baroque pop and surf rock. DJ Slow left the band in 2001 to pursue solo projects. JA-Jazz has been off-duty since 2008. Multi-instrumentalist Paul Malmström became an official member of the band in 2008.
The Pepe Deluxé live line-up consists of Mirkka Paajanen (vocals), Miikka Paatelainen (guitar, theremin), Markku Reinikainen (drums), Ville Riippa (keyboards), James Spectrum (mixing, percussion) and Edward Greendanger (VJ).