- Universal constructors
Universal Constructors is a London-based
electronica band consistingTom Walker , Matt Critchlow, and Matt Hodgson. Their music largely falls into dub, ambient andtrip-hop classifications.The first notable recognition came in 1999 when their composition "Emphasis" won the first "getoutthere.bt.com" main download charts, and "Warm and wet" won the Funk chart in the same month. Tom subsequently featured in a UK-wide magazine marketing campaign in the promoting the getoutthere platform for new talent.
Universal Constructors have remixed songs for
Keane , namely "Rubbernecking" from theCall me what you like EP, and "Strange Dreams" byAshley Slater (formerly ofFreakpower ), with mixes appearing on Ashley Slater's Big Lounge: After Hours compilation CD.The band's name is derived from
Stephen Baxter 'sThe Time Ships - a sequel toHG Wells ' theTime Machine , in which an eponymous self-replicating entity (or entities) becomes involved intime travel .Sources
http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/faq/ - information about the
Keane remix.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_What_You_Like - further information about the
Keane remix.http://www.plush-internet.org/record_PP7.htm - record label listing for Ashley Slater's Big Lounge: After Hours.
External links
* http://www.universalconstructors.com - official website of the band
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