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The UK hip-hop soul outfit originated when guitarists Ricky Fabulous and decks operator DJ Modest, after several years of joint club appearances across London, crossed paths with vocalist Kathrin deBoer. That encounter inspired the three to pursue a song-oriented venture at the dawn of the 2000s. The resulting trio issued multiple limited-run 7-inch singles via their Hippoflex imprint in the mid-00s and supplied a cover of T. Rex’s ‘20th Century Boy’ to the If Music label. In 2006 they entered an agreement with Brighton’s independent imprint Tru Thoughts. Their debut album, Turntable Soul Music, arrived the next year and echoed the atmospheric approach of early-90s acts such as Morcheeba and Portishead, with deBoer’s sultry vocals suspended above understated scratching and funky guitar textures. DeBoer has additionally collaborated with DJ Vadim and Bonobo.