“Some of the most exciting producers out there” — Jesse Rose
“The Zombies use that rare combination of hip-hop and house
that I am always searching for. ” – Claude Vonstroke
Lucas Hunter & Nat Self are Zombie Disco Squad, the multi-talented production duo that are taking house music in a new direction. Taking influences from a wide collection of music, their sound draws on genres that range from classic house to crunk and from miami bass to street music from Brazil. You won’t find any cheesy gimmicks in their records but you will find their tracks being played by some of the most influential DJ’s from around the globe, artists such as Jesse Rose, Claude Vonstroke, Luciano, Annie Mac, Booka Shade and Justin Martin are all big fans.
Zombie Disco Squad started life in 2006 after putting on nights around London’s pivotal venues such as the The Social and Catch. Originally working mainly as DJs they have made their name with regular online mixtapes, which toured the globe via popular blogs and have had their debut material received in huge numbers (10,000 downloads for the free track “Straight Boy”).
In their early days, Lucas & Nat were privileged enough to regularly tour around Europe, a respectable feat considering the boys had not even seen an official release yet. In their short career, ZDS have taken helm at some of the worlds biggest clubs and festivals, Fabric in London, Panorama Bar in Berlin, Hive in Zurich, Picknick Electronik in Montreal and many more have witnessed the seamless and exciting sets one has come to expect from the Zombies. Recent tours of Japan, North America, Europe and Australia have been met with rapturous applause.
The ZDS discography reads like a who’s who of dance music, the boys have had the pleasure of remixing artists such as Black Box, Uffie, Groove Armada, Cashmere and many more. Their original material has seen releases on respected modern dance labels worldwide, Dirtybird, Made To Play and Sound Pellegrino are just some of the imprints that have hosted the ZDS sound. With more exciting EPs lined up on Made To Play and forthcoming stellar remixes, its easy to see that 2011 will be the year of the Z!
