Much respected indie rock producer (Futureheads, Maximo Park, Bloc Party, White Rose Movement...) by day, dirty electro DJ by night. Based in London, Paul "Phones" Epworth has been at the centre of the new rock/dance revolution that doesn't seem to have an official name other than the general 'Electro', 'Indie Rave' and 'Electro Indie' tags that are commonly used.
Not to be confused with Electro House (Steve Angello, Tom Neville etc), the scene is a romantic hybrid of the electro sound pioneered by the likes of Daft Punk and later on 2 Many DJ's, with the 'new wave' of rock and indie rock of the past 5 or 6 years. Along with acts such as Simian Mobile Disco, Justice (3), Digitalism, and Erol Alkan, Phones has helped pioneer the 100% credible melding of rock and indie rock with alternative electro beats and dancefloor sensibilities by creating a string of critically acclaimed remixes of rock and pop records, which he backs up by crowd pulling DJ sets in London and across the globe; winning himself in the process as many 'dance' fans as he has rock. Paul has also had some involvement in another London-based movement known as Grindie, which is a hybrid of indie rock and the grime sound of East London MCs such as Kano (4), Lethal Bizzle and Lady Sovereign.
Although not strictly in the same boat, he has often been talked about alongside the likes of Jacques Lu Cont, Tom Neville and Switch (2) with regard to the high quality of his remixes.