Electric Mayhem Records are proud to present Steven Sharpe performing WORK, the best Gay-Irish-Electro-Funk track you are ever likely to hear. In fairness, it’s probably the only Gay-Irish-Electro-Funk track you’re ever likely to hear, but it’s still savage! This double A-side single is the debut release from EMR, a brand-new record label set up by Leo Pearson (Solkatt, and a client list that includes David Holmes, Shit Robot and U2) and Mark Graham (King Kong Company, and a client list that includes nobody you’ve ever heard of). WORK will be unleashed on an unsuspecting public on Friday February 19th.

This debut release showcases the outrageously talented Steven Sharpe. “I first saw Steven perform this song up at Galway Arts Festival with his band” says Mark. “I was just knocking around town, taking in a few gigs. Next thing this svelte ginger bearded young fella in a sequined cocktail dress saunters onto the stage in The Roisín, and proceeds to tear the place apart. I immediately had three questions: Who is this fella, why have I never heard of him before, and will he let me remix that track!?”.

They all had so much fun working on this track, that it soon became two tracks, and then two tracks became a record label. Electric Mayhem Records was born. Steven’s song WORK is an embodiment of everything that Leo & Mark want the label to stand for; a label people can go to for quality music, and get excited about a new release without being familiar with the artist. It’s important that the tunes are irreverent and fun, with a serious emphasis on thump and danceability. The term ‘banger’ has been over-used and abused in recent times, Electric Mayhem Records are here to reclaim it. “A big hope of ours is to showcase new Irish talent, bringing it to as many ears as possible, and maybe rejig some established talent too. To bring like-minded musicians together, create quality music, make sure everyone gets fairly treated, and have some fun while we’re at it” is how Leo sees the record label working. One of the things that attracted Mark & Leo to working on these remixes with Steven, and something they hope to repeat on future releases, is the enjoyable duality of being simultaneously silly and subversive.

Steven says WORK is about “over/under sexed, outrageous for the sake of being outrageous, gay people who are just a series of catchphrases, almost a caricature of themselves”. Steven eventually realised he was actually writing the song about himself, “I’ve said and done some scandalous things for attention on a night out”. As for working with Mark and Leo, Steven says “It’s been class! An absolute joy. The song WORK keeps changing, first doing it solo, then with the band and now there are two awesome remixes. I wanna see a drag queen perform it and I'll die happy”. Steven is about to die very happy because FOUR drag queens will perform it with him live online in advance of the release.

It’s with great joy and abandon that Steven Sharpe and Electric Mayhem Records proclaim as loudly and proudly as possible - Attention, Bitches! It’s Time to Dance.