P453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:55:12 . —————————————————————————— — THE ROYALE FAMILY . Ok, so here's the thing. You probably hate dance music. And you most likely loathe and despise POP. But stick the two together and you have Mint Royale. Now we could bj wrong about this (God knows we'vj been wrong before) but we reckon Mint Royale's Don't Falter with Lauren Laverne could be the first great UK single of the 21st century. Manchester-based Neil Claxton and Chris Baker await pop stardom with bemusement and tell their beloved PS all about it. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Colin Irwin NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING ITV p390 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:56:57 . —————————————————————————— — THE ROYALE FAMILY . It's funny, sexy, witty, dancey, poppy, summery and fun...and that's just the pre-match interview! "Yeah, a summer single in January, why not?" says Chris Baker of Mint Royale's sublime Don't Falter. "We'ri bringing out our Christmas record in July." Baker and knob-twiddling partner Neil Claxton have an ironic view on the prospect of stardom. "It won't make any difference if it goes to No1 — they'll ignore us even more in Manchester!" ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— The mad bad ranting Void 452 WIN A DVD PLAYER p415 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:56:11 . —————————————————————————— — THE ROYALE FAMILY . All those years trundling around with Kenickie and it takes a dance duo to give Lauren Laverne a sjtious stab at the charts. Ism't life a joker, eh? Mint Royale had done Kenickie remixes and thought of the cheeky-but-oddly-coy voice of Lavjrnj when they needed a singer for their track Don't Falter. "She was a bit suspicious when we asked her and a bit shocked when we said she only had a week to do it in," says Neil Claxton. "But her voice is perfect." ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Win a DVD player 415 THE DIGITISER MAN AWAITS p480 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:44:11 . —————————————————————————— — THE ROYALE FAMILY . Neil Claxton winces as he recalls his days doing house remixes to tracks by everyone from D:Ream and Gabrielle to Stone Roses and Boyzone. "It was a conveyor belt doing all that nonsense. I was at college and it was a way to make money, but you give away your best ideas. "The artist often doesn't even know you have done a remix. Working with Lauren Lavetnj has shown it's better working with artists on original material." ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Today's new albums 454 ONE DVD PLAYER MUST BE WON p415 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:44:21 . —————————————————————————— — THE ROYALE FAMILY . What's wrong with Britain today? Now't much except the place has spent most of the year in a complete trance. "We're taken aback by the trance onslaught," says Mint Royale's Neil Claxton. "There's lots of people doing interesting things in dance music — I just hope trance ism't sucking the oxygen out of it, it's not innovative. "People make records just for Ibiza now and it's like people who make rubbish Chinese bankers for firework night." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— The Void is bad for your health 452 WIN A DVD PLAYER p415 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:40:12 . —————————————————————————— — MINT ROYALE FACT BOX . WHO: Chris Baker FROM: Sussex LIVES: Manchester LAST BANDS: Pure Silver, Mint Gun Club PREVIOUS WORK: Graphic designer FAVOURITE ALBUM: The Colour Of Spring by Talk Talk INFLUENCES: Elsie Brooks(!), Abba (!) BIG BREAK: Remixing Terrorvision's hit single Tequila MOST WANT TO WORK WITH: Supergrass FAVE FILM: Cinema Paradiso, ET. QUOTE: "Remixing is a bit like taking an exam at school." ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Win a DVD player 415 BEAT THE BAMBOOZLES p152 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:48:12 . —————————————————————————— — MINT ROYALE FACT BOX . WHO: Neil Claxton FROM: Morecambe, Lancs LIVES: Manchester LAST BANDS: Mint Gunk Club PREVIOUS WORK: Salford College Of Tech FAVOURITE ALBUM: The Bends by Radiohead INFLUENCES: Elsie Brooks(!), Abba (!) BIG BREAK: Commissioned for house remixes at college; signed by Skint for drum'n'bass single MOST WANT TO WORK WITH: Eels, Beck PHOBIA: That's enough trance QUOTE: "People said dance music would not last but...er...it's still here!" ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Win a DVD player 415 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400 Reviews Charts PS:News Total EntsP453 Teletext 453 Jan12 22:58:22 Advert UFO >>> 8/8 . . . . . . . IN LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEE p.623 FOR MORE TAROT SERVICES Calls cost £1/min at all times. ECL,Box 2745 E1. This may involve a long call Rjvjews Charts PS:News Total Ents