Barefoot reach out to clubbers; mainstream radio warms to Barefoot's jazzy covers of Underworld, Run DMC and others.(The Plot)

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Enterprise Records has launched its marketing drive for the debut album by jazz covers act Barefoot, following a series of live performances at the Hyde Park Corner Pizza Express in November. The five-date residency showcased Barefoot's set of club anthem covers, such as Born Slippy and It's Like That (And That's The Way It Is) reworked with a jazz feel.

Barefoot is a partnership between singer Sam Obernik, voice of the Tim Deluxe track It Just Won't Do, and producer Tommy D, who has worked with KT Tunstall and Kanye West.

"The Barefoot sound is quite intricate," says Enterprise product manager Neil Terry. "It works better when people sit down and listen to it. The sound is like old-school jazz, so Pizza Express was the perfect place to pitch it"

The self-titled album will be released on February 20 and will be aimed at people who know the original tracks from nights out clubbing, but who are also in the market for home listening.

In 2005, the album was aimed at the specialist press and radio, but it was picked up and played by Pete Tong and Annie Nightingale on Radio One and by Dermot O'Leary on Radio Two. In 2006, Enterprise will continue to push Barefoot to mainstream radio and broadsheet press outlets.

Barefoot are now in discussions with ...