HAVING been in London for only five months maverick DJ's Knights of Sound are the newest breed of "have-a-go" disk jockeys to be initiated into London's hipster party scene.

Bored of going out and not being the centre of attention, duo Nick "Grimmy" Grimshaw, 21, and Stephanie Barker, 18, flounced into their first-ever gig at London hot-spot The Proud Gallery, clutching a Tesco bag of records and blagged their way behind the decks.

What they discovered was not a love for mixing, beat matching or even attempting to fade records, but a love for partying, whipping up a frenzy on the dancefloor and getting people to "drop their cool".

No strangers to getting out from behind the technics and bouncing along to tunes with fans, Grimmy and Steffi have gone on to build a reputation for fun, anarchic sets.

In the same vein as mentors - and sometime flatmates - the Queens of Noize, KOS have become the toast of the town with the likes of Matthew Williamson, Kelly Osbourne, Sadie Frost and Kimberley Stewart all flocking to their gigs.

And while Steffi has been busy with her band Lucky Knitwear up north, Grimmy has been roping in a menagerie of guest partners including Tabitha Denholm (from the aforementioned Queens Of Noize), supermodel Agyness Deyn and, most recently, Pixie Geldof.

A summer of partying with the likes of Courtney Love, Peaches Geldof, Russell Brand and the whole Sadie/Kate crowd has failed to do them any harm either and support slots for Babyshambles and The Paddingtons has meant floods of offers coming in for the pair who originally "did it for a laugh".

When New York band The Five O'Clock Heroes were booked to play a London residency for the month of September; they asked Knights of Sound to support them for the month-long stint.

News has been travelling out of London too, with legendary Liverpool club night Bugged Out booking them and Manchester's international music conference "In The City" asking them to host a party with Queens of Noize in October.

And most recently the pair have featured on a Bestival radio show, where Lily Allen, Devandra Banhart, Jack Penate and The Rumblestrips all came in as guests.

More connected than a 5,000 megawatt battery, Knights of Sound's audacious rise has been nothing short of spectacular, if slightly fortuitous.

While talent comes in various guises, with an aloof attitude to mixing and pushing the boundaries of taste to the extreme, whether the Knights of Sound are a flash-in-the pan gimmick is yet to be seen.

But with a music TV show for Channel 4 possibly in the offing, life for the fresh-faced scenster DJs is certainly moving fast.

What is clear is that where the Knights of Sound play, the party follows.

Knights of Sound present their own night, Disco Bloodbath at the end of October. Artists confirmed so far include FC Kahuna, Queens of Noize, Trafalgar, plus a very special guest.

Check out www.myspace.com/knightsofsound for more information.