Nuage
Nuage is an emerging drum & bass producer from St. Petersburg, Russia. His latest release is an EP entitled ‘Dream Box’ on Translation records.
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Mr Foul
Up & coming bristol based producer going by the name of mr foul. Mr Foul has vinyl releases lined up on new and old school imprints such as trace’s dsci4, skitty’s foundation x, phil source’s vampire records and eveson’s channel 82 he has a production prowess that is sure to be the envy of his peers, and he looks set to follow in the footsteps of the plethora of other bristolians that have left an indelible mark on drum & bass history.
“I’ve been producing under the name Mr Foul for the last 2 years. I’ve always been really into music ever since I was young. I was given my first cassette player when I was about 6, and used to listen to a lot of artists like Gregory Isaacs and Ini Kamoze back then. I’ve always been really into Hip Hop and I started to run Hip Hop nights when I was at school with a couple of mates where we had people like Foreign Beggars come and play for free back before they were famous.”
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Johnny Kon
For about a decade Johnny Kon has represented the Deep, Intelligent, and Atmospheric style of dance floor Drum & Bass. His dedication in the studio has lead him to appear on various nationwide and global online D&B radio shows, aired showcases, and gigs in the local Drum & Bass community and abroad. 10 years into the game and today, Johnny Kon still remains as passionate about Drum & Bass as ever.
Always refining new musical approaches, 2010 saw him signed and released across a range of respected and emerging Drum & Bass labels such as Digi Lab, Silk Recs, Intelligent Recs, Soul Deep Recs, Stepping Froward Recs to name a few, and receives support from the likes of Geoff Presha, Loxy and DJ Trax.
With upcoming album plans and collaborations with other global musical talent Johnny Kon pushes on with the one theme that has stuck to his persona all these years that is the Deep Dance Floor Drum & Bass sound. 2012, will hold nothing back for Johnny Kon, expect to see this artist firmly cemented in drum n bass playlists all over the world and as always watch this space!
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Getz
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Forge
Beginning his career in early 2000, Jamie Stowell aka Forge, started DJing around his hometown of Timaru (NZ). Having been taken to a rave in the bigger city of Christchurch by his cousin, they went to the now infamous ‘Ministry’ night club, with its flexing floorboards, pounding sound system and all night parties. Experiencing a host of International and local acts, Jamie was drawn to the lighting fast breaks, immense sub bass and general overall party vibe of the music – d&b. Soon after a pair of turntables were purchased and the journey began. After teaching himself to DJ, he was soon playing gigs all over NZ. After a move to Melbourne (Australia) in 2001 the game was stepped up even more. Playing local gigs almost every weekend and for years promoting various nights within the Australian scene.
With dedication to his DJing and wanting to take the craft to the next level, Jamie jumped into the art of music production. Buying a custom PC and spending countless hours learning the program inside out, Forge was intent on pushing the limits of d&b and making a mark for himself within the scene.
Jump to 2008 and we see the release of his first track ‘Finding You’ alongside Ryzatone on the CD – Breakbeat BBQ by the Foreign Dub crew. By the end of the year, Forge had created his own imprint – Silk Recordings and was releasing his first single – Forge & Cubik – Ultraviolet & Forge & Jynk – Unison as the labels first release.
Over the next few years the label has grown organically and built a massive fanbase into whae we see the today. Currently the label is focusing on bringing quality new artists thru the scene along with keeping the quality of releases to the absolute highest standard. With support from the scenes finest including Fabio, Marcus Intalex, Presha, Loxy, Resound, Anile, Consequence, ASC, DJ Flight, Doc Scott and many more, the label is stronger than ever. The very first artist L.P for Silk is due out in the next few months, with none other than Finnish producer – Furi Anga. The label also has a VA L.P due next year alongside 12” releases from Consequence, Anile, ASC, Nether, Forge, The Hybridz and Bulb. Forge himself has two E.P’s worth of solo tunes ready for release sometime in the new year.
Into the future we see the collaboration effort between Jefferson Paulo (Integration Now) come into fruition. With a 2nd batch of releases due out very soon on both 12” + digital formats the pair are gaining support from a host of big name DJ’s and producers. Silk Recordings, Soalce Records, GBDA & Something Deep have all snapped tunes up so far. An E.P has been penciled in for Silk Early next year and Solace is expecting to release the duo’s first dubstep E.P around the same time. Expect to hear some truly future music from these two talented producers.
To top all this off Forge has teamed up with Tom Bond (Solitude) from the U.K to release a new imprint ‘Soalce Records’, dedicated to bringing the deeper and experimental sound of dubstep to the masses. The First release is ready to go and the feedback and support for this project has been amazing. You will also see Forge’s downtempo alias – ‘Stole’ featuring on the label with his highly anticipated ‘Kingston Cocoa’ track along with some fresh new material ready for release in the new year.
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Flatliners
The name Flatliners is synonymous with dub and reggae influenced d&b. Haling from the distant land of Turkey, Omer show no remorse with the tracks they create. Having notched up a host of high-quality releases already on some of the scenes most well known labels including – CX, Cylon, Broken Audio, Foundation X, Translation & Future Thinking.
Omer has sculptured an amazing sound for himself over the last year, gaining support from a host of big name Dj’s and producers, his tracks popping up over worldwide radio and clubs. Exsessive sub bass, moody atmos and head turning drum patterns are qualites that you will hear in every single Flatliners track.
Working in sound desgin and mastering during the day, Omer brings his wide range of skills to the table when he jumps into the studio, not only working in the 170+ tempo, Flatliners tracks have graced slower genre such as Hip Hop, Dub & Reggae.
Flatliners latest release – ‘Grizzly Hills’ is out and now and the remix feat Consequence is due to hit the shops early in 2012. Stay tuned for new releases to come in the future.
Dominic Ridgway
Hot off the heels of his massive Sabre “101” Teeth Remix, competition winner and extraordinary new electronic music producer D.Ridgway drops his second release on Silk.
Following up from the absolutely sublime cuts “Days Away” & “Beauty Falls”, Ridgway clearly sees eye to eye with the labels ethos and production quality. Delivering an outstandingly fresh approach to making music, Ridgway encompasses elements of a more tribal feel with lashings of Burial esque flavored moods, haunting uplifting rhythmic melodies and an ever increasing sound design palette. With a generous amount of released material and forthcoming bits on labels such as Digilab, Mjazz, & Extent VIP, it won’t be long before this artist is completely cemented in the sets of many dj’s and play lists across the globe. Ridgway is definitely one artist to keep your eye on for the rest of 2012 and beyond.
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Dakosa
Forming in early 2009 and hailing from their home town of Maidstone in Kent, Dakosa, Dave (Dready) Marsh, Mike (Kemikal) Craske & Leo (Soulific) Tomlinson, are rising stars within the Drum & Bass scene.
Having had releases on Inneractive Music, Deep Soul Music, Mau5trap, Shadybrain, Qilin Music, Broken Audio, Silk Recordings, Digilab & Diffrent Music, these guys are starting to turn heads and have already caught the eye of DJ’s like Doc Scott, Marcus Intalex, Loxy, Klute, Spirit, SpectraSoul, Rockwell, Data, Nymfo, S.P.Y, Outrage, June Miller and the talented D&B young gun Anile.
Although newly formed as Dakosa, their musical paths have crossed on numerous ocassions in the past as far back as ’98 when Dave & Mike shared a residencey at a local Dance music night. At this time Dave was also a resident at legendary D&B night Pure Science (a night frequented by both Leo & Mike) and reguarly DJ’d at events up and down the country like Heat, Dreamscape, One Nation, Jungle Fever, AWOL ,Epidemik & Breakin Science to name a few.
While at the same time, Mike was studying music courses and DJing at local events within the House scene which is where he met Leo. The two had a mutal passion for Drum & Bass and on & off over the years would lay the foundation for Dakosa.
Moving forward to 2005, and at a time when D&B nights in kent were few and far between, Leo was a key player in starting the Liquid Sessions. A night which still runs strong today and is influential in bringing quality D&B back to kent. Dave was also a resident at these events from the start.
As for the future, the trio are looking to maintain the contact already established with the labels releasing their material at the moment as well as seeking new ones. A possible few colabs in the pipeline and some podcasts and radio mixes as well. Stay tuned for more music from the trio on Silk and various other labels into the future.
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Blue Motion
Since forming Blue Motion in 2009, Slovakia’s Dirrrty B and Belgian’s Influenza Media founder Eros have set out across the airwaves, unleashing a relentless amount of deep and soul-moving musical allure to the masses. Both members have been around the music for many years, DJing and producing since the 90s, and their releases follow in the footsteps of d&b luminaries and compatriots B Complex and Netsky.
Lashing out like an unexpected storm, the duo has left its imprint on many well known labels, including Fokuz, Phunkfiction, Spearhead, Good Looking, Blu Saphir, Citrus, Telluric, Peer Pressure, Point 9 Audio, Temper D Productions, Future Thinkin, and Influenza Media, and has collaborated with the likes of Sconeboy, The Square, Atmospherix, Brandon Miles, Paul SG, Mutt, Stanza, Wreckage Machinery and SoulTec. Vocalists Grimm and MC Fava have also been heard as their vocal stylings creep through the depths of this emotional sound mosaic.
The duo will release the LP Stay Forever through Influenza Media (one of Eros’ own labels) within the next few weeks. Their signature deep and heavy vibe, which has been showcased on labels such as Good Looking, Spearhead and Future Thinkin gets a full work-out on this vinyl (8 tracks) and digital (12 tracks) release set to drop very soon.
Having collaborated with fellow future funkster Unquote, as well as having an arsenal of remixes to their name, Blue Motion’s reputation can only be enhanced with the release of the album. With track titles such as A Cavetroll Named Bob, The Path Unwalked and Walking Through The City, you know this is not going to be any ordinary album, and the style and feel of the release do not disappoint.
“Our music is influenced by the momentary feelings,” Eros tells us, “like how is the weather outside, how long we slept, or what we ate for breakfast, from music we listened to during our lives, such as soul, funk, jazz, electro to name some.”
Fans of swooping, cinematic drum & bass will not be disappointed, and Blue Motion will leave fans old and new with a renewed sense of openness and boundless positivity. Music for the mind and the soul.
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Empire
Empire consist of two people, both of who currently reside in the U.K.
Empire have been running hot lately with plays across all major airwaves, podcasts, track-listings and clubs. The lads have currently been keeping very busy playing gigs in the U.K and abroad and have many more tunes ready to be drawn. With amazing production skills and a very original and futuristic sound Empire’s release is set to be Silk’s biggest to date. Punchy beats, dark grooves and evolving bass patterns make these tunes perfect for the biggest club systems to your favourite home speakers.
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