Coming out of the jungle scene Sheffield's Oris Jay a.k.a Darqwan carved a name for himself way before he revolutionized Uk Garage by bringing true darkness to the sound, paving the way for dubstep alongside producers like El-B, Steve Gurley and Zed Bias. Darqwan also produces as DQ1 and RS4 and runs the label Texture.
Ed Devane is an Irish, Dublin-based musician and producer who has released material on Touchin' Bass, Mantrap, Spacebar Sentiments, Takeover and !kaboogie among others. His sound is bass driven with syncopated breaks and bursts of noise balanced in his recent work with the sound of his home-made zither. Influenced by a wide variety of styles Ed's music works equally well in the club or on headphones.
The Magnet Men consist of Ned, Adam & Matt, and it's the combination of their musical influences & skillz that gives them their unique sound. Whilst Ned has, and continues to make a strong impact on the breaks scene as DJ Eskimo, his main focuses are towards the production of the music & DJing out in the clubs. Adam's influences are more band-orientated, listening to groups like Radiohead & Muse, he creates some great melodies and hooks for the tunes, as well as his own production capabilities.
A major presence on the international club/festival circuit for over a decade, Freeland continues to hold residencies at the best dancefloors around the globe (like London’s prestigious Fabric club), and recently made his third triumphant appearance at the renowned Coachella music festival. Adam also owns and runs his own label Marine Parade. It released Freeland’s breakthrough full-length artist album, 2003’s Now & Them, which spawned the smash single “We Want Your Soul,” a Top 40 chart hit in various countries ‘round the world that also resulted in an award-winning video.
Da Lata was originally founded by musician and producer Chris Franck and DJ Patrick Forge in the summer of 1996. The idea for the project was to blend afro-brazilian influences with modern dance sensibility incorporating both acoustic and electronic elements in the music. Early experimentation came in the form of remixes rather than original material which proved to be a great way of honing the sound and at the same time gave exposure to the name.
The Beat Assassins are Jimmy Mofo and DJ Wooz, breakbeat producers based in the UK. The event that inspired the formation of the Beat Assassins happened when DJ Wooz walked up to Jimmy Mofo and said, "I wanna make breakbeat like this!". He was referring to Moguais U Know Y which had just sent everyone spastic one drunken Friday night out in Camden. A few phone calls later and Jimmy was sat next to Wooz in his Harpenden recording studio making phat beats that delivered a tech-funk dynamic in energetic, peak-time breakbeat production.
Cornelia: 'Oxygen is my friend.
Without her, you could say I just wouldn't be.
My song... our song, that you hear - it’s a relationship. Our conversation.
The air and my chest meeting at some half way point in my throat. So, this is what I do. I write songs, and in turn they rewrite me.
I sing them.
I sometimes play them... or just play with them. The song needs to be played with; it has its own character and feel. Like plants, rabbits... they all need that arching fresh air to function. Sound sweet sound, whether I'm up or down.
Signed to Hardcore Beats, Ed209, the west London breaks producer/DJ has come along way since the days of dodgy pirate radio and Jungle. Spinning from the tender age of 14 he now finds himself playing regularly at heavyweight events such as Raindance, Best Of British, Breakbeat Connection, Innovation, Essence of Chi, Trigger, and Back To The Old School, not to mention all the parties abroad and the pyrotechnicradio.com and Breaks fm shows that he manages to maintain.