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Darren Styles
Darren James Mew (born 23 May 1975), better known as Darren Styles, is an English record producer, DJ, singer and songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & the Evolution, Styles found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles. The duo were pioneers of happy hardcore and wrote several well-known songs such as " Heart of Gold", "Pretty Green Eyes" and " Paradise & Dreams". In the early 2000s, Styles began producing more trance-influenced records with Mark Brady as Styles & Breeze. The duo released two hit singles "You're Shining" (2004) and "Heartbeatz" (2005) which both reached the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. They have been involved in all volumes of the popular ''Clubland X-Treme Hardcore'' compilation series. Darren Styles also has a collab alias with Stonebank called "Zero Hero". As a solo artist, Styles has released two studio albums, the Gold-selling ''Skydivin''' (2008) and '' Feel the Pressure'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colchester therefore claims to be Britain's first city. It has been an important military base since the Roman era, with Colchester Garrison currently housing the 16th Air Assault Brigade. Situated on the River Colne, Colchester is northeast of London. The city is connected to London by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line railway. Colchester is less than from London Stansted Airport and from the port of Harwich. Attractions in and around the city include Colchester United Football Club, Colchester Zoo, and several art galleries. Colchester Castle was constructed in the eleventh century on earlier Roman foundations; it now contains a museum. The main campus of the University of Essex is located just outside the city. Local governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Hardcore
Happy hardcore, also known as 4-beat or happycore, is a subgenre of hardcore dance music or "hard dance". It emerged both from the UK breakbeat hardcore rave scene, and Belgian, German and Dutch hardcore techno scenes in the early 1990s. History Origins The breakbeat hardcore rave scene was beginning to fragment by late 1992 into a number of subsequent breakbeat-based genres: darkcore (tracks embracing dark-themed samples and stabs), hardcore jungle (reggae basslines and influences became prominent), and 4-beat also known as ''happy hardcore'' where piano rolls and uplifting vocals were still central to the sound. DJs such as Slipmatt, DJ Sy, DJ Seduction, Wishdokta, DJ Dougal, and DJ Vibes continued to play and put out music of this nature throughout 1993/4 – notably Slipmatt through the ''SMD'' releases, Wishdokta as ''Naughty Naughty'', and Seduction on the ''Impact'' label. In mainland Europe, new beat and hardcore techno from Belgium had spread into Germany and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Greater London to the south and south-west. There are three cities in Essex: Southend, Colchester and Chelmsford, in order of population. For the purposes of government statistics, Essex is placed in the East of England region. There are four definitions of the extent of Essex, the widest being the ancient county. Next, the largest is the former postal county, followed by the ceremonial county, with the smallest being the administrative county—the area administered by the County Council, which excludes the two unitary authorities of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. The ceremonial county occupies the eastern part of what was, during the Early Middle Ages, the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Essex. As well as rural areas and urban areas, it forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N-Force (band)
N-Force is an English dance music act that formed in 2008. Career The act comprises Lois McConnell as lead singer, plus Jorg Schmid and Chris Henry. N-Force is currently signed to UK Dance label All Around the World, and have so far released six singles in the UK and Germany. N-Force's tracks have appeared on various Clubland compilation CDs. Some of their songs have attained some mild success in the UK and Germany. One of their songs, "All My Life" has accumulated over 6,000,000 views as of October, 2011 on YouTube YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second mo .... Schmid has stated that there are more "N-Force" songs to come, but it is unknown if McConnell will still front the act, as she seems to be developing a solo career. However a new single entitled "The One" surfaced i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultrabeat (English Band)
Ultrabeat are a British electronic dance music group from Liverpool, England formed in 2002. Originally consisting of vocalist and producer Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry, Ultrabeat first emerged with their cover of the Force & Styles song " Pretty Green Eyes", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart 2003. They released further singles including top forty hits such as " Feelin' Fine", " Better than Life" and "Elysium (I Go Crazy)", followed by their début album '' Ultrabeat: The Album'' in 2007, which peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart In 2008, Ultrabeat released " Discolights", a collaboration with Darren Styles and Danny P, which peaked at number twenty three on the UK Singles Chart. Their second album, '' The Weekend Has Landed'', released in 2009 and peaked at number twenty nine on the UK Albums Chart. History 2002–2003: Formation and early recordings Prior to forming Ultrabeat, Mike Di Scala, Chris Henry and Ian Redman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel The Pressure
''Feel the Pressure'' is the second studio album by Darren Styles. It was released on 23 August 2010. Background Styles' previous album ''Skydivin''' (2008) was his début album as a solo artist and sold well achieving a Gold certification. Recording for ''Feel the Pressure'' followed on from the release of the first album and Styles' main collaborator was Re-Con who co-wrote and produced six songs on the album. Other producers included Manian, Chris Unknown and frequent collaborator Mark Breeze. The album was released on All Around the World records on 23 August 2010 and reached a peak of No 23 on the UK Albums Chart. Track listing Personnel * Darren Styles – vocals, producer (all tracks except disc 2 track 10), remixing (disc 1 track 12, disc 2 track 10) ;Production * Re-Con – producer (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 7 & 8, disc 2 tracks 4 & 7) * Manian – producer (disc 1 track 4) * United in Dance – producer (disc 1 track 12) * Francis Hill – producer (disc 1 track 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skydivin'
''Skydivin is the debut solo studio album by British dance musician Darren Styles. Background The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart with sales of 22,197. A month later it was certified gold by the BPI with over 100,000 copies sold. Track listing Personnel * Darren Styles – producer (all tracks), vocals (disc 1 tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 & 17, disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9, 11 & 13) ;Production * Ultrabeat – producers (disc 1 track 4, disc 2 tracks 6 and 12) * Hypasonic – producer (disc 1 track 6) * SHM – producer (disc 1 track 12) * Styles & Breeze – producers (disc 1 track 15, disc 2 tracks 7, 8, 10 & 13) * N-Force – producers (disc 2 track 1) * Kenny Hayes – additional producer, remixing (disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9 & 11) ;Additional musicians * Francis Hill – vocals (disc 1 tracks 2 & 7) * Lisa Abbott – vocals (disc 1 track 3, disc 2 tracks 8 & 10) * Mike Di Scala – vocals (disc 1 track 4; disc 2 track 12) * Justine Riddoch – vocals (disc 1 trac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clubland X-Treme Hardcore
''Clubland X-Treme Hardcore'' are a series of compilation albums from Clubland released by Universal Music TV, AATW. Series overview Clubland X-Treme * Disc 1 # Scooter – Weekend 4:49 # Drunkenmunky – E 2:39 # Porn Kings vs. Flip & Fill – Shake Ya Shimmy 3:22 # Divine Inspiration – The Way (Put Your Head In My Hand) (Aldrich & Glennon Remix) 3:34 # Deja-Vu – Face Down Ass Up 3:44 # Dickheadz – Suck My Dick! 4:00 # Cisco Kid – Pizzaman 4:12 # DJ Aligator Project – Lollipop (X-Rated Mix) 4:12 # System, The (3) – If You Leave Me Now (Aldrich & Glennon Remix) 5:24 # Sax Brothers, The – Careless Whisper (South East Players Remix) 4:21 # Plummet – Damaged (Arctica Remix) 3:55 # Head Horny's – My Hero 2:40 # Hi-Flyerz – Pumpanola 2:53 # Friday Night Posse – Kiss This (Voodoo & Serano Mix) 3:27 # Eyeopener – Open Your Eyes (Scott Brown Remix) 3:20 # Public Domain – Operation Blade 5:24 # Voodoo & Serano – Blood Is Pumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbeatz
"Heartbeatz" is a song performed by UK duo Styles & Breeze featuring Karen Danzig. It became the duo's second top-20 hit in Finland and the United Kingdom. Chart performance In Finland, the song debuted at number 16 but only spent one week in the top 20. In Ireland, it debuted at number 38 and spent one week in the top 50. On the UK Singles Chart, it debuted at number 16, then dropped to number 36 the following week, number 51 on its third week, then number 68 on its final week on the chart. Music video The music video features Styles & Breeze DJing A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile ... against a flashy black background, and Karen lying on a red heart-shaped bed and alternating scenes of her with other dancers, dressed in "sexy nurse" outfits. Charts Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Shining
"You're Shining" is a 2004 song by DJ duo Styles & Breeze. It reached the top 20 in Finland and the United Kingdom. It features vocals by Lisa Abbott. Chart performance In Finland, "You're Shining" debuted and peaked at number 19; it only spent one week in the top 20. On the Irish Singles Chart, it debuted and peaked at number 46, also spending a sole week in the top 50. On the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ..., it peaked at number 19. The next week it dropped nine places to number 28, and the following week it dropped another nine places to number 37. On its final week in the chart, it dropped 21 places to number 58. Music video The video has a girl up in space singing whilst the sun shines bright, then it goes to a club where she is singing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Breeze
Mark Breeze (real name Mark Brady, born 1970), also known as DJ Breeze, is a British DJ and producer of UK hardcore music. He is best known for his collaborations with Darren Styles as Styles & Breeze. He is also the founder of the label Infinity Recordings, running it from 1997 to 2004, when DJ Silver took over its operations. Discography Singles * "Let Me Fly" (2003) - UK #59 * "You're Shining" (2004) - UK #19 * "Heartbeatz" (2005) - UK #16 , Chart Stats, retrieved 2011-07-31 References External links DJ Breeze on Discogs
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