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Hard Leaders
Kickin Records is an independent record label founded by Peter Harris (who died in 2008) in 1988.Ben CardeKickin Records founder and independent champion Peter Harris has died.January 9, 2008 Music Week The record label released music by artists including The Scientist, Shut Up and Dance, Blak Prophetz, Messiah, Grant Nelson, DJ Hype, Phil Asher, Matthew Bushwhack B, Dominic B of the Stanton Warriors and Rennie Pilgrem. The recording company eventually added the Slip 'n' Slide, Pandemonium Records, Hardleaders, Stoned AsiaShunjKickin Records founder diesInternational News 21st Jan, 2008 In The Mix and Slip 'n' Slide Blue labels, "and also had a publishing arm in the form of Haripa Music Publishing in 1990." Meat Machine and Echobelly were signed to Kickin Records' subsidiary label, Pandemonium Records. Haripa Music was sold to independent music publisher Superb Songs, in 2016; administered by Supreme Songs Limited. Other recording artists included Wishdokta Grant Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shut Up And Dance (duo)
Shut Up and Dance are an English duo that fused hip hop, house and hardcore. They are acknowledged as one of the pioneers of breakbeat hardcore and jungle music. Career The group was formed in 1988 in Stoke Newington, London, by Philip 'PJ' Johnson and Carlton 'Smiley' Hyman. In 1990, they made the lower end of the UK chart with two singles, "£20 to Get In" and "Lamborghini", both released on their own record label, Shut Up and Dance Records. At this time, they also worked with the Ragga Twins for the first time and produced their first releases. In 1992, they reached No. 43 with their double A-side single "Autobiography of a Crackhead / The Green Man", before hitting the headlines in May of that year when they released "Raving I'm Raving", based on Marc Cohn's hit single "Walking in Memphis". Upon its release, Cohn obtained an injunction to stop production of further copies of the single due to the lack of clearance. A court order was also sought to prevent the sale of any c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blak Prophetz
Henrik Blak better known by his stage name Blak (born 1989 in Nakskov, Denmark) is a Danish rapper and songwriter. He started writing and rapping in 2002. In 2007, alongside Jimilian and Mido he helped launch Flex Music working as a main songwriter for the label. In 2011, he released "Ta' dine stiletter af" using the name Enrico Blak. In 2015 he released his single "Slem igen" using the mononym Blak and featuring Jimilian and Ceci Luca reaching number 8 on Tracklisten, the official Danish singles chart. Hedegaard also released a remix of the song. Blak's biggest success has become "Nede mette" topping the Danish singles chart. Discography Album Singles Featured in *2010: "Få dig et liv" (Jimilian Jimilian Ismaili (born 22 August 1994) is a Danish singer. Life and career Ismaili's father was a well-known folk musician in Albania. The family left the country and lived temporarily in Belgium, until they applied for political asylum in ... feat. Enrico Blak) *2011: "Ghet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Messiah (UK Duo)
Messiah were a British techno/ acid house duo formed in London in 1988 by members Mark Davies and Ali Ghani. Biography Known for their heavy use of sampling quotes from films, melodic female vocals, and aggressive synthesizer lines, the group released two full-length albums and several singles during the 1990s. Two singles reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Discography Albums * ''21st Century Jesus'' (1993, Warner Music UK; American Recordings US) * ''Messiah Presents Progenitor'' (1997, Thirsty Ear) Singles References External links Messiahdiscography at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ... English techno music groups English house music duos Hardcore techno music groups Musical groups established in 1988 Some Bizzare Records artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Nelson
Grant Nelson (born April 1971 in London), also known as Wishdokta, Bump & Flex and N'n'G, is an English DJ, remixer and record producer. In the 1990s, inspired by producers such as Masters at Work, MK and Eddie Perez, he played an important role in the development of the UK garage genre, being heralded as the "Godfather of UK Garage". In 2013, Nelson appeared alongside many other garage pioneers in a documentary exploring the legacy of UK garage, ''Rewind 4Ever: The History of UK Garage''. Hit singles on the UK charts as Bump & Flex include "Long Time Coming" ( UK #73, UK Dance #3) and "Got Myself Together" (UK #84, UK Dance #3), and as one half of N'n'G, he scored a No. 12 and No. 1 Dance hit with " Right Before My Eyes" in 2000. Popular Bump & Flex remixes include Mis-Teeq's "B with Me" (UK #5), James Brown's " Funk on Ah Roll" (UK #40, UK Dance #1), Indo's "R U Sleeping" (UK #31, UK Dance #3) and the Steppers Dub of Nelson's "Step 2 Me" (featuring Jean McClain Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Hype
Kevin Ford (born 1968), better known as DJ Hype, is a British jungle and drum and bass producer and DJ. Biography Hype first became involved in music as a teenager in 1982, assisting PJ and Smiley with their sound system Heatwave in East London, which evolved into Shut Up and Dance. Hype began producing in 1989, engineering and co-producing tracks (including "Exorcist" and "The Bee") for Kickin'Records, Strictly Underground and Suburban Base. UK garage producer Wookie remembers that Hype worked with The Scientist on "The Bee" to create one of the first jungle tunes to hit big, following "£10 to Get In" by Shut Up and Dance in 1989. Around this time, Hype hosted a show on the London pirate radio station Fantasy FM, and he was famed for his mixing and scratching skills. Suburban Base released Hype's track "Shot in the Dark" that made the UK Singles Chart in 1993. By 1994, he had become a big name in the breakbeat hardcore and jungle raves - landing awards for Best Male DJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton Warriors
Stanton Warriors are a British DJ and production duo consisting of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. Originally from the West Country, the duo have performed internationally with their infamous Stanton Sessions parties in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Their name was taken from a manhole cover, made by Stanton Ironworks. The Stanton Warriors' third mix album was released in the UK on 27 October 2008, entitled ''Stanton Session Vol. 3'', which is their best-seller to date, and received 5 out of 5 from iDJ. This was also released in a limited run, deluxe edition manhole cover tin pack. The graffiti style artwork (and their SW logo) seen on many of their releases and merchandise is the work of several renowned graffiti artists, SheOne and Rough, the latter of which won a design award for the artwork on the Stanton Warrior's single, "Da Antidote". The Stantons have been known to release free to download promotional DJ sets through their websites, where there is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rennie Pilgrem
Rennie Pilgrem is an English electronic music producer. He is often considered responsible for the creation of the nu skool breaks genre. Before moving into breaks, Pilgrem was part of the influential rave group Rhythm Section along with Richie T, Ellis Dee and Nick Newton. Pilgrem is also the boss of Thursday Club Recordings a.k.a. TCR, a label which he founded in 1993, which has released material by B.L.I.M., Koma & Bones, Chris Carter, 2Sinners, Vigi, JDS, General Midi, Arthur Baker, Dopamine, Elite Force, Überzone and Meat Katie. Since 2010, he switched his focus to visual art The visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, photography, video, filmmaking, design, crafts and architecture. Many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, conceptual art, and textile arts .... In 2013, he was selected for the Royal Academy Summer exhibition. He now devotes his time making paintings, original prints and uses his previous e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007- 4 January 2008. It was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information gleaned from music magazines, individual expertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Larkin (writer)
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British writer and entrepreneur. He founded, and was the editor-in-chief of, the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". Along with the ten-volume encyclopedia, Larkin also wrote the book ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'', and edited the ''Guinness Who's Who of Jazz'', the ''Guinness Who's Who of Blues'', and the ''Virgin Encyclopedia Of Heavy Rock''. He has over 650,000 copies in print to date. Background and education Larkin was born in Dagenham, Essex. Larkin spent much of his early childhood attending the travelling fair where his father, who worked by day as a plumber for the council, moonlighted on the waltzers to make ends meet. It was in the fairground, against a background of Little Richard on the wind-up 78 rpm turntables, that Larkin acquired his passion for the world of popular music. He studied at the South East Essex County Technical High School and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among ''Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercial non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripa Music Publishing
Kickin Records is an independent record label founded by Peter Harris (who died in 2008) in 1988.Ben CardeKickin Records founder and independent champion Peter Harris has died.January 9, 2008 Music Week The record label released music by artists including The Scientist, Shut Up and Dance, Blak Prophetz, Messiah, Grant Nelson, DJ Hype, Phil Asher, Matthew Bushwhack B, Dominic B of the Stanton Warriors and Rennie Pilgrem. The recording company eventually added the Slip 'n' Slide, Pandemonium Records, Hardleaders, Stoned AsiaShunjKickin Records founder diesInternational News 21st Jan, 2008 In The Mix and Slip 'n' Slide Blue labels, "and also had a publishing arm in the form of Haripa Music Publishing in 1990." Meat Machine and Echobelly were signed to Kickin Records' subsidiary label, Pandemonium Records. Haripa Music was sold to independent music publisher Superb Songs, in 2016; administered by Supreme Songs Limited. Other recording artists included Wishdokta Grant Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meat Machine
Meat Machine were a rock band active during the first half of the 1990s.additional information from Tony Byrne's Single Minded Promotions & John Bourke's N.E.W.S PR AGENCY Press Releases for Kickin Records History Meat Machine was founded in 1990 by Vincent James, the group's frontman and principal songwriter & Ford Shawcross, who later left the band in 1992 (He died in 2009.) Keyboard programmer, John Clarke (who later was one third of the Music Production team JKL; Who produced 2-step garage music acts such as MC Neat) was with Meat Machine from 1990 to 1991. John also contributed Additional Programmer work to several tracks on the ''Slug'' Album. After record deal discussions with More Protein; A record label started by Boy George (who expressed considerable interest in signing the band), Meat Machine opted instead to sign with Kickin Records / Pandemonium Records in 1991; Releasing their Debut Single, ''Times Of Addiction'' / ''Nightmare'' in early 1992. Their debut L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
