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List Of Jungle And Drum And Bass Emcees
This is a list of jungle and drum and bass artists/DJs. This includes notable artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as those who have been on a major label). This list does not include little-known local artists. Artists are listed by the first letter of their pseudonym (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name. __NOTOC__ 0–9 1991* 4hero A * AK1200 * Adam F *Alix Perez * Amon Tobin * Andy C * Anna Key * Aphex Twin * Aphrodite * Aquasky * Audio B * B-Complex * Bachelors of Science * Bad Company * Billain * Black Sun Empire * Blame (music producer) * Blu Mar Ten * Blue Stahli * Michiel van den Bos * Boymerang * Breakbeat Era * Justin Broadrick * Brookes Brothers * Danny Byrd C * Calibre * Calyx * Camo & Krooked * Davide Carbone * Cause 4 Concern * Celldweller * Chatta B Redskin Records. Kemet Records * Chase & Status * Clusta * Commix * Concord Daw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle Music
Jungle is a genre of dance music that developed out of the UK rave scene and sound system culture in the 1990s. Emerging from breakbeat hardcore, the style is characterised by rapid breakbeats, heavily syncopated percussive loops, samples, and synthesised effects, combined with the deep basslines, melodies, and vocal samples found in dub, reggae and dancehall, as well as hip hop and funk. Many producers frequently sampled the " Amen break" or other breakbeats from funk and jazz recordings.Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine Jungle was a direct precursor to the drum and bass genre which emerged in the mid-1990s. Origin The breakbeat hardcore scene of the early 1990s was beginning to fragment by 1992/1993, with different influences becoming less common together in tracks. The piano and uplifting vocal style that was prevalent in breakbeat hardcore started to lay down the foundations of 4-beat/happy hardcore, whilst tracks with dark-themed samples and industrial style s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billain
Billain (born ''Adis Kutkut'') is a Bosnian drum and bass producer, DJ and sound designer from Sarajevo. He is mostly known for his distinctive style within the neurofunk genre and his collaborations with Frenkie and Edo Maajka. Career Billain was influenced as a pre-teen by the Bosnian War. During the four-year-long Siege of Sarajevo he began to draw and later discovered graffiti and created his first hip hop productions. In search of new possibilities to express his feelings originating in the siege, at first Billain taught himself how to produce techno music and later neurofunk. Before he released his first music, Billain joined the drum and bass collective ''Kontra'' which organised many drum and bass events in Sarajevo with Djs like ''Matrix & Optical'', ''Teebee'', ''Stakka & Skynet'' and ''Konflict''. His music has been played on BBC Radio 1 and has been featured on UKF Music. In 2014, Billain, alongside composer Sloven Anzulović, created and composed the sound design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camo & Krooked
Camo & Krooked are an electronic music duo from Vienna, Austria with their musical roots embedded in drum and bass, consisting of Reinhard "Camo" Rietsch (born 12 November 1983 in Salzburg) and Markus "Krooked" Wagner (born 31 July 1989 in Lilienfeld). History Both Rietsch and Wagner have been producing music since 2002. They met at one of Rietsch's gigs and collaborated to form Camo & Krooked in 2007. Their first collaboration was the track "Play It" from Camo's 2007 single ''Drop It''. 2008–10: ''Above & Beyond'' The duo has been releasing songs on various labels throughout 2008 to 2010, including Future Prophecies's Berzerk and Body & Soul's Nasca. More frequently, they've released multiple singles through fellow Austrian drum and bass producer and promoter DisasZt's label Mainframe Recordings. On 12 February 2010, the duo had released their debut studio album ''Above & Beyond'' through the label. The fourteen-track album includes a Mainframe Recordings compilation mix comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyx (musician)
Calyx is a British drum and bass act, specialising in the techstep style. Previously the duo of Larry Cons and Chris Rush (both of London), it is now a solo project of Larry Cons. Their first release was in 1998 for Moving Shadow sublabel Audio Couture. Most of their releases have been for Moving Shadow, including their debut album ''No Turning Back'' (2005), with a few appearances for Metalheadz and Renegade Hardware. Many of Calyx hits has been featured in the video game ''Midnight Club 3''. Track ''Quagmire'' is featured in '' Grand Theft Auto III''. In September 2007 he released an album called ''Anatomy'', which was a joint project with fellow drum 'n' bass artist and long-term collaborator Teebee. Calyx and Teebee went on to release a second collaborative album ''All or Nothing'' in November 2012 under Ram Records (UK). He is reportedly working with Phace on new tracks. Music career London-based jungle/drum 'n' bass production team Calyx began as guitarist Larry Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calibre (musician)
Dominick Martin, better known by his stage name Calibre, is a Northern Irish drum and bass music producer and DJ from Belfast. He started producing at a young age. He is a classically trained musician, playing a variety of musical instruments. Martin started producing Drum and Bass in 1995 and his first signed release was credited under the now defunct Quadrophonic record label. He soon came to the attention of drum and bass DJ Fabio, who signed Calibre to his record label, Creative Source. While studying Fine Arts at the University of Ulster in Belfast, he became interested in the music of John Cage whose work was influential in titling Martin's first album release ''Musique Concrète'' in 2001. Since his initial releases in 2001, Martin has been known for his consistent signature style and sound. Short Circuits Magazine refers to him as "one of the quietest people in drum and bass". Although one of the scene's most prolific producers, he shares tracks with only a small circle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Byrd
Danny Byrd (born 4 May 1979) is an English DJ, record producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by genres such as house, UK garage, R&B and the jungle sound. He primarily releases his music through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label. In 2009, his track "Red Mist VIP" reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009, and on 7 February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making No. 64. In October 2010, Byrd reached No. 36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour". History Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 1999. His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes. In 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation ''Weapons of Mass Creation'' followed. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookes Brothers
Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are two London-based drum and bass producers. History In 2006 they surfaced with "Portal" / "Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler's W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F's label Breakbeat Kaos. Their first release was "Hard Knocks" / "Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe, Pete Tong and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ's such as Andy C, Grooverider, and Adam F. The double A-side entered the UK Indie Chart at number 25. In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass star, Culture Shock, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric and Herbal nightclubs, playing regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Broadrick
Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and industrial music. Following Godflesh's initial breakup in 2002, Broadrick formed the band Jesu. He was briefly in the English grindcore band Napalm Death when he was a teenager in the mid-1980s, writing and recording guitar for their debut album, '' Scum''. Broadrick has also maintained a parallel career as a producer, producing records and remixes for groups such as Pantera, Isis, Mogwai and Hydra Head labelmates Pelican. Since the 1990s he has worked with Kevin Martin as Techno Animal making various genres of electronic music and hip hop. Since 2012, he has been releasing hard techno music under the solo moniker JK Flesh. Broadrick has set up record labels such as HeadDirt, Avalanche Recordings, Post Mortem Productions (briefly renamed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakbeat Era
Breakbeat Era was a British music group from Bristol. It consisted of producers Roni Size and DJ Die and singer Leonie Laws. The group released a studio album, ''Ultra-Obscene'', in 1999. It peaked at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart. Discography Studio albums * ''Ultra-Obscene ''Ultra-Obscene'' is the debut studio album by Breakbeat Era, a collaborative project consisting of Roni Size, DJ Die, and Leonie Laws. It was originally released on XL Recordings in 1999. It peaked at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical ...'' (1999) Singles * "Breakbeat Era" (1998) * "Ultra-Obscene" (1999) * "Bullitproof" (2000) References External links * English electronic music groups British drum and bass music groups British musical trios Musical groups from Bristol XL Recordings artists {{UK-electronic-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boymerang
Boymerang was the drum and bass project of the English post-rock musician Graham Sutton. Formation Following the release of the Bark Psychosis album ''Hex'' in 1994, Sutton became interested in drum and bass. He began buying Jungle records at the Lucky Spin record shop in North London and going to Islington's Paradise Club. One of the final Bark Psychosis performances, at the 1994 Phoenix Festival was Sutton and fellow band member Daniel Gish playing drum and bass. Sutton stated that he felt invigorated by the drum and bass scene after the grueling and insular band experience of ''Hex''. "I never thought I'd want to feel part of something," he said in 1996. "I've thrived on being outside anything that was happening. The whole scene is the most exciting thing that this country's seen since punk." Boymerang's self-titled debut EP, from early 1995, was the first release on the Leaf label. Sutton has said this EP was a version of the set from the Phoenix festival.Leech, Jeanette (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiel Van Den Bos
Michiel "M.C.A." van den Bos (born 23 May 1975) is a Dutch musician who composes primarily for Epic Games and Triumph Studios. He began composing on the Commodore 64 and Amiga before making the transition to composing professional soundtracks for video games such as '' Unreal'', ''Unreal Tournament'', ''Deus Ex'', and the ''Overlord'' series. His most recent project is the soundtrack of '' Age of Wonders: Planetfall''. According to an interview, his influences are LTJ Bukem, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Martin Galway, Underworld, Rob Hubbard, Jeroen Tel, Ben Daglish, Carcass, At the Gates, Insomnium, PFM and Artemis. Van den Bos is also an active indie/alternative DJ. Video game credits * 1998 – '' Unreal'' (and the mission pack, '' Return to Na Pali'') * 1999 – '' Age of Wonders'' * 1999 – ''Unreal Tournament'' * 2000 – ''Deus Ex'' * 2007 – ''Overlord'' * 2007 – '' Overlord: Raising Hell'' * 2009 – '' Overlord: Dark Legend'' * 2009 – ''Overlord II'' * 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Stahli
Blue Stahli is an American electronic rock project by Bret Autrey. Blue Stahli has appeared in a number of movie trailers, shows and games. History Musical beginnings and VOXiS (1997–2006) Autrey started music at a young age, learning through the use of an old beat up piano he had rescued from a dump. He worked through 3 years of piano lessons, by mimicking his neighbor and playing the melodies by ear. During this same time, he had become interested in sampling and programming music using DOS's Impulse Tracker. Later he received lessons from a friend for guitar, and would play along to music such as Queen's soundtrack to ''Flash Gordon''. He has played in a band as the guitarist, fronted by drag queens; as well as joining a burlesque troupe as a DJ to their shows. Autrey used his self-taught musical skills alongside Collin Landis to enter a demo-tape titled Mainframe into Flaming Fish Music. Once on the label the duo, aided by brother of Collin, Shawn Lanis (Virocity) produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
