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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] |
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] |
Styles & Breeze
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] |
Discolights
"Discolights" is a song written and produced by Ultrabeat and Darren Styles, taken from Styles' debut solo album, ''Skydivin''' and Ultrabeat's second album '' The Weekend Has Landed''. The song combines the hardcore and commercial styles of the two artists. It was released on 23 June 2008 as a digital download; a physical single was released on 28 July 2008. Track listing CD promo / CD single / download #Radio Edit – (2:46) #Extended Mix – (5:13) #Darren Styles Hardcore Mix – (3:31) #Hypasonic Remix – (6:01) # Scooter Remix – (6:06) #Bassfreakerz Remix – (5:50) #Riffs & Rays Remix – (7:49) 12" promo #Original Mix #Darren Styles Hardcore Remix #Hypasonic Remix #Bassfreakerz Remix Personnel ;Ultrabeat * Mike Di Scala – vocals, producer * Chris Henry – producer ;Darren Styles * Darren Styles – producer Music video The music video, directed by Paul Boyd and produced by Adrian Fulle, was filmed in Los Angeles on 28 April 2008. It shows two robots coming to life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save Me (Darren Styles Song)
"Save Me" is a single by British DJ Darren Styles, the third single released from his album '' Skydivin''', it was released in 2006. The single reached #70 on the UK Singles Chart. Track listing CD Single / Download #Original Hardcore Edit (3:54) #Nitelite Edit (3:51) #Original Hardcore Mix (7:40) #Extended Club Mix (7:44) #CJ Stone Remix (6:49) #Hypasonic Remix (6:57) CD Promo #Extended Mix (7:46) #CJ Stone Remix (6:49) #Original Hardcore Version (7:45) #Flip & Fill Mix (6:22) #Friday Night Posse Mix (7:25) #Kenny Hayes Remix (7:34) #Technikal Remix (7:55) #Hypasonic Remix (6:58) #Kenny Hayes Nitelite Mix (5:16) 12" Promo #Alex K Remix (7:37) #Hypasonic Remix (6:58) Music video The music video for "Save Me" was filmed in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ... [...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] |
Paradise & Dreams
"Paradise & Dreams" is a song written and recorded by producers Force & Styles, featuring Junior which originally appeared on their album '' All over the UK'' (1996) and was released as a single in 1997. Both members of Force & Styles would later record cover versions of the song at later dates, the first was by The Force (Paul Hobbs and Flip & Fill) in 2003 and another was by Ultrabeat versus Darren Styles which appeared on both artists début albums '' Ultrabeat: The Album'' (2007) and ''Skydivin' (2008). Background The Force & Styles version of "Paradise & Dreams" was a happy hardcore song which first came out in 1997, on the Diverse record label. The song features MC Junior's vocals, who co-write the song. In 1998, the year after the original version came out, Paradise & Dreams was re-recorded by Force & Styles. The new version added the female vocals of Kelia to sing the song as a duet with Junior, and she sang one of the verses solo also. This version of the song is the ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Over The UK
''All Over the UK'' is the debut studio album by British happy hardcore musicians Force & Styles released on 26 August 1996 on United Dance Recordings. Background After working together since 1993 as part of DJ Force & the Evolution (with James Broomfield and Paul Hughes), Paul Hobbs and Darren Mew formed Force & Styles in 1995. They founded their own independent record label UK Dance Records to release their recordings and the duo released numerous 12-inch singles during the mid-1990s. ''All over the UK'' was recorded at their studio in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex and the album was released on DJ Eruption's United Dance Recordings label on 26 August 1996 and peaked at No. 103 on the UK Albums Chart. Although most of the songs were released as 12-inch singles on Force & Styles' own UK Dance Records label, two songs from the album were later released as singles on the Diverse record label. "Paradise & Dreams" featuring Junior was released in October 1996 and peaked at No. 106 on the U ... [...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] |
Sure Feels Good
"Sure Feels Good" is a song written and recorded by Ultrabeat and Darren Styles, released as a single in 2007. It was the first Styles/Ultrabeat collaboration since Ultrabeat covered "Pretty Green Eyes" and "Feelin' Fine" in 2003. The vocals are by Rebecca Rudd, also the singer on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)". Writing and recording The song was originally a hardcore track, written and recorded by Styles & Re-Con with vocalist Rebecca Rudd in 2006. Rudd had previously worked with Ultrabeat and Mike Di Scala in the past, for example the vocals on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)". In 2007, the song was re-recorded with another verse added and re-produced by Ultrabeat and Darren Styles. Release and reception The Styles & Re-Con hardcore mix first appeared on the '' Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 3'' compilation album in 2006. In June 2007, the Ultrabeat versus Darren Styles version was released on Promo CD and Promo 12" Vinyl and the Rezonance Q remix was included on '' Clubland 11''. "Sure Feels Good" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right By Your Side (N-Force And Darren Styles Song)
"Right By Your Side" is a song written and produced by N-Force and Darren Styles. The vocals are sung by Lois McConnell from N-Force and it was released on 9 June 2008 (the same month as Darren Styles and Ultrabeat released Discolights which peaked 23 in the UK. Track listing CD Single / Download #Radio Edit (3:23) #Extended Mix (5:22) #ReCon Remix (5:54) #Ultrabeat Remix (6:29) #Styles & Breeze Remix (5:47) #Riffs & Rays Remix (8:00) Download #Radio Edit (3:23) #ReCon Edit (2:50) #Riffs & Rays Radio Edit (3:10) #Hypasonic Remix (6:33) #KB Project Remix (6:20) #JC Remix (5:50) #Fugitive's Side On Mix (5:05) 12" Promo #Original Mix #Ultrabeat Remix #Hypasonic Remix #KB Project Remix #Re-Con Remix CD Promo #Radio Edit #Extended Mix #Ultrabeat Remix #Hypasonic Remix #Riffs & Rays Remix #KB Project Remix #Fugitive's Side On Remix #JC Remix #Riffs & Rays Radio Edit Music video The music video is mainly based in a street when lead singer Lois McConnell looks sad and also dances in front ... [...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] |
List Of Music Recording Certifications
Music recording certifications are typically awarded by the worldwide music industry based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide. The standard certification awards given consist of Gold, Platinum, and sometimes Diamond awards, in ascending order; the UK also has a Silver certification, ranking below Gold. In most cases, a "Multi-Platinum" or "Multi-Diamond" award is given for multiples of the Platinum or Diamond requirements. Many music industries around the world are represented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI operates in 66 countries and services affiliated industry associations in 45 countries. In some cases, the IFPI is merely affiliated with the already operational certification bodies of a country, but in many countries with lesser-developed industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |