Aquasky is an English electronic group composed of Dave Wallace, Kieron Bailey, and Brent Newitt. Aquaskyat

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In early 1995 they got together to

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their own music. Shortly afterwards they sent a demo tape to

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records and the seeds of a musical alliance were sown. The first single 'Dezires / Images' (Shadow 64) was released three months later and remixed by

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(Shadow 64R). Originally a

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outfit, the trio have also become involved in the

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scene using the moniker Aquasky vs. Masterblaster to denote their breaks projects. They retained Aquasky for

projects. The addition of Masterblaster however led to great confusion amongst fans. So Masterblaster was dropped and everything is once again being released under the name Aquasky. The trio are also responsible for creating and running the Passenger label established in 1997 (as well as its sister label 777 established in 2004) which continues to release their style of heavy

influenced breaks. Their latest effort is the 'Teamplayers' EP which features collaborations with many influential electronic artists including

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, Tayo,

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and

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. The trio now operate under the name "Black Noise" releasing

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songs for "Southern Fried Records"

Albums

*''Orange Dust'' (1997) *''Bodyshock'' (1999) *''Aftershock'' (2000) *''Beat the System'' (2002) *''Stay Fresh'' (2003) *''Breakbeat Bass'' (2005) *''Teamplayers'' (2006) *''Raise the Devil'' (2011) *''Bring da Ruckus'' (2013) *''Shadow Era'' (2015)

References

External links

Official site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aquasky English electronic music groups British drum and bass music groups British musical trios Breakbeat music groups Musical groups from Bournemouth