2001: ''Musique Concrete''
On 25 September 2001, Calibre released his debut album on the Creative Source label run by the DJ and Drum & Bass veteranSignature Records
In 2003, Martin decided to launch a self-published record label,2005: ''Second Sun''
November 2005 marked Martin's second full-length album release, through the Signature label, entitled ''Second Sun''. ''Second Sun'' was released after much anticipation following his 2001 release. He stated, "I look upon my move to Logic as a process in the studio to be a second part of the story. But having said that, the 22nd is my birth date, it's my second album, I'm the second son in the family, this is the second phase production wise but for me its nothing to do with numerology, its more to do with reinvention, a new life." The album ''Second Sun'' is regarded by those working in and those listening to Drum and Bass as a landmark release for the genre. On 17 September 2008, BBC 1Xtra Drum and Bass DJ Bailey gave special praise to the title track of the album, noting it as the tune of the festival for Sun and Bass 2008, a dedicated Drum and Bass festival which is held in2007: ''Shelflife''
In October 2007, Martin released ''Shelflife'' a retrospective album featuring 21 unreleased productions spanning from 1998–2005. CD 1 # Venus And Mars # South Self # Stay High # Less Los Ablos # Jibaro # STCal - STCal Roller # Shades # Klute – Part Of Me (Remix) # Easy on My Mind # Re Entry CD 2 # Untitled # Acrobat # Makes Me Wonder (Original) # Cold Blade # I'll Stay # South Self # Free # Turn Around # Beat 97 # Peace Of Mind feat. Lariman # Idris # Time And Space2008: ''Overflow''
Martin released ''Overflow'' in Spring 2008. ''Overflow'' features vocals from Martin himself, along with his artwork. CD1 # Savannah Heat # Slums (Featuring – DRS) # Alone In A Crowd # Overeaction Featuring – Lariman # Suddenly # Into The Groove # Leave Me # Klute – Part Of Me (Remix) # Lo Note # Beat Goes On CD2 # TV On # Shine (Featuring – Spacek) # Always Lovin You # You Used To Listen (Featuring – DRS) # Big Bang # Honeypot # Gage # Reach You Everywhere # So Blue2009: ''Shelflife 2''
In January 2009 there were final confirmations from S.T Holdings and Calibre's MySpace, '' Shelf Life Vol. 2'' was to be released on 11 May 2009. Another retrospective album including the long lasting2009: ''Shine a Light''
Soon after the release of ''Shelf Life Vol. 2'', Calibre stated he would be releasing his long anticipated downtempo album, ''Shine a Light''. In October 2009 S.T Holding announced it to be released on Monday 16 November. Calibre stated that he has wanted to release a downtempo album for the last two years, but decided to release his second retrospective album first. ''“I have spent over 10 years writing music, the majority of my work being drum and bass, so i wanted to write an album that wasn’t attached to a particular musical genre; to me it felt like feeling my way in the dark”'' # The Truth (Feat. DRS) # Change # The Marchers # Last Kiss # Footprints # Beyond # Something I Said # The Tide # Man On The Road # Devise2010: ''Even If''
In June 2010 Calibre released ''Even If'' on his label Signature Records. Featuring predominantly Drum & Bass, Calibre said of the album, "If I wanted to achieve anything it was mainly to write something that I personally enjoyed, on an individual basis I wanted to mix some genre’s and try to transcend the DNB tag as much as I was referencing it, and hopefully in the process reach out to those out there that like my music." # All You Got # Even If # Rose # Broken # Thirst Dub # Me Myself And I # Steptoe # Open Your Eyes # Acid Hands # Section Dub # Gone Away # No Reply # Manchester Nights2011: ''Condition''
Released in October 2011, Condition was described by Mixmag magazine as ''“a shape-shifting trove of wonders that leaps ambitiously from the serene to the brutal”'', awarded Drum ′N′ Bass album of the month and rated 5/5. Calibre himself describing this album: "Condition is my drum and bass follow up to "Even If", I originally wanted to make an album that was more dance floor influenced, to have a more light hearted approach, in some ways it has that, but I couldn't stop myself from making the deeper material, for years i have wrestled with the subtle side of drum and bass, my journey has been one that tries to attain the simple groove, to keep removing the layers of this music, this album is an expression of this, and how im still feeling the underdog waiting for the cycle....... it came about as it always has and that's the way its supposed to, enjoyable and moving fast to discover the stillness." # People Never Change (Featuring – DRS) # Nottinghill # Who's Singing # Mirage # No More # Foreign Bodies # Ugly Duckling # Half&Half # Garbage Man # Schlager # Closing Doors (Featuring – DRS) # Blackhole Dub # Windows2013: ''Spill''
In 2013 Calibre released his ninth album entitled ''Spill'' featuring collaborations with Steo and Chimpo. Of the album he states "The collaborations gave me something a little bit different and that has encouraged me to follow this path for the next lp which will be a journey of collaborations over the next year, one which I have already started. My favourite track would probably be ‘Sick Of It All’ because it feels a bit different than the rest." # Dema Beats # Running # Think On # Keep Control # Close To Me # Cully Bridge # Simple Things # Start Again (Featuring – Chimpo) # Do Not Turn On Me # Wilderness (Featuring – Steo) # Key Flix # Paragov # Sick Of It All2013: ''Valentia''
In 2013 Calibre released the album Valentia under his own name, Dominick Martin. The album was titled after Valentia Island, located off of the south-western coast of Ireland, where much of it was recorded. Martin, who brought with him only a laptop and microphone, said of the location: "in one of the rooms sat a piano, and as my fingers touched the keys I knew there was a story there waiting to be told. The sound of the piano in that place was something very magical as 100mph winds battered the house and interrupted my recordings." In a 12 April 2013 interview with DJ Magazine, he described the project in more detail: "This album is like a singer/songwriter album, it’s like its own big story in itself. I went to the West Coast of Ireland and there was this big storm brewing, and I was scared to death, and I was writing out of fear, it was crazy. I wrote this album down there, I sampled a piano and it’s exactly that material that brings me away from drum & bass." Valentia was released digitally as well as in a limited physical CD and Vinyl release through Signature records on 15 July 2013. # Easy Living # Need # Tabletop # Autumn # Lakeside # Time # My Friend Alone # I Wish I Could # Love Is # Rebels With A Cause # Valentia Paino2014: ''Shelflife 3''
The third addition to the 'Shelflife' series was released in 2014, ''Shelflife 3'' contained thirteen of his most requested unreleased productions from 1997 to 2013. Production was primarily by himself with the addition of vocalist MC D.R.S. on the songs "Fear Of Letting Go" and "Eschaton". # The Wash # Miraculous # Honey Dew # Fear Of Letting Go (Featuring - DRS) # Makes Me Feel Alright # Bellamee # Instant # Off Key # Sagan # Eschaton (Featuring - DRS) # To And Fro # Rooftops # Erode2016: ''Shelflife 4''
Released in 2016, ''Shelflife 4'' features primarily drum & bass productions, with collaborations coming from Jazz vocalist and MC2016: ''Grow''
In 2016 Calibre released ''Grow'' on 'The Nothing Special' label run by fellow DJ and friend2017: ''The Deep''
Composed entirely of his own productions, 'The Deep' is a mixture of downtempo and Drum and Bass featuring Calibre's own lyrics and vocal textures. # No One Gets You # Up In Smoke # Mr Natural # Footloose # Lit # Give It Up # Complain # Enter # Blind For Bang # Echoes # Better Than Me # Gentle Push # Round Box2018: ''Shelflife 5''
Released in June 2018, ''Shelflife 5'' is the fifth in the 'Shelflife' series of previously-unreleased productions and includes collaborations with long-time artistic partner MC D.R.S. and producer2018: ''4AM''
Announced exclusively via Calibre's unofficial Facebook group, ''4AM'' was released in 2018 and showcased the darker side of Calibre's Drum and Bass sound. Departing once again from his own label, the album was released on2019: ''Planet Hearth''
Calibre released ''Planet Hearth'' in 2019. First coined in 2015, the album took four years to complete and was in his own words ‘part of a slow metamorphosis that I have wanted to do for a long time’. Inspired again by the island of Valentia on the West Coast of Ireland, the album explores Calibre's ambient persona in a series of atmospheric, narrative-driven works. The album is dedicated to a close friend. # Hills # Colby Park # Eratik # Five Minute Flame # Planet Hearth # Walking In Circles # Sheven # Thought Fields # Error # Waiting For Reasons # Chasm # Pine # Down That Road2020: ''Shelflife 6''
Released at the start of May 2020,'' Shelflife 6'' is the 6th iteration in Calibre's successful series of compilations. The album features productions spanning several years previous to its release and includes many tracks played at Calibre's previous summer residency at2021: ''Feeling Normal''
Released on 26 February 2021,'' Feeling Normal'' shipped on his Calibre's own Signature imprint, and features collaborations with DRS and Cimone, the 13 track album follows 2019's Planet Hearth LP as another fully non drum & bass body of work, this time centered around a 140bpm theme with a variety of break beat and half time rhythms while remaining rooted in the familiar and warm sonic range associated with his style of mastering. # Barren # Change With Me # Time To Breathe (with Cimone) # Has To Happen # Feeling Normal # Badman (with DRS) # Good Times # Say Enough (with DRS) # Miami # Predictable # Man Got Sandwich # Wrong # Regular Bull2021: ''Shelflife 7''
Released on 24 November digitally, with a 4 x 12" Vinyl LP to follow in May 2022, '' Shelflife 7'' is the latest iteration in Calibre's successful series of compilations featuring many unreleased and sought-after tracks. This album is distinct as it features many songs as suggested in Calibre's unofficial Facebook fan page, the 'Calibre aka Dominick Martin Appreciation Society™'. # Wetter # Cure Amen # Cross The Line # Dumplings & Stew # Ready Beek # Calibre & Jet Li - Black Mountain # Snoopy # We Call It Rising # Blimp Op # Roga Funk # Nearly Nothing # Moonlight # Stoffen2022: ''Double Bend''
Double Bend was released on 2nd April 2022, and features 9 tracks of primarily 140 BPM productions. The album is the second of Calibre's to be released on fellow DJDiscography
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