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Universus
''Universus'' is the debut studio album by Australian producer ShockOne, released on 26 April 2013 through Viper Recordings. It contains collaborations with Metrik, Reija Lee, Phetsta, Kyza and Sam Nafie. ShockOne toured Australia in promotion of the album. It reached number two on the Australian albums chart. Background Karl Thomas described the "loose theme" of the album being "the lifespan of our universe", going on to say that he realised this was the theme "halfway through writing the album". He elaborated, "The term itself, 'universus', actually means everything right now. It's dealing with, as humans, our perception of reality and how we deal with the universe that we're in." Critical reception Will R. of Sputnikmusic described the album as "what the heavier variety of electronic music can do at its best" and wrote, "shockingly, almost the entire album is a pleasant and fun listen, even if it doesn't ever go too far below skin-deep", pointing out that "Lazerbeam" sounds ...
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ShockOne
Karl Thomas, better known as ShockOne, is an Australian electronic music producer and DJ born in 1982. Originally from Esperance, Western Australia, Esperance, Western Australia, he now resides in Perth. He has been releasing music as ShockOne since 2005, producing a wide variety of dance genres including drum and bass, dubstep, drumstep and electro house. History Beginnings Karl Thomas was a drummer and in high school when he met and formed a metal band (called Xygen) with Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen (the two who would later become Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum and eventually Knife Party) and Jay Burns. When Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum started in the early 2000s, Xygen finished, and so Thomas started making electronic music of his own, under the alias of ShockOne. Early career (2005–2008) From 2005 to 2009, ShockOne released many singles and remixes, making a name for himself within the worldwide drum and bass scene. ''ShockOne'' EP (2009–2010) In ...
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Drum And Bass
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music), bass and sub-bass lines, Sampling (music), samples, and synthesizers. The genre grew out of the UK's Jungle music, jungle scene in the 1990s. The popularity of drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other UK dance styles. A major influence was the original Jamaican dub music, dub and reggae sound that influenced Jungle music, jungle's bass-heavy sound. Another feature of the style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks' break (music), breakbeat. Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore, ragga jungle, hardstep, darkstep, techstep, neurofunk, ambient drum and bass, liquid funk (also known as liquid drum and bass), jump up, drumfunk, sambass, and drill 'n' bass. Drum and bass has influenced other genres such a ...
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Metrik
Tom Mundell, better known as Metrik, is an English electronic music producer from London. He has been releasing records since 2007, primarily through Hospital Records, the UK-based independent dance music label. He has found success in the UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts, UK Dance Albums Chart, with his second and third studio albums "Life/Thrills" and "Ex Machina" peaking at No. 4 and No. 2 respectively. Career 2010–2012: Early career In 2010, Metrik released his debut EP, ''The Departure EP'', on Viper Recordings, which included "T-1000" as well as collaborations with Jan Burton ("The Arrival" / "Learn To Fly") and techno producers Christian Smith (DJ), Christian Smith & John Selway ("The Departure"). In 2011 he released ''Between Worlds EP'' on Viper Recordings which included "T-2000" and "I See You" which featured vocals from house singer Kathy Brown. In 2012 he released ''Flightwave EP'' as a free download. Later that year he released one of his one of his most iconi ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The newspaper is published in Compact (newspaper), compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an Website, online site and Mobile app, app, seven days a week. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including ...
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Skrillex
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' (2004) and ''Heroine (From First to Last album), Heroine'' (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. After recruiting a new band lineup, Moore joined the Alternative Press Tour to support bands such as All Time Low and the Rocket Summer, and appeared on the cover of ''Alternative Press (music magazine), Alternative Press''s annual "100 Bands You Need to Know" issue. After releasing the extended play ''Gypsyhook'' (2009), Moore was scheduled to record his debut studio album, ''Bells'', with producer Noah Shain. Although its release ...
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Pendulum (drum And Bass Band)
Pendulum is an Australian electronic rock band founded in 2002. Pendulum originally formed in the city of Perth, Western Australia, by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. The band was later expanded to include members Ben Mount, Peredur ap Gwynedd and KJ Sawka. The group is notable for its distinctive sound, mixing electronic music with hard rock and covering a wide range of genres. Their debut studio album, ''Hold Your Colour'', was released in 2005 to positive critical reception. While ''Hold Your Colour'' was mostly of the drum and bass genre, the succeeding albums ''In Silico (Pendulum album), In Silico'' and ''Immersion (album), Immersion'' saw experimentation of other genres such as industrial rock and electronic rock. In 2012, the band went on hiatus as Swire and McGrillen concentrated on their side-project Knife Party. In 2015, the band reformed and released the remix album ''The Reworks'' in 2018. The band have since released the EPs ''Elemental'' ...
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2013 Debut Albums
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