Needing no introduction, Bristols DJ Die is one of the drum & bass worlds shining stars. With a history stretching back to 1992 that boasts numerous classic tracks and remixes, winning the Mercury Award as part of Roni Size Reprazent, signing to XL Recordings for the Breakbeat Era project and consistent tours of the globe showcasing the Full Cycle sound from Bristol to Brazil, from pubs and clubs to Glastonbury Festival.
Having moved to Bristol from Devon in 1985, Dies immersion into the world of music began when he was introduced to the cities warehouse parties in the late 80s and the house, hip hop, rare groove, funk and soul being spun by DJ Krust and other member of the infamous Fresh Four Crew. There was a movement starting around the time - there was the Wild Bunch thing, the graffiti thing, the carnival and sound system thing happening up in Bristol." Die got his first taste of musical production that same year having hooked up with Jody Wisternoff, now of Way Out West fame. Together they formed Tru-Funk and produced 4AM, a house tune released on Smith and Mightys imprint Three Stripe Records. This was followed with two hardcore EPs under the name Sub-Love and numerous DJ appearances at the early Universe raves.
A chance meeting with Roni Size on Bristols Gloucester Road in the early 90s led to what would be a long-term musical relationship beginning with their first collaboration, Agility released on Bryan Gee and Jumpin Jack Frosts V Recordings in 1993. Soon after Die and Roni (AKA Scorpio) forged the seminal classic Music Box which would ultimately lead to the birth of Full Cycle Recordings. This label would become the home for Krust, Roni, Suv and Die for many years to come. Dies ongoing contributions to Full Cycle included such tracks as Live & Direct, Reincarnation, Clear Skyz, Jitta Bug and Drop Bear. On top of this came further releases for V Recordings including Special Treat, Slide Away and Autumn as well as tracks for their respective sister labels Dope Dragon and Chronic under various pseudonyms including Swabe, Mono Man, D.N.A (with Bill Riley) and 3 Way (with Roni and Krust) . This catalogue of quality productions has lead to DJ bookings around the globe including the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Brazil, usually together with the voice of Full Cycle, Dynamite MC...
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Making music began as a hobby for the trio of producers / djs known as Mutated Forms hailing from Estonia. Original members Alexander (Zub) and Artiom (G-ruff) (3rd member Alex H joined the crew in 2004) started experimenting with different genres of electronic music using any and all software they could find. It was at the beginning of 2004 when MF's tunes first began appearing on various drum and bass CD-compilations. During the course of 2004 they released an album on Prosvet Records, a Russian label, called MF Project No Limits'. The album was mostly jump up tunes but also consisted of liquid funk and a few experimental tracks and was well received by the drum and bass audience and critics, gaining the MF team further recognition. Then in 2005 they released again on an experimental label called Exegene Records. In recognition of their up-coming talent, UK drum and bass pioneer and label boss of the mighty Formation Records, Dj SS began keeping a close eye on their music and progress.
It was their track My Feeling that finally got released on the Formation powered imprint World Of Drum'n'Bass Records catapulting the trios music further towards the mainstream of drum and bass music. Not content at reaching this goal, quickly followed a release on Formations sister label New Identity, proving their value as international drum and bass artists. Their studio productions are individually unique, never reliant of formulaic trends, each being notably different from the last, but all in all sprinkled with that distinct Mutated Forms magic. With these dance floor friendly sounds, and wobbly liquidness, it is no wonder the likes of dnb heavyweight DJ's such as Fabio, Hype, SS, Grooverider, Sappo are currently supporting their tracks on the circuit.
Their popular ultimate dance floor sound as producers mirrors their live performance as djs, balancing versatile and dynamic sets capable of pushing the boundaries of techy, through to jump up sound with lick of funk. Whatever gets the dance floor moving!
Now firmly entrenched and supported by the Grid camp, the Mutated Forms trio are fast becoming hot property on the international drum and bass circuit. keep your ears out for Mutated Forms with their forthcoming releases on Grid Records.
Mutated Forms are fast becoming hot property on the international drum and bass circuit. You can catch them on dance floors across the globe and in their regions Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Finland, and Lithuania where they are best known for their live skills so far. Expect big things from this talented trio in 2009.
P.S. Check Nu Forms weekly show on Progressive FM 100.9, every friday from 20 to 22 GMT live or tune in www.progressivefm.lv.
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