

“When you're growing up and dreaming of being a DJ, you can never imagine playing a gig like that.

The popular breakbeat from Kurtis Blow 's 1981 single 'Do the Do' is one of. So what's been the highlight of 2015 for the drum & bass don? “Probably playing the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea!” he tells DJ Mag. Krome & Time 's jungle tear-out ' The License ' sees the break put to good use alongside the Amen break and vocals from jungle favourite Buju Banton, whilst Source Direct 's ' Call & Response ' places the break in altogether darker territory. 17.02. Usually the Highest Drum & Bass DJ in the poll, he's been voted back in again by his legion of fans - plenty of whom again were raving at his All Night Long sold out 02 Brixton Academy show at Halloween just the other day.

He started RAM Records in 1992 after borrowing £1000 from his uncle, and Ram 004 - 'Shadows' - contained the moon landing-sampling “31 seconds” snip and the “long dark tunnel” phrase culled from a BBC documentary about near-death experiences.Īs drum & bass grew in the '90s he became one of its key playas, smashing into the Top 100 DJs poll at the start of the noughties and remaining there for the next decade and more. He’s released his particular take on breakbeat house on labels like Styrax, Kristofferson Kristofferson and Beautiful Things. Berlin-based DJ and producer Rising Sun is one of the most prolific artists associated with this modern breakbeat house revival. Since bursting onto the scene as a young teenager with epic hardcore tune 'Valley Of The Shadows' under the name Origin Unknown in the early '90s, Andrew Clarke has been immersed in breakbeat science. Its a seamless mix of great dnb tracks that includes some of the only female vocals Ive actually ENJOYED hearing in this music, really interesting stuff. The point To create the most appealing retro-futuristic breakbeat house jams out there.
