Aquasky
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Aquasky is a breaks
and jungle
group composed of Dave Wallace, Kieron Bailey & Brent Newitt. In early 1995 they got together to produce
their own music. Shortly afterwards they sent a demo tape to Moving Shadow
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 Krust
(Shadow 64R).
Originally a Drum & Bass outfit the trio have more recently become involved in the breaks
scene originally using the moniker Aquasky & Masterblaster to denote their breaks projects and retaining Aquasky for Drum & Bass. The addition of Masterblaster however led to great confusion amongst fans who kept looking for a new member. Due to this Masterblaster has now been 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 Drum & Bass influenced breaks. Their latest effort is the 'Teamplayers' EP which features collaborations with many influential electronic artists including The Breakfastaz, Tayo
, The Ragga Twins and Meat Katie
.
The trio now operate under the name "Black Noise" releasing electro-house songs for "Southern Fried Records"
Nu skool breaks
Nu skool breaks is a term used to describe a sub-genre of breakbeat. The sub-genre is usually characterized by its darker and heavier bass lines that are normally dominant throughout the track...
and jungle
Oldschool jungle
Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...
group composed of Dave Wallace, Kieron Bailey & Brent Newitt. In early 1995 they got together to produce
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
their own music. Shortly afterwards they sent a demo tape to Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow was a UK-based jungle/drum and bass record label that was started in 1990 by Rob Playford. Alongside such labels as Suburban Base, Formation Records, D-Zone, Reinforced, and Metalheadz, Moving Shadow grew to become one of the best-regarded and longest-lived labels in its genre,...
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 Krust
Krust
Krust or DJ Krust is an English drum and bass producer and DJ who is part of the Bristol based Reprazent collective, as well as releasing his own solo material such as "Burnin" which was released on Kickin Records.Krust was interested in hip hop, acid house and rave music as a youth, and was a...
(Shadow 64R).
Originally a Drum & Bass outfit the trio have more recently become involved in the breaks
Nu skool breaks
Nu skool breaks is a term used to describe a sub-genre of breakbeat. The sub-genre is usually characterized by its darker and heavier bass lines that are normally dominant throughout the track...
scene originally using the moniker Aquasky & Masterblaster to denote their breaks projects and retaining Aquasky for Drum & Bass. The addition of Masterblaster however led to great confusion amongst fans who kept looking for a new member. Due to this Masterblaster has now been 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 Drum & Bass influenced breaks. Their latest effort is the 'Teamplayers' EP which features collaborations with many influential electronic artists including The Breakfastaz, Tayo
Tayo
Tayo may refer to:* Lyle Tayo , American film actress* Tayo language, a French-based Creole spoken in New CaledoniaPeople with the given name Tayo:* Tayo Adenaike , Nigerian painter...
, The Ragga Twins and Meat Katie
Meat Katie
Mark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is a London-based tech-funk producer and DJ. He has gained popularity in recent years in developing his style of tech-funk, combining techno, tribal, electro, breakbeat and house music...
.
The trio now operate under the name "Black Noise" releasing electro-house 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)