Cause 4 Concern
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Cause 4 Concern is a drum and bass
recording and production group, consisting of Ed Holmes (Optiv), Mark Clements (Mark C4C), Stuart Perkins (Stu C4C), and Tobie Burrows. Founded in 1999, the group initially signed with Moving Shadow
label under the alias nCode. Soon, however, the group changed its name to Cause 4 Concern and started their own record label, Cause 4 Concern Recordings, primarily for releasing their own material. Since 1999, Cause 4 Concern produced over 30 releases of their own material, mostly on untitled 2-track 12"
vinyl records. Their debut full length album, Pandemic, was released on 26 August 2009. The CD release included a bonus mix disc covering the majority of their single releases to that date.
The group remixed and collaborated with Matrix
, Deep Blue
, Raiden, Usual Suspects, Teebee
, Gridlok
, Skynet, Stakka, and other artists.http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/cause_4_concern Cause 4 Concern also released several records under the aliases Nomis and Troubled Mindz.
C4C's track "Spasm" was featured in GTA III
video game, on MSX FM radio.
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
recording and production group, consisting of Ed Holmes (Optiv), Mark Clements (Mark C4C), Stuart Perkins (Stu C4C), and Tobie Burrows. Founded in 1999, the group initially signed with 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,...
label under the alias nCode. Soon, however, the group changed its name to Cause 4 Concern and started their own record label, Cause 4 Concern Recordings, primarily for releasing their own material. Since 1999, Cause 4 Concern produced over 30 releases of their own material, mostly on untitled 2-track 12"
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
vinyl records. Their debut full length album, Pandemic, was released on 26 August 2009. The CD release included a bonus mix disc covering the majority of their single releases to that date.
The group remixed and collaborated with Matrix
Matrix (artist)
Jamie Quinn, better known as Matrix, is a London based drum and bass producer and DJ.He started his musical career as one half of drum and bass duo Turbosound, who signed to DJ SS's F Project Records label, an offshoot of Formation Records....
, Deep Blue
Deep Blue (musician)
Deep Blue is the alias of electronic and drum and bass musician, Sean O'Keeffe.O'Keeffe started producing music in 1991 with the hardcore band 2 Bad Mice, co-writing their hit, "Bombscare"...
, Raiden, Usual Suspects, Teebee
Teebee
Teebee or DJ Teebee is a Norwegian DJ and producer of drum and bass. Real name Torgeir Byrknes, Teebee began DJing in 1990 and released his first record in 1996...
, Gridlok
Gridlok
Ryan Powell, also known as Gridlok, is an American drum and bass producer and DJ.- Music career :Gridlok was raised in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and trained as a classical violinist. He soon found himself edging away from the constraints of a traditional musical education...
, Skynet, Stakka, and other artists.http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/cause_4_concern Cause 4 Concern also released several records under the aliases Nomis and Troubled Mindz.
C4C's track "Spasm" was featured in GTA III
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III is a 2001 open world action computer and video game developed by DMA Design in the United Kingdom, and published by Rockstar Games. It is the first 3D title in the Grand Theft Auto series. It was released in October 2001 for the PlayStation 2, May 2002 for Microsoft Windows,...
video game, on MSX FM radio.
External links
- November 2001 JIVE magazine interview with Cause 4 Concern