Stanton Warriors
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Stanton Warriors are the breakbeat
duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ
and producer
team. Originally from the West Country
, the pair now play sets at nightclub
s such as Fabric
and Ciros in the UK
, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia. Their name was taken from a hexagonal shaped manhole cover
, made by Stanton Ironworks, based in Ilkeston
, Derbyshire
which seemed fitting with their style of underground, cutting edge music. The name is also a reference to Stanton DJ products.
The Stanton Warriors' third mix
album
was released in the UK on 27 October 2008, entitled Stanton Session Vol. 3, which is their best seller to date, and received 5 out of 5 from iDJ. This was also released in a limited run, deluxe edition manhole cover tin pack.
The graffiti style artwork, (and their SW logo) seen on many of their releases and merchandise, is the work of several renowned graffiti artists, SheOne and Rough, the latter of which won a design award for the artwork on the Stanton Warrior's single
, "Da Antidote".
The Stantons have been known to release free to download promotional DJ sets through their websites, where there is also live video footage of their gigs. Now based in West London, they run a successful record label
(Punks) out of their recording studio
.
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and producer
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...
team. Originally from the West Country
West Country
The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...
, the pair now play sets at nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
s such as Fabric
Fabric (club)
Fabric is a nightclub in London, United Kingdom. It was voted number 1 in DJ Magazine's "Top 100 Clubs in the World" poll in 2007 and number 2 in 2008, 2009 and 2010...
and Ciros in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia. Their name was taken from a hexagonal shaped manhole cover
Manhole cover
A manhole cover is a removable plate forming the lid over the opening of a manhole, to prevent anyone from falling in and to keep unauthorized persons out....
, made by Stanton Ironworks, based in Ilkeston
Ilkeston
Ilkeston is a town within the Borough of Erewash, in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the River Erewash, from which the local borough takes its name. Its population at the 2001 census was 37,550...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
which seemed fitting with their style of underground, cutting edge music. The name is also a reference to Stanton DJ products.
The Stanton Warriors' third mix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
was released in the UK on 27 October 2008, entitled Stanton Session Vol. 3, which is their best seller to date, and received 5 out of 5 from iDJ. This was also released in a limited run, deluxe edition manhole cover tin pack.
The graffiti style artwork, (and their SW logo) seen on many of their releases and merchandise, is the work of several renowned graffiti artists, SheOne and Rough, the latter of which won a design award for the artwork on the Stanton Warrior's single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Da Antidote".
The Stantons have been known to release free to download promotional DJ sets through their websites, where there is also live video footage of their gigs. Now based in West London, they run a successful record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
(Punks) out of their recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
.
Albums
- Headz of State EP (1997) (with Deeper Cut)
- The Stanton SessionThe Stanton SessionThe Stanton Session is a 2001 mix album by Bristol-based breakbeat duo Stanton Warriors. -Track listing:# "Intro" - Stanton Warriors - 0:55# "Jump N' Shout Stanton Warriors Remix]" - Basement Jaxx - 4:53...
(2001) - The Stanton Sessions Vol. 2 / The Lost Files (2006)
- Fabric Live 30Fabric Live 30FabricLive.30 is a DJ mix compilation album by Stanton Warriors, as part of the FabricLive Mix Series. This album embraces the talents of the Bristol Duo of Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley and is filled with the kind of Nu Skool Breaks and Breakbeat sounds that the Stanton Warriors have become...
(2006) - Remixes (2007) (Skint) - (compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
of Stanton Warrior's remixes of other artists) - The Stanton Sessions Vol. 3 (2008)
- The Warriors (March 2011) - UK #186
Singles and EPs
- "Deeper Cut / Headz of State" (1997) - EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
- "Da Virus"
- "Da Antidote" (2001) - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#69 - "Precinct"
- "Turn Me Up Some" (2011)
Remixes
- Basement JaxxBasement JaxxBasement Jaxx are a British electronic dance music duo from London, England consisting of Felix Buxton born 1971 and Simon Ratcliffe born 1 December 1969. They first rose to popularity in the late 1990s...
- "Bingo Bango" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Fatboy SlimFatboy SlimNorman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...
- "Demons" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Basement Jaxx - "Where's Your Head At" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- The StreetsThe StreetsThe Streets were a British rap/garage project from Birmingham, United Kingdom, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included a myriad of other contributors most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy.The...
- "Has It Come To This" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Azzido Da BassAzzido Da BassAzzido Da Bass is a German DJ and record producer based in Hamburg, Germany.-Early life:Over the years, Martens has been influenced by a wide range of music genres: as a youth, he first became interested in hip-hop and break dance; by the mid-1980s, he began collecting electronica and synth pop...
- "Dooms Night" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - MyloMyloMyles MacInnes , better known by the stage name Mylo, is a Scottish electronic musician and record producer.-Career:...
- "Drop The Pressure" (Stanton Warriors Remix) (Punks) - Deekline & Ed Solo - "Hands up" (Stanton warriors remix)
- Claude Von Stroke - "Who's Afraid of Detroit" (Stanton Warriors remix)
- CosmosCosmos (band)Cosmos is a Latvian a cappella band that formed in Riga in 2002. Since its inception, the band has comprised singers Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējāns , Juris Lisenko , Jānis Ozols , Jānis Strazdiņš and Reinis Sējāns .Cosmos gained national and international recognition after they were chosen to...
- "Take Me With You" (Stanton Warriors 'Break Me with You' Remix) (Punks) - Booka ShadeBooka ShadeBooka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene...
- "Mandarine Girl" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - GorillazGorillazGorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
- "Feel Good Inc" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - GabrielleGabrielle (singer)Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...
- "Falling" (Stanton Warriors Vocal Mix / Stanton Warriors Dub Mix) - Brighton Port Authority - "Toe Jam" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Alter Ego - "Rocker" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Goose - "Bring It On" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Apollo 440Apollo 440Apollo 440 are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1990. Apollo 440 have written, recorded and produced four albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as Apollo 440 and as ambient cinematic alter-ego Stealth Sonic Orchestra, and created music for film, television,...
- "Dude Descending a Staircase" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Tim Deluxe - "It Just Won't Do" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Beginnerz - "Reckless Girl" (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Plump DJs - "Shifting Gears" (Stanton Warriors Remix) (Finger Lickin' Records)
- EurythmicsEurythmicsEurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
– "Here Comes The Rain AgainHere Comes the Rain Again"Here Comes the Rain Again" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released as the third single in the UK from the album Touch and in the United States as the first single. It became...
" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Frankie ValliFrankie ValliFrankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
and the The Four Seasons – "Beggin'" (Stanton Warriors Remix)’ (CDR) - DJ MehdiDJ MehdiMehdi Favéris-Essadi , better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French hip hop and electro producer of mixed French and Tunisian origin.-Biography:...
– "Signatune" (Stanton Warriors remix) - Ed Banger - DigitalismDigitalism (band)Digitalism is a German electro house duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo"...
– "Zdarlight" (Stanton Warriors remix) - Virgin - Chemical Brothers – "Saturate" (Stanton Warriors mix)
- Yo MajestyYo MajestyYo! Majesty is an American hip hop group consisting of rapper Shunda K and singer Jwl B, produced by UK-based electro group HardfeelingsUK.Yo! Majesty was mentioned as one of the 'Top 11 new bands of 2008' by NME magazine as well as one of the '25 Most Exciting Bands In America'.-Biography:Yo!...
– "Club Action" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
– "The Time" (Stanton Warriors Remix) - M.I.AM.I.A. (artist)Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...
– "Internet Connection" (Stanton Warriors Remix)