
Gridlok - Red Zone - Eindhoven NL - Apr 2005
Submitted By:
trocknroll
Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass
Date of Set: Apr 23rd, 2005
Filesize: 106.63 MB
Total Downloads: 3
Biography of Gridlok
As one of America’s hardest working producers and DJs, Gridlok has charted a steady, methodical path into the vanguard of drum and bass. His tracks enjoy the support of drum and bass’ finest, from Andy C to Bailey. His work ethic and tireless efforts to advance the sonic breadth of the music have yielded tremendous dividends for drum and bass fans worldwide. Recent tracks such as “Heatwave” on Violence have become staples of countless major league DJs worldwide, and they are huge crowd favorites.
Raised in sunny Florida and trained as a classical violinist, Gridlok soon found himself edging away from the constraints of a traditional musical education. He began picking up other instruments, familiarizing himself with methods and techniques outside of the cloistered world of classical music. In his early teens, he began his first experiments with primitive recording gear, using a four track tape recorder, a drum machine and a Radio Shack microphone. Taken in by the possibility of being able to theoretically translate any musical idea into a recording, he found himself drifting further away from traditional music and further into the seemingly limitless possibilities of electronic music production.
Cutting his teeth as a DJ in Florida, he began to work with other local producers and DJs, founding Technorganic Recordings, which proved a vital outlet for his creative work beyond simply DJing. With the name and experience he began to develop, signings on well established labels soon followed, including Nosebleed on Zero-G, and The Search and “Horizon” on Audio Blueprint, a release which raised Gridlok’s profile considerably.
Like fellow Violence Recordings artist Echo, Gridlok ultimately responded to the concentrated energy of San Francisco, finding the vibe of the city more conducive to his artistic temperament. Since his move, his career has accelerated exponentially. The close proximity to a host of other leading producers and DJs spurred his work to new levels of virtuosity. His rapidly expanding discography includes monstrous anthems such as Heatwave—his third release for Violence—and the Relic remix as well as more nuanced tracks like “Warhol” on Nerve Records.
His aesthetic firmly cemented to the dance floor, Gridlok has been successful at carving out a sound that manages to incorporate fragmentary echoes of his musical interests outside of drum and bass while maintaining the hard, shining surface of drum and bass at its most technologically advanced edge. He’s been a fearless exponent of new technologies, most clearly in DJing. He was among the first to embrace Stanton’s Final Scratch system, and has positioned himself on the leading edge of studio-based technology, something easily discerned in this technophile’s carefully crafted and utterly contemporary sounding tracks.
Belying the notion that he can only write dance floor-oriented tunes, Gridlok has also completed a full length album, Turning Pages, which afforded him the chance to stretch out into more subtle, deeper grooves, mining a rich streak of inspiration. He’s also established Project 51 Recordings, his new label, and of course he continues to DJ with a vengeance, traversing North America and visiting spots overseas, bringing his intensely condensed and energetic sets to drum and bass fans everywhere. With a series of forthcoming releases lined up for Violence, Virus, and other labels, and no slowing down in his DJ schedule, look for Gridlok to continue his ascendance into the highest echelons of drum and bass in 2004.
http://www.violencerecordings.com/

MC Ryme Tyme - Red Zone - Eindhoven NL - Apr 2005
Submitted By:
trocknroll
Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass
Date of Set: Apr 23rd, 2005
Filesize: 106.63 MB
Total Downloads: 3
Biography of MC Ryme Tyme
Sean Martins aka Ryme Tyme has come to be known as a prolific mover of crowds and top-notch producer. His music career started with break dancing in Jamaica with his Smuggler’s crew, which also began his love for being an emcee. When he returned to London he was deep into the electro and hip hop scene. He was introduced to the rave scene in 1988, which led him to begin emceeing at parties. Shortly after he had his first booking at club Sterns in Worthing during the era of hardcore in 1990. He continued to spread his sound through weekly pirate radio shows: first, the renowned Touchdown FM owned by the DJ Tall Paul, then Don FM, and finely Kool FM. 1993 saw him travel to New York City with DJ Trace as one of the first UK acts to perform at the legendary NASA at Club Shelter.
His first release was “Fracture” on Saigon followed by “We Enter”, which received a remix by Optical. Since then, Ryme Tyme has gone on to establish 1210 Recordings as a label dedicated to the cutting edge vibes of dark funk. He has put out releases from Bad Company, Fierce, Ed Rush, Optical, Dj Trace,Cause4Concern, Bulletproof, Optiv, Crossfire, and of course himself. He has also released records on No U-Turn, Moving Shadow, C4C Ltd., Virus, as well as his debut LP on 1210.
Ryme Tyme travels the world with his constant touring schedule with yearly stops in Japan, Australia, North America and Europe. He has also performed in Russia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and numerous other locations across the globe. Ryme Tyme has set his sites on solidifying 1210 Recordings and getting more tracks out. He is working on a new album and also has a Crossfire LP lined up along with remixes of the 1210 catalogue such as the DJ Optiv remix of “Fever” and Universal Project’s take on “Move VIP.” Also, expect new vocal tracks as Ryme Tyme has been working with other vocalists and some hip hop projects as well. All this and a 1210 Recordings website, more 1210 club nights, and a new label, Spawn Recordings which is dedicated to releasing new artists.
http://www.play.fm/