
DJ Friction - Therapy Sessions on Bass Drive - Jan 2004
Submitted By:
DnBJunky
Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass
Date of Set: Jan 2004
Filesize: 59.24 MB
Total Downloads: 1
Biography of DJ Friction
At 28 years of age, Brighton raised Friction is without a doubt one of the most talented DJ-Producers to make a significant impact in Drum & Bass in recent years. From the age of 15 Friction has been dedicated to developing his skills and ability to achieve where he is today. With a rapidly increasing worldwide following and massive tunes on labels like Valve, True Playaz and Renegade Hardware, a batch burning in the pipeline and his self owned imprint running smoothly; where did the apocalyptic sparks ignite?
As a teenager whose first love was music, Friction used his friend's decks to mix and was soon passing mix tapes around at school. Over the following 3 years Friction DJ'd out at events and promoted his own club nights. With his preference of music style and scene association it was inevitable he would link up with established Brighton Drum & Bass producers such as Stakka, Skynet, Nu Balance & K-Tee. At the age of 18, Friction became friends with these Brighton based music heads and was soon inspired to produce the beats and bass he loved, provided by a perfect opportunity to be nurtured and gain production experience. Many hours were spent in the studio where Friction was able to develop and execute the natural talent he appeared to have.
February 1999 welcomed his debut release. Using the collaborative name 'Kinnetix', Stakka & Friction released 'Critical Mass' on the Under Fire label. Friction was now receiving interest from major Drum & Bass record companies. Most significant was from Clayton, boss of TOV & Renegade Hardware. He was invited to produce a track for the 'Here Comes Trouble' EP. The result saw Friction's elementary production 'Photon' gain him the position of a talented producer.
Regular bookings on the UK and European club circuit started to appear and raver's were starting to talk about this new, exciting DJ from Brighton. As the releases started to flow and the word spread about his ability to enthuse a dance-floor, regular flights out of London took him to play at events in Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Australia, Japan, USA, Singapore & France to name a few.
Then came the first real acknowledgment of his talent, with Friction winning the title of 'Best World Newcomer' at the 2002 'Drum and Bass Arena' awards. People really were starting to take notice of the extreme talent he was offering.
With more heads hearing of his skills and tracks like the massive 'Robocop' and 'Electrolux' smashing dance-floors worldwide 2003 saw Friction win Knowledge magazines 'Best Breakthrough' award. Things were rounded off with a link up to Dillinja and Lemon D's Valve Recordings and the launch of his own label 'Shogun Audio'. He is now regarded as one of the scenes front running DJ's alongside names like Andy C, Zinc, Hype and Mampi Swift and also regularly demonstrates his skills to a global audience via BBC 1Xtra on his fortnightly 'Mix Show'.
2004 saw Friction hit success in the CD market with the massive 'Bingo Sessions Vol.1' CD mixed alongside DJ Zinc which actually graced the UK album charts. In the 2004 DJ Magazine world DJ poll he was the 4th highest ranked drum & bass DJ. This was followed up with another 4th place position in the 'Accelerated Culture' awards as well as taking home the 'Best Newcomer' title at the same event.
The UK's hottest, freshest drum & bass DJ talent is undoubtedly Friction and its time to take things to the next level.
http://www.myspace.com/frictiondeejay

SP:MC - Therapy Sessions on Bass Drive - Jan 2004
Submitted By:
DnBJunky
Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass
Date of Set: Jan 2004
Filesize: 59.24 MB
Total Downloads: 1
Biography of SP:MC
Making the breakthrough into the world of the D&B MC is no small task, yet 27 year-old SP:MC has managed to establish himself as one of the busiest & most innovative on the circuit in the last 5 years. He proudly represents Shogun Audio [after establishing himself as DJ Frictions MC of choice], & Emcee Recordings [MC GQ made him resident at his own Emcee Monthly Sessions in London after hearing one of SP's early mixtapes], & also represents for labels as diverse as Hospital, Renegade Hardware, Prototype, Bassbin, Good Looking, Digital Soundboy & Valve. Versatility & quality control are a guarantee when SP's in the building. Citing GQ, Dynamite & Conrad as early influences, SP is keen to stress how important versatility can be: 'I like good drum & bass, whatever sub-genre it falls into.' he says. 'I'm inspired by trying to work out what sounds good over different styles. You need to put & dark & menacing twist on your style for a Hardware night for example, but then smooth it out & sing a few melodies for a Hospitality gig.' 2003 saw SP:MC nominated for 'Best Breakthrough MC' at the Knowledge D&B Awards [alongside Eksman & Armarnni Reign] and then more recently for 'Best MC' [alongside Eksman & Skibadee] at BBC 1Xtra's XtraBass Awards this March... If a diary bulging with U.K gigs & worldwide tours with Friction wasn't enough, SP has also started producing beats within the last year. Collaborations with Breakage ['Shadow' on Breakage's debut LP, and 'The Lurgie' on Shogun Audio] set the standard, and more recently 2 big tracks 'Surrender' and 'Border Patrol' with fellow MC Verse have been receiving heavy rotation from the likes of Friction, Andy C, Marky, Grooverider, Fabio, D-Bridge, Marcus Intalex, Doc Scott & Break. With further collaborations with Verse, Breakage, D-Bridge, Break, Commix, & Alix Perez in the pipeline, 2007 is shaping into another big year...