Submitted By: alek91

Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass

Date of Set: Jul 8th, 2007

Filesize: 130.00 MB

Total Downloads: 8

One of the few British drum'n'bass DJs who doesn't moonlight as a producer, Bailey nonetheless became incredibly renown within the d'n'b community, spinning everywhere from international clubs to the BBC. Bailey's fascination with music began as a youth in the early '80s when he discovered hip-hop and electro. In addition to the music itself, with its beats and turntable mixing/scratching, the surrounding culture drew him in. The hip-hop/electro scene in South London at the time centered on sound systems, and Bailey quickly joined one and thereafter began DJing parties and making mix tapes. Within a few years, around 1988 or so, the acid house movement engulfed London, and the aspiring DJ became enamored with this new style of dance music just as he had with hip-hop and electro five years earlier. In particular, he found the breakbeat-style dance music most captivating, so once acid house morphed into breakbeat-powered hardcore a year or two later, Bailey knew he was on the right track. Of course, hardcore evolved into drum'n'bass soon after in the early '90s, and the fledging DJ embraced it fully. He began hosting mix shows on local pirate radio stations and aquainted himself with Kemistry and Storm of Metalheadz, who brought him along to the legendary club and offered him the opportunity to spin there. From here on, Bailey never looked back, retaining his affiliation with Metalheadz and spinning around the world, everwhere from South Africa to Japan. In 2002, after years of steady DJing and increasing recognition, the BBC brought him onboard for the launch of 1Xtra, its specialized black music station, and he became the weekly drum'n'bass resident. That same year Bailey recorded his long-awaited debut mix album, Soul Thunder, for Breakbeat Science.

Submitted By: alek91

Genre: Jungle / Drum and Bass

Date of Set: Jul 8th, 2007

Filesize: 130.00 MB

Total Downloads: 8

Location : Brighton, United Kingdom
Genre : Drum & Bass / Breakbeat / Christian Rap

At the age of 27, 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'.

Last year 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 coming in at 107th. 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.

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