General Malice - Sound And Fury Mixtape Vol 1 - Dec 2007

Biography of General Malice

Fresh off his 43rd vinyl release, General Malice continues to pave the way for the Hardstep - Bboy jungle sound. Bringing to the table a combination of raw Hip Hop & Dancehall flavors mixed with hard crashing drums banged out on an MPC. Darkside drum and bass mixed with the soul & vibe of the oldskool. For years winning over crowds from LA to Tokyo and everywhere in between with his unique blend of mash-up showmanship and party bangers.

General Malice first began working with guitars, drum machines, synths, and turntables when he was 14. Slowly building his collection of studio gear and fine tuning his production techniques. At first experimenting with every style of music around, it was later the sounds of CRS?, R.A.W., ODG, Phantom 45, and Danny The Wildchild that turned him onto jungle/dnb. Cutting up futuristic beats and basslines with a hip hop aesthetic, ragga vocals and rnb hooks, the sound was completely unique and destroyed the party anytime it was dropped. Years in the lab had passed and Malice began to distribute a demo cd with 5 tracks (made on an MPC2000) which ended up being sold to N8LOC of legendary N2O fame. The dream was realized and Malice now had a premium outlet for his music. The first dubs pressed were being played exclusively by R.A.W & CRS in the beginning, building a demand for the fourthcoming releases on Big Cat Recordings (Japan). Big Cats 1-5 were received to critical acclaim, world-wide distribution, and entered the top ten figures on retailers like satelite records. Releases continued and it was time for a debut record on Los Angeless home of hot burners : N2O. Launch The Attack & Guns Like Mine were smashers that catapulted Malice into new territory, featuring an exclusive voicing by dancehall giant Wayne Marshall. Soon it was time to leave town for the 2003 N2O - Diss Da Program Tour , covering well over 20 dates and thousands of miles in the Navigator. Headling alongside R.A.W., Capital J, ODG, Dj 3D, Dj K, & Red Army, Malice took the opportunity to make his precense known and drop exclusive dubs left and right.

Throughout the last year Malice has begun a series of collaberations and remixes with world class rock groups such as : Slipknot, Linkin Park, Incubus, Hed (PE), Smorgas, & Skindred; Along with artists including : KRS-1 & DJ Priest, MURS, DJ Starscream, Wayne Marshall, Ambussh, Tyrone of 10th Planet, and many more to come. N2O just hit 70+ and will keep burning

General Malice is the true underground hero of the next generation of DIY producers that mash out the sounds of reggae/IDM/jungle/hip hop/ dancehall with fresh new concepts and club moshing agression. Think of General Malice as a darker roughneck version of Prefuse 73, or if Rise Against was more bass driven, or if Squarepusher had more radio anthem driven dancefloor killers, and that's where you will find General Malice's sound.

Bringing influences from the legendary Gangstarr, Kraftwerk, Slayer, Remarc, Ludacris, Ray Keith, DJ Shadow, Lee Perry, and Massive B, this young gun DJ+Producer rages hard and rough enough for the next sound with international all-star guests KRS-1, The NIPPS, General Jah Mikey, Spragga Benz, Cutty Ranks, MURS, and many more. It's punk fueled eletronica with a solid reggae & indie rock consistency. If IDM jungle/drum and bass were ever to break into cross-over mainstream, one would reference General Malice's 'Final Takeover' album as being the 'one that put it on the map.' It is the first ever American reggae jungle mash-up album.

On March 14, 2005 Malice is set to release his first full length album 'The Final Takeover'

If you've never heard of General Malice, then get ready to feel music warfare and be part of the next sound to burst out of the underground. General Malice has had a dream of innovating the mixture of breakbeats, hip hop and a little bit of drum and bass to a point that no one has touched before. As a significant figure on the notorious Big Cat Records in Japan and a rising star on Nitrous Oxide Entertainment in the United States, Malice has always stayed true to his experimental sound, mashing up hip-hop, amen-ridden jungle, reggae and metal within a single track while turning bass-craving junglists into 'rabid monsters of the pit.'

His latest album, 'Final Takeover,' is based around a style dubbed 'extreme reggae, dancehall, IDM-style mash-up' and features twelve original tracks, each with a different sound than the one previous to it. This album will be available on March 14, 2006 as a CD and Three-piece vinyl set and will be available at all major retailers including Best Buy, Virgin, HMV and Tower.