ILL skillz compromise of two well established DJs and Producers from Austria. Their success and growing reputation have placed them on the frontline of the global Drum n Bass movement. They were formed in 2001 by Philipp R AKA Raw Full and his compatriot D.Kay and have since been involved in many highly reputed projects resulting in a widespread success particularly with their releases in the both the UK and mainland Europe.
Excited by their cataclysmic emergence they decided in 2003 to establish ILL Skillz recordings which has now evolved into one of the premier continental Drum n Bass record labels distributing its releases worldwide. As a result they soon released their first 12 “under the guise of X-factor Records on a sub-label of Loxy’s Cylon Recordings which by all accounts was very successful for a debut. Their dedication and industrious approach determined that they would not rest on their laurels and they quickly followed this with a catalogue of well received tunes including Commercial Suicide, Critical, DSCI4, Freak, Renegade Hardware, Outbreak, Universal Music Austria (a short excursion into breakbeat.
Their creative energy, ambitious mentally combined with their business acumen have ensured that they are now recognised around the world for helping spread Drum n Bass over all borders and into all countries. They are now considered dignitaries of the Austrian Drum n Bass scene having help put it on the map and are clearly a major factor in the massive success of this genre of underground music within Austria.
Black Sun Empire is the stage name of a team of Dutch disc jockeys, Drum & Bass (mostly Neurofunk) and Dubstep producers Rene Verdult and brothers Milan Heyboer and Micha Heyboer.
Based out of Utrecht, Netherlands, they started making drum and bass in 1995 when they got turned on to the likes of artist such as Photek, LTJ Bukem, and Ed Rush. Before that they were into techno and breaks. After having a few releases on smaller record labels, they managed to get the attention of bigger producers like Trace, currently known for his DSCI4 label. At the moment they have three labels of their own; Black Sun Empire Recordings,Obsessions (BSE) and the newly found Shadows of the Empire (BSE).
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Noisia are a three-man production collective from The Netherlands consisting of Nik Roos, Martijn van Sonderen and Thijs de Vlieger.
At the start of their recording career they were focused mainly on drum 'n bass, but the recent years have clearly showed their diversity as producers. From remixing to producing pop albums, from hiphop to breakbeat, Noisia have proven themselves capable while maintaining a strong foothold in the drum 'n bass scene and staying true to their signature sound: dirty, but clean. The same attitude is to be found in their DJ-sets: they play mostly drum 'n bass, but don't be surprised if you find yourself with your hands in the air when a 4/4 beat at 133 bpm drops in the middle of the set!
2008 has been an amazing year for Noisia.
- After remixing for Pendulum & The Freestylers in 2006, and for Robbie Williams in 2007, in 2008 they were asked by Moby to remix his "Alice". Uniquely, they released the 12 inch vinyl versions of both remixes on their own drum 'n bass label "Vision", while Mute took care of the cd- and digital distribution.
- The first pop album Noisia produced, "Colour of Me" by South Africa's Tasha Baxter (released on EMI in 2007), won two South African Music Awards: best pop album (!) and best newcomer artist.
- Skint records re-released "Gutterpump" and pushed it in to airplay on both music television channels and mainstream radio stations.
- Sony Playstation's legendary Wipeout series continued featuring Noisia's "Seven Stitches", a song written specially for the latest installment of the series: Wipeout HD. Seven Stitches was released on Division recordings with "Groundhog" on the aa-side. Groundhog will also be featured on Motorstorm 2, another Playstation 3 game.
- Fabric's CD-release series "Fabriclive" hit number 40, with Noisia delivering a cross-genre mix receiving praise from both within and outside the drum 'n bass scene.
- As DJ's, they've experienced yet another crazy year of touring. They started and ended the year 2008 in the lush Australian summer. In between they've played metropolises like Los Angeles, Tokyo, Moscow, Berlin, Barcelona, St. Petersburg, Paris etc etc, meanwhile frequenting the UK as if it were their home country.
- But most of all, in 2008 the three have focused on producing their first album after six years of releasing singles. The album will be a manifesto of the diversity Noisia stands for, a blend of tempos and styles, listening music rooted firmly in dance music, with the consistent dirty yet clean production quality they are known for.
2009 will prove to be an even more interesting year as their album finds its way to listeners worldwide. An album-release tour is to be expected.
- Besides the album, Noisia have also just recently done something they'd always wanted to do: they have remixed for The Prodigy. The Noisia remix of "Omen" is released midway february 2009.
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