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Smokin Beats are a
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and garage duo consisting of Paul Landon and Neil Rumney. The duo founded their own
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Smokin Beats and released a string of singles throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and one album ''Ready to Fly'' in 1997. They are best known for the 1997 hit single "
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" featuring singer Lyn Eden which reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 1 on the
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included the song in their list of "10 underground UK garage classics that still sound fresh today". Their 1999 single "Dr Love", which samples "Doctor Love" by First Choice, reached No. 97 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 36 on the UK Dance Chart. The duo have remixed songs by notable artists such as
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("Feel What You Want"),
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"). In the early 2000s under the alias Zoom & DBX, the duo released UK garage tracks including the popular "Comin Again", as well as remixing songs by artists such as
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, TJ Davis and
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* English house music duos UK garage duos British male musical duos English record producers British record production teams Record production duos AM PM Records artists Musical groups established in 1993 British electronic dance music duos Remixers {{UK-band-stub