Aquasky is an English electronic group composed of Dave Wallace, Kieron Bailey, and Brent Newitt.
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In early 1995 they got together to
produce
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their own music.
Shortly afterwards they sent a demo tape to
Moving Shadow
Moving Shadow is an English breakbeat hardcore, jungle and drum and bass record label which was founded in 1990 by Rob Playford.
History
The label began in 1990, operating from Playford's Stevenage home. Playford had become a focal point for ...
records and the seeds of a musical alliance were sown. The first single 'Dezires / Images' (Shadow 64) was released three months later and remixed by
Krust (Shadow 64R).
Originally a
drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
outfit, the trio have also become involved in the
breaks
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Time off from duties
* Recess (break), time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties
* Break (work), time off during a shift/recess
** Coffee break, a short mid-morning rest ...
scene using the moniker Aquasky vs. Masterblaster to denote their breaks projects. They retained Aquasky for
drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
projects. The addition of Masterblaster however led to great confusion amongst fans. So Masterblaster was dropped and everything is once again being released under the name Aquasky. The trio are also responsible for creating and running the Passenger label established in 1997 (as well as its sister label 777 established in 2004) which continues to release their style of heavy
drum and bass
Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...
influenced breaks. Their latest effort is the 'Teamplayers' EP which features collaborations with many influential electronic artists including
The Breakfastaz,
Tayo,
The Ragga Twins and
Meat Katie
Mark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is an English electronic musician. He creates music making hybrid sounds by combining several genres of music; tech-funk, techno, tribal, hip hop, breakbeat and house
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.
The trio now operate under the name "Black Noise" releasing
electro house
Electro house is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by heavy bass and a tempo around 130 beats per minute. The term has been used to describe the music of many ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJs, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Steve Aoki ...
songs for "Southern Fried Records"
Albums
*''Orange Dust'' (1997)
*''Bodyshock'' (1999)
*''Aftershock'' (2000)
*''Beat the System'' (2002)
*''Stay Fresh'' (2003)
*''Breakbeat Bass'' (2005)
*''Teamplayers'' (2006)
*''Raise the Devil'' (2011)
*''Bring da Ruckus'' (2013)
*''Shadow Era'' (2015)
References
External links
Official site*
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English electronic music groups
British drum and bass music groups
British musical trios
Breakbeat music groups
Musical groups from Bournemouth