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
Kirk Thompson (born 26 July 1968), better known by his stage name Krust, is an English drum and bass producer, DJ and co-owner of the Full Cycle record label. Beyond his roles in the music industry, Thompson is also responsible for two busines ...
(Shadow 64R).
Originally a
drum and bass
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outfit, the trio have also become involved in the
breaks
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scene using the moniker Aquasky vs. Masterblaster to denote their breaks projects. They retained Aquasky for
drum and bass
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...
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 (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast Break (music)#Breakbeat (element of music), breakbeats (typically 165–185 Tempo, beats per minute) with heavy Bass (music) ...
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.
The trio now operate under the name "Black Noise" releasing
electro house
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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
English musical trios
Breakbeat music groups
Musical groups from Bournemouth