Krafty Kuts (real name Martin Reeves) is an English producer and
DJ of
electronic music and
breakbeat
Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK ...
.
His first album, ''Freakshow'', was released in 2006 on his Against The Grain label and contains guest artists
Tim Deluxe and
Ashley Slater from the UK band
Freak Power
Freak Power was a band founded by bassist Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim), Ashley Slater (the trombonist with the anarchic British jazz big band Loose Tubes), and vocalist Jesse Graham, also known as "the Bass Cadet". Their music w ...
. He had previously released ''Tricka Technology'' with his fellow producer and DJ,
A Skillz
A.Skillz (born Adam Mills) is an English electronic musician.
He has worked across the UK at FabricLive, Spectrum, Chew The Fat, Supercharged, The Boutique and Sugarbeat as well as gigs around the world at major events, festivals and music indu ...
.
Reeves has since released an installment of the ''
Back to Mine'' compilation series. In October 2009, he released the double mix CD ''Against the Grain'' which has 19 of his previously unreleased re-edits. The release won Best Compilation at the 2010 Breakspoll Awards, with Reeves also winning another Best DJ award at the ceremony.
References
External links
Official WebsiteKrafty Kuts discography on www.discogs.comKrafty Kuts on Myspace
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English electronic musicians
English DJs
English record producers
Breakbeat musicians
People from Bognor Regis
Living people
Electronic dance music DJs
Year of birth missing (living people)