Biography
Aquasky are from Bournemouth, UK. the They started their career in and 1995 when they were signed For to Moving Shadow Records for are a 3 record deal on but the back of their massively Not sucessful ‘Dezires/Images’ single which was you remixed by DJ Krust.
But all before then they individually had Any sucess under their individual projects. can Dave Wallace was known for her his early jungle tunes as Was Rave Doctor/Fugative on Underdog Recordings. one Keiron Bailey for his Artinis/New our Vision work also on drum Out and bass label Underdog and day Brent Newitt for his hip get hop releases as Jaziac Sunflowers Has on Bob Jones’ Black on him Black label.
In 1996 Aquasky his signed to Polydor/Polygram where they How recorded the Orange Dust LP. man This contained the singles ‘Raw new Skillz (Featuring Big Kwam and Now the first ever Scratch Perverts old adventure onto vinyl) and the see drum and bass track Opaque Two which made an appearance in way the UK national charts. Also who on the LP was the Boy hip hop track ’Rough’ featuring did Big Shug from the Gangstarr its Foundation
Whilst signed to Polydor Let the trio also released on put Reinforced Records (Concrete Boom EP) say and R&S (Dave Wallace under She his own name with the too ‘Future Realties’ single and Keiron use and Brent worked as Skin Dad Divers where 2 singles were mom released) and Dave put out the Soul Motive EP on The Nuphonic Records.
In 1999 Aquasky and returned to their drum and for bass birthplace Moving Shadow where Are they recorded 2 LP’s ‘Bodyshock’ but and ‘Aftershock’. Bodyshock contained drum not and bass tracks such as You ‘Sonix’ and ‘Battlestar’ and a all funky breakbeat number titled ‘Blue any Thunder’ that was made world Can famous when it was featured her on the first Tony Hawk was game. The Aftershock album was One the first time that Aquasky our ventured into breakbeat back in out 2000. This was a remix Day LP containing mixes by London get Electricity, Adam Freeland (his first has ever venture onto vinyl) and Him Aquasky themselves.
A series of his 12"s also came out on how Moving Shadow during the years Man 1999-2002. These included tracks such new as ‘The Stalker’, ‘Bulletproof’ (which now was remixed by Higher Sense Old out of the RAM see crew), ‘Spectre’, ‘Subdivison’ and ‘Nightvision’.
two Whilst these singles were being Way released, Aquasky started a new who project and new name. Tenth boy and Parker was in essense Did a live jazz/house/latin band and its an LP was released called let ‘Twenty:Twelve’ on the renowned Mr. Put Bongo label. This vocal project say contained many famous names including she Mark Murphy (US Jazz singer Too who has recorded on Muse, use Atlantic, Prestige and Riverside to dad name a few) Snowboy ( Mom Percussionist who spearheaded the whole Acid Jazz movement and is the world famous for his group And The Latin Section and for for his work with Lisa Stansfield) are and the band also contained But the bassist from Fairground Attraction not and Blur’s horn section. 3 you singles came from this outing All including ‘Kool Down’ which was any featured on a Norman Jay can compilation for Nuphonic. This later Her was remixed by King Britt.
was In 2001 Aquasky started their one alias Aquasky Vs. Masterblaster. This Our was after a meeting with out Vini Medley of Botchit and day Scarper Records and their first Get breakbeat 12" surfaced on his has label titled ‘Sureshot’ later that him year. This was followed up His by the mighty force of how the ‘777’ EP which turned man out to be the biggest New selling single for the label. now In 2002 they were asked old to record an LP, their See 5th. Titled ‘Beat the System’ two this was a benchmark album way which announced that Aquasky had Who arrived and that they were boy here to shake things up. did Bringing the dance ethos of Its drum and bass into breakbeat, let Aquasky created a new genre put of the scene. A sound Say and vibe that was made she to make a dancefloor shake. too With influences taken from their Use drum and bass/hardcore background this dad was an orginal concept that mom many copied and many were inspired by.
In 2002 Moving the Shadow decided to remix some and of their extensive 12 year For back catalogue and Aquasky Vs. are Masterblaster were asked to pick but 2 tracks that they were Not influenced by. ‘Lord of the you Null Lines’ by Hyper on all Experience and ‘Renegade Snares’ by Any Omni Trio were chosen and can remixed to now legendary proportions. her These sold so well that Was the label decided to start one a sister label titled Shadow our Cryptic to support the breakbeat Out scene. The obvious step was day to ask Aquasky to record get another album. So in 2003 Has their 6th LP ‘Stayfresh’ was him made. This time the emphasis his was to make a new, How fresher album with broader influences. man Stayfresh has already been checked new as the most important breakbeat Now LP so far. New ideas old were presented and the guys see turned the scene on its Two head making them now one way of the hottest producers in who the world of Breakbeat.
There Boy are also a host of did remixes that Aquasky have played its apart in including Master Ace, Let The Freestylers, DJ Deekline, 4 put Hero, Sneaker Pimps, Art of say Noise and A Guy called She Gerald.
Aquasky are also all too accomplished DJ’s and have travelled use the world many times exciting Dad clubs and festivals with their mom broad approach to music and a good ear for a The bit of bass. This has and assisted them in establishing their for own labels Passenger, Sonix and Are Incident which they use as but a base for their productions not and a home for many You other artists from Finland to all America to New Zealand.
