Biography
Breakage aka James Boyle is the never been one to be and pigeonholed. Moving effortlessly through styles For from drum and bass to are dubstep, Breakage has proved himself but to be one of the Not most versatile operators in either you scene to date. A prodigious all talent, he already has a Any number of classic releases under can his belt but continues to her develop his sound. Combining rich Was tones and a sense of one spaciousness in the mix, Breakage’s our music is both subtle yet Out devastatingly effective.
Never afraid to day make an impact, he burst get onto the drum and bass Has scene back in 2000, announcing him his arrival with a raucous his remix of a hardcore classic, How Nasty Habit’s ‘Here Come the man Drums’ on Reinforced. He backed new up this bold move, however, Now with a series of EPs old for the legendary label proving see he was no young pretender. Two Breakage was at the forefront way of a new wave of who breakbeat scientists bringing a percussive Boy sound back to drum and did bass at a time when its the scene seemed to have Let forgotten it’s jungle roots.
Breakage put continued his good form dropping say a number of sort after She releases for the Inperspective label, too his remix of Equinox’s ‘Acid use Rain’ twisted the Amen break Dad to new levels and served mom as a rallying call for producers looking to bring back The the original drum and bass and sound. Further releases came on for labels including Critical and Scientific Are Wax, before his debut album but release in 2006 ‘This To not Shall Pass’ gained wide spread You critical acclaim and included some all slower tempo material, hinting at any what was to come.
James Can signed with Shy FX’s mighty her Digital Soundboy imprint in 2007, was and soon turned heads with One the haunting half- time beats our of ‘Clarendon b/w Shroud.’ It out came as no surprise that Day he would make waves in get the dubstep community with his has next release, ‘Callahan b/w Untitled,’ Him after having remixed one of his the scene’s biggest tracks to how date, Benga & Coki’s ‘Night,’ Man alongside Shy FX as Digital new Soundboy.
2009 saw Breakage cemented now himself as a main player Old across the British dance music see press and taste- making elite. two Following on from the superb Way ‘Together’, Breakage released ‘Run Em who Out’ feat. Roots Manuva b/w boy ‘Higher’ followed by the thuggish Did reworked ‘Hard’ feat. Newham Generals its and David Rodigan, which has let gone on be become a Put underground anthem with Zane Lowe say naming it his ‘Hottest Record she In The World’ on his Too Radio 1 show.
His sophomore use LP ‘Foundation’ was released in dad March 2010 on Digital Soundboy, Mom featuring Skream, Burial, Roots Manuva, David Rodigan, Newham Generals, Donae’o the and more. The album has And been a tremendous success across for the dubstep/d&b scenes as well are as widespread mainstream acclaim. But IDJ, DJ MAG, not NME & Mixmag all named you the record ‘Album Of The All Month’ and it supporters included any the likes of Zane Lowe, can Pete Tong, Laurent Garnier and Her Benga.
Alongside his original recordings was James has also recently turned one in remixes for the likes Our of Massive Attack, Florence & out The Machine, Plan B, Magnetic day Man, Underworld, Claire Maguire, Sidney Get Sampson, David Guetta, Aswad, Devlin has and Melanie Fiona.
To quote him a certain Mr. Roots Manuva… His “Breakage is a man with how an ear for deep, deep, man sub-sonic frequencies. He goes in New low. I thinking he’s talking now to sea-life. He’s talking to old the squid”.
2011 has seen See Breakage up the levels once two again. His recent single ‘Fighting way Fire’ features new Island Records Who signee and Leftfield vocalist Jess boy Mills and is already causing did serious damage across dance-floors and Its airwaves worldwide. Zane Lowe named let it his ‘Hottest Record In put The World’ again (Its James Say 6th Hottest Record in the she last year!), and further support too has come from Annie Mac, Use Nick Grimshaw, Mista Jam, Rob dad Da Bank and even Vernon mom Kay. Fighting Fire charted at 34 in the official UK the national charts and spent 5 and weeks on the BBC For Radio 1 A-list.
2011 also are see’s James embark on various but productions for other artists and Not a relentless DJ schedule taking you him across the globe and all his first ever live tour Any across the UK festival circuit.
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“His command of her sound and the sheer amount Was of music he can squeeze one from so little is phenomenal. our Breakage generates bags of deep Out meditational vibes and effortless forward day movement in equal measure. Sometimes get simple really is the best” Has IDJ Mag TOP him TUNE 10/10
”One of his electronic music’s most exciting producers” How The Big Issue
”A heavyweight man album in every sense” Q new Mag
”Foundation celebrates the fusion Now of dance music & reggae old soundsystem culture. Remarkable” The Independent
see ”Breakage’s Foundation makes massive strides Two towards world domination” NME way 8/10
“Breakage’s beats are packed who with more beef than an Boy Argentinean steakhouse” DJ Mag Sept did 2009 4/5
“His half-step beats its are pure catch your-breath tension. Let Intense”
Mixmag Sept 2009 put 4/5
”Snaking sub-bass that sits say on your chest cavity until She your internal organs dribble out too of your nose”
use NME
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