Aquasky

 Passenger Records / 777

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After debuting back in 1995, Aquasky spent 7 years creating Drum & Bass for many key labels including Moving Shadow, Reinforced & Good Looking. In the late 90's they were hooked on a new sound, a breakbeat sound that reminded them of their old days raving at the free parties. Not content with the breakbeat that was on offer at the time the guys wrote the seminal 'bassline breaks' track titled 777 for Botchit & Scarper. The label, pleased with the success of the single, signed them for an album and in 2002 'Beat The System', the bands 5th album, was released to critical claim. Fusing breakbeat’s with 4/4 rhythms and old school sounds with a healthy dose of d&b basslines the band started a sub-genre of breakbeat that is still going strong today.

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Over the last few years Aquasky found they had exhausted what they were able to do within the remit of 'breaks', after 5 strong years of pushing the boundaries of all the styles found under that banner and a release schedule un-matched by any other producer within that scene. Reverting back to their 4/4 influences that were rubbed onto them (like Vics Vapour-Rub) from the key Rave & Acid tracks that got them started in the first place, they locked themselves back into the studio and firmly shut the doors for a full 12 months. It is now 2009, 7 years after they made the full-time leap to breakbeat, and the crew are back with another fresh style. Combining bashment rhythms, 4/4 beats, old school vibes, trademark bass and classic breakbeat... yet to be branded but much discussed.

Always keen to champion vocals Aquasky have linked up with Atlanta rappers Sporty-O and Goldmouf for this new release on their own imprint Passenger. Featuring a remix from up and coming 4/4 mash up king Kelevra and a special collab with one of their mates from the past 20 years, Trevor Loveys, this is the new sound from way out. Call it House, call it Old School, call it New-Rave Breaks, call it Warehouse... whatever you call it... it’s still Aquasky through and through. It’s still designed to make the ladies bounce and the fellas break. The lights to flicker and the speakers shake!!! 

 

Music:
Aquasky Party Bangers mix Nov 2009 

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IDA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 PROMO TRACK

 

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