me, myself and i.....plus collaborations with Elle Rollo, Squash, Saburuko, Hobzee & Zyon Base.
Influences
4hero, curtis mayfield, nina simone, trojan records, calibre, gil scott heron, marcus intalex, d bridge, st files, orbital, good looking, breakage, st germain, chess records, signature, soul:r, massive attack, sabre, jazzanova, ltj bukem, de la soul, fabio, creative source, future sound of london, commix, james brown RIP, gotan project, photek, metalheadz, bassbin, liquid v, horizons, motown, d.kay, hospital records, lynx, miles davis, john coltrane, the beatles, average white band, jimi hendrix, the orb, marvin gaye, happy mondays, jurassic 5, high contrast, reprazent, stevie wonder, otis redding, defunked, lee perry, primal scream, john martyn, badly drawn boy, nick drake, simon & garfunkel, fleetwood mac, the stone roses, among many, many others.................
Here is a little bit about Brother, a solo artist who has been producing his own drum and bass tracks since the summer of 2005. Although relatively new to working with software and sequencers, Brother has several years experience in music making, writing songs and performing in bands, both live and recorded.
From being influenced by the likes of The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, it wasn't until around 1997, and the Reprazent album 'New Forms' that the drum and bass bug first bit Brother. This was the beginning of a totally new kind of sound that opened up a wholy different environment, culture and way of life, one that would influence Brother significantly. It was at this time that he, along with two friends, formed a live drum and bass band, focusing on the heavier side of the genre, with performances at several gigs around London and Essex.
Realising the physical and technical restraints of a live band, Brother decided to pursue a more independent path. Taking his inspiration from the new soulful liquid drum and bass sounds of artists such as Calibre and Marcus Intalex, as well as old jazz, funk and blues, he has developed a sound that is true to his eclectic musical tastes. If asked what his sound was, he may have difficulty in pinning it down, maybe a little melancholic, maybe uplifting, but always distinctive.
With tracks out now on Fokuz, Industry, Horizons, Deep Soul Music, Influence and Sonorous Music, radio play from Fabio, Marcus Intalex and DJ Flight, and support from the likes of LTJ Bukem, Nookie, Doc Scott, Kubiks, Big Bud, Addiction, Atlantic Connection, Stunna, Jazz Thieves, Ash-A-Tack and Aaron Jay, things are going well for Brother
(words by Andrea B)
BROTHER DISCOGRAPHY:
(Vinyl/Cd)
2007 'Second Time Around' (FOKUZ) [feat on 'Chronicles Of The Deep' LP/CD]
2008 'Blue Notes' (INDUSTRY) [b/w Hold Tight 'Equilibrium']
2008 'Grace' / 'Little Child' (SONOROUS)
2008 'Junction' / 'Make A Life' (INFLUENCE)
2008 'Reversal' (FOKUZ) [feat on 'Chronicles Of The Deep' CD]
2008 'Do The Right Thing' (FOKUZ) [b/w Atlantic Connection 'Its Your Jazz']
2008 'Ever After' (DEEP SOUL MUSIC) [feat on 'Future Without Past' CD]
Respect Records is glad to present its 1st vinyl release. 12 inch plate represents 2 parts of modern drum&bass music and contains compositions by Russian producers. red side: BES & RECEPTOR 'Shiva' white side: ABSTRACT ELEMENTS 'Erpeh'
Dance moods and neuro sound of woken up Shiva attract the listener to external displays and have made the track by Bes & Receptor as much as possible expected on large parties not only in Russia. On the other side Abstract Elements show ultra futuristic minimal sound in its best displays which immerses a person in itself even on a dancefloor. We love both these tracks, and this mutual respect of the opposite points of view expresses the wisdom of our label to hold on the golden middle in music...
gday paul. im gonna be in london 2mrw eve. if ur about come down to the jazz cafe as my mates funk band is playing down there. anyway i hope ur cool....did u get married yet? if so - congrats,if not - good luck ;) chat soon. adam
Discouvered your sound via ' do the right thing ' it's still one of my favourites as we speak , reversal is also a damn good track , but hence , many of your tracks are , I like your sounds and how you use certain instruments in a less suspected way ( like in do the right thing with the guitar , at least I think it's a guitar ). Keep up the good work , I'm definitely looking forward to your album.
