Hammer & Tongs EP 1 2009
Hammer & Tongs EP 2 2009
Broken Planet 2008
Hyperspeed 2007
Pumped up Funk
Twister
Feelin Kinda Strange Remix
Le Funky
DrumAttical
Influences
John Peel
Mantronix
Nivana
Kraftwerk
Lonnie Liston Smith
Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force
Melle Mell
Grandmanster Flash
Kool DJ HercKool DJ Herk
Red hot Chilli peppers
the Beatles
Led Zepplin
the Jonzon Crew
G Force
The Gap Band
Roy Ayers
James Brown
Maceo and the Macs
Clive Stublesfield
Jimmy Castor and the bad bunch
Kurtis Blow
Masterdon Commitee
Sugarhill
Blondie
Fab five Freddy
Treacherous Three
Whodini
G.L.O.B.E & Whizz kid
LL Cool J
Dr Drea
Run DMC
Beastie boys
Herbie Hancock
Doug E Fresh
Skooly D
Massive Attack
the Prodigy
the Incredible Bongo band
Aretha Franklin
Sly and the family Stone
The Rolling Stones
Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins
Slave
Loletta Holaway
Rufus and Chaka Khan
Mary Clayton
The Beat
Maddness
the Specials
Selecta
PJ Harvey
Mansun
Oasis
Placebo
Make no mistake the Drumattic Twins are old school...
In their early incarnation as Shades of Rhythm they ruled the land, and now under their well established moniker as the Drumattic Twins they are very proud to present their sound in the form of ‘Hammer & Tongs’.
A savvy melange of breakbeats, soaring strings, electro roots, sprinklings of soul and rude basslines.
The ‘not so’ gangster vocals add a comical twist to this distinctively Drumattic production. Urgent strings set the pace for the kick, snare, squelch-athon, whilst the old school D-Shake strings play tribute to their rave roots.
‘Don’t Be So Drumattic/Sound of the Drum’ has dominated the number one spot on Beatport; reached number 9 in the Buzz charts; Cool Cuts and recommended tune of the month in Mixmag.
Next up
The Sound of The Drum
Grabs the reigns like a jockey riding a winning stallion to the finishing line; a relentless bassline, gated synth and chopped up hip house vocals drive this mother all the way.
Finally we get treated to
Under The Lights
A true taste of their forthcoming album. Ooozing with funk, confident like a classic and peaking on the vibe-ometer at plus 10, the uplifting string breakdown sooths the soul and makes us yearn for just one more E!
As the third summer of love dawns, ’69, ’89 and now 2009 what better time to release
‘Back to the Old School’
A piano driven, hands in the air, explosive tribute to where it all began. A modern day twist with Bambaata influenced strings, voccoder vocals that take us from the old school to outer space, and of course that throbbing galactic b.line. All executed to perfection.
On the double A side is
‘Drum Thunder’
Compelling orchestral stabs that drive right to the heart of this belting underground workout. A signature bassline squelches and weaves around the lead vocal ‘another jam’ before the ‘drum thunder catcher’ bursts into the proceedings with irresistible charm. An almighty breakdown twists the glitch to the max before propelling us back to the lead ‘drum thunder’ vocal. A potent slab of dramatic magic is unleashed.
Taken from the forthcoming long player “Hammer & Tongs”, this is the second single and follows on from the massive success of ‘Don’t Be So Drumattic/Sound of the Drum’ which has dominated the number one spot on Beatport for the past month; number 9 in the Buzz charts; Cool Cuts and recommended tune of the month in Mixmag.
Nick Slater and Lanx are the Drumattic Twins, the name a consequence of having amplified attacks of drum-machine seizures in their loft. True pioneers of the scene they have played an integral part of dance music history since they first appeared in the early nineties.
In more recent times they have established a worldwide fan base as the Drumattic Twins. Seminal tracks like ‘Feelin’ Kinda Strange’ and ‘Hyperspeed’ have earned them their fair shade of accolades but now they are about to unleash their finest work to date in the form of their second album ‘Hammer & Tongs’.
As children of the dance revolution will remember, many moons ago, Nick and Lanx were known as the chart topping Shades of Rhythm. along with vocalist Rayan Gee. Tunes like 'Sweet Sensation', 'Homicide', 'Ecstasy' and 'Sound of Eden' became so large they're likely to induce misty-eyed rumblings about “the good old days”, they even performed on Top Of The Pops. But some fifteen or so years after their big bang, Nick and Lanx have put the snapshots of the rave days into a photo album and have re-invented themselves as the Drumattic Twins. Having discovered the downside of being tied down to a major, they decided to go the independent route and release early Drumattic tracks themselves.
In 2000 their mutual passion for electro soon led to setting up their own label Freakazoid with local lad Lee Coombs. It gained huge underground support worldwide. Together with Coombs, they went on to remix Arthur Baker's early house classic Criminal Element Orchestra's 'Put The Needle On The Record', which brought them to the offices of Finger Lickin’ where they firmly parked their spaceship. Remixes soon came flying in for Dreadzone, Deejay Punk Roc, Mike Monday and old rave classic 'Psychotropic' by Hypnosis.
Nick and partner in drum-criminology Lanx already carried with them the wealth of the pre-emptive jewels that would ensure their success with Finger Lickin’ - solid chunks of funk, house, hip hop, and of course, breakbeat. So it was no surprise that their debut album ‘Drumattical’ (2001) was rich in communal messages, positive press and scooped massive sales worldwide. In 2002 the Drumattic Twins' 'Feelin Kinda Strange' become a national top 40 hit in Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands and mainstay on Australian national radio station Triple J. As a result two of the countries most popular radio DJs, Nick Thayer & Basskleph joined forces to remix the track, which went on to win Best Remix at the international Breakspol awards.
‘Twister/Sticky’, ‘Hyperspeed/333’ and ‘Broken Planet/Can’t Give You Up’ were the club smashes that followed. ‘Twister’ went on to be used in the multi million selling ‘Pure Wipeout’ game and the boys have also been busy writing theme music for the BBC, infinite tunes to add to their ever expanding catalogue and are still busy traveling the globe with their unique dex’n’effect show.
An expertly crafted collection of club orientated tracks that compress time and space with explosive and dramatic impact. The first single to be released is ‘Don’t Be So Drumattic/Sound of the Drum/Under The Lights’ and already the response to the campaign is well underway. Be warned the DT’s are about to smash it once again in 2009.
01 - Domino - You're a Star - Ground Level Recordings 02 - DJ Phunkae - Super Star Bass feat Aleeta Bensen (Plaza De Funk Mix) - Real Hype Records 03 - AC Slater - BanGer (Original Mix) Party Like Us Records 04 - SPYKE - live up (Curtis B remix) Krispy Beatz Recordings 05 - Napt - Lose Control (12 Dub mix) - Funkatech Records 06 - SPYKE - No Limits - Ground Level Recordings 07 - Plastic Shell - Dead end - Ayra Recordings 08 - Kiwa - Drop Control - High Grade Records 09 - Travis T, Mephisto Odyssey - Supa Chron (Sam Hell Remix) - Groove Quest 10 - Break the Box - The Hell - Lucky Break Recordings 11 - SPYKE - Like This Show VIP - Ground Level Recordings 12 - Quadrat Beat - Showtime (original_mix) - 13breakz 13 - Deekline and Wisard - Back Up (Love for the music) - (krafty_kuts_club_remix) - Against The Grain 14 - Duel Calibre - Sensi Vip ft Cyril 15 - Vent - GoGorilla (4Kuba Remix) - Valium 16 - Stereo Type, Screwface, Ctrl Z - Under My Skin (Instrumental mix) - Hardcore Beats 17 - Quadrat Beat, Abuse - Explosion - 13breakz 18 - Stereo Type, Screwface, Ctrl Z - Balls To The Wall Part 2 - Hardcore Beats 19 - SPYKE - Jump into the sea - NRG Records 20 - Dilemn - The Dreamer (Original Mix) - Future Perfect
Broken Planet 2008
Make no mistake the Drumattic Twins are old school...
A savvy melange of breakbeats, soaring strings, electro roots, sprinklings of soul and rude basslines. 
Nick Slater and Lanx are the Drumattic Twins, the name a consequence of having amplified attacks of drum-machine seizures in their loft. True pioneers of the scene they have played an integral part of dance music history since they first appeared in the early nineties.
In 2000 their mutual passion for electro soon led to setting up their own label Freakazoid with local lad Lee Coombs. It gained huge underground support worldwide. Together with Coombs, they went on to remix Arthur Baker's early house classic Criminal Element Orchestra's 'Put The Needle On The Record', which brought them to the offices of Finger Lickin’ where they firmly parked their spaceship. Remixes soon came flying in for Dreadzone, Deejay Punk Roc, Mike Monday and old rave classic 'Psychotropic' by Hypnosis. 
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