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“Elite Force unites the sometimes warring factions of electro house, techno, and breakbeat, like a peace keeper who values the spirit of cooperation and tolerance.  He was forged in the fires of breakbeat, which has always had a habit of sucking in sounds that pass by. Elite's sets are like a team performance, with tracks coming from all corners of the bass-driven sector, to create a vibrant hodgepodge of boundary-pushing dance music….“
[beatport AUG 2009]

Simon Shackleton’s Elite Force project began way back in 1996, debuting on his own newly founded Fused and Bruised label with a series of peerless 12s and remixes. After a successful five years,he put Fused and Bruised on the backburner to concentrate on production work, and following several years with Whole9Yards and Moonshine he became a mainstay recording artist for Adrift Recordings (formally known as Kingsize Records) before moving on to set up his own U&A Recordings imprint. Read More....












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Strongarm Sessions return for another 'Special Edition', mixed as ever, by Elite Force. This is a free download, but your comments are always appreciated on any of the links below. Enjoy the mix, and look out for a brand new mix CD entitled Re:Vamped from Elite Force in early 2010, featuring many of the mashups and re-edits that have graced the shows and DJ sets over the past 18 months or so.

Members of the U&A / EF mailing list will also be receiving a MONTHLY free download of one of Elite Force's legendary mashups, beginning on 16th November with the re-fix of Deadmau5's 'Ghosts N Stuff'. You can join here to get them upfront & straight to your inbox > SIGN UP

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THE ECLECTIC SELECTOR [BEATPORTAL]

The idea of starting a new monthly column on Beatportal that focuses on a wide selection of genre defying music, is one that Terry Church and myself had been knocking around for a while.

Like most people who run their own label, produce, blog, record and DJ, there's precious little time at the end of the month for anything other than a sharp intake of breath, but I've always loved to write, and as the saying goes, ‘if you want something doing, ask a busy person.'

The main focus of the ‘Eclectic Selector' pieces will not be to dwell on absolutes and the kind of purism that will always be the domain of others more ‘dedicated' to their specialty than me, but to celebrate the open-mindedness of producers that live on the margins, and artists who walk the line.

1- The Eclectic Selector - Part One

2- Burning Man Special - Part Two

3- LovEvolution San Francisco Special - Part Three

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Elite Force & Meat Katie

Non-Believer [UAA027]

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The tech-funk dons are back to deliver an anthemic, peaktime riff-athon in the massive 'Non-Believer'. Reminiscent of Daft Punk doing battle with a band of outlaw robotic slam dancers in a techno mosphit, this is headbang electro of the highest order, with outstanding DJ feedback from radio, press & DJs alike.

"The tech-funk masters once again combine their studio skills for a pure stomping slab of 4/4 brilliance. The incessant beat just builds and builds in a simple yet effective fashion showing that often less is more. Certainly not minimal, just working on rhythms, some effects and a pure understanding of what it is to drive a crowd insane!!"
[iDJ Review]

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