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....
"Elite Force's work maintains a dedication to quality that has somewhat depleted amongst his digital peers. For that reason alone he remains an important and unique figure within dance music and as long as he continues to push boundaries and re-write the rulebook, he will continue to be treasured for a long long time. Absolute FIRE on all tracks. Full coverage in the mag."
[iDJ Interview]
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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
4- 2010 Rhythms- Part Four
“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]
"That is one hell of a Dubstep track in 'Shaolin Style' !"
[Core Magazine]
"Whhooooaaaaaaaaa, big up's posse in effect. This is f*cking magnificent. Cheeky, dirty and just pure and simple Grade A. I really cant pick just one track that I like best, they are equally god damn amazing!!!"
[EQ Magazine]
"The tracks all grab you right away with a fierce force"
[Urb Magazine]
"This is an amazing project. Classic and cosmic, yeah!! Full support from Radio One!"
[Annie Nightingale, Radio One]
"Thanks to Elite Force, we have entered a whole new paradigm in mashupology ... he has created a collection of numbers that sound like original compositions, such are the intricacies of his tailoring. Think less mash-up and more electronic investigation, this won't lose momentum anytime soon"
[iDJ Magazine (album reviews)]
