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The Sultan of Sickness, Dylan needs no introduction when
it comes to drum & bass. The past few years have seen
this top DJ and Producer go from absolute strength to strength,
not only producing consistently, but consistently good;
proving him to be, without a doubt, one of the hottest talents
in the scene.
Dylan began back in the Electro era buying records and
mixing them up on a couple of budget turntables, He then
followed the music and studied all the different genres,
evolving from Electro to Hip Hop to House and finally, his
life…Drum n’ Bass! Taking the obvious first
step, Dylan played on the London pirate radio scene with
long time friend B Key for many years. His shows were legendary,
with exclusive track selections and plenty of added humour
to keep the listeners entertained (…Dylan is definitely
known as the prankster to his friends!). Dylan decided to
turn his twisted mind to the production side of things,
scraping the money together for his first studio set up,
and started to master the sampler and computer with B Key.
They would spend every hour possible getting to grips with
the equipment, and soon had some tracks complete - which
they played to Danny Breaks. This lead to the debut releases
of Kosmos “Tighten Up” and ”Liquid Beats”.
By then, Dylan had definitely caught the bug and hasn’t
looked back since. He has continued to produce killer after
killer including the anthem “Need You” with
Ink, The“Inferno EP,Dominion and Penitentiary to name
a few. Releasing on renown labels such as Metalheadz,Renegade
Hardware, Outbreak, Cylon, Timeless, Moving Shadow, Droppin’
Science, Architecture, Musica, Biotic, XXX and has collaborated
with a slew of top producers in the scene including Technical
Itch, Friction,Paradox, as well as his own projects ‘Faith
in Chaos’ alongside Robyn Chaos, and ‘The Four
Horsemen’ together with Loxy, Keaton, and Ink.
This past year has been a very busy one for Mr Dylan, with
the conception of his first solely owned label “Freak
Recordings” responsible for some of the years hottest
releases such as Knowledge Award winner Dkay’s “Be
There 4 U” and “Martians” as well as Mason
featuring Armanni Reign and Sharpness MC “Ruff Rugged
and Raw”. 2004 also sees Dylan taking his place among
the mighty soldiers of the legendary Metalheadz imprint
with tracks “Metaphor” and “Lost Dreams”
an honour for someone so consistently inspired by the label’s
releases over the years. Dylan and Robyn Chaos (Anger Management)
also started up the now internationally renown “Therapy
Session’s” in London’s Shoreditch, East
End, without a doubt providing some of the deadliest mid
week line-ups a junglist could ever wish for (for a price
so reasonable, it’s practically theft!).
From his residency at the Renegade Hardware nights at The
End in Central London, to across the U.S., South Africa,
All over Europe, Puerto Rico and, of course, the U.K., Dylan’s
djing has been consistently crippling dancefloors for years.
His style ranges from demented darkness to ghetto funk,
always retaining those trademark hard-driving, solid beats.
The first releases from Freak Recordings twisted sister
label “Obscene Recordings” and “Intasounds”
(Alongside 1Xtra’s Bailey) already have the drum and
bass public in a frenzy! After the rock and roll exploits
of the XXX 29 date US “Technical Freaks” Tour
earlier this year alongside partner in grime Technical Itch,
and the WMC live show with Faith In Chaos in Miami, 2004
will see Dylan signing new exciting international talent
for his labels, releasing the Technical Freaks Album in
late May, producing more sickness himself, and of course
DJing solidly all over the World.
Weblinks
http://www.freak-recordings.com/
http://www.angeruk.net
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