The Upbeats Thread!
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Mon Oct 8, 2007 @ 9:53pm |
 Coolness: 282495 | 
JEREMY GLENN & DYLAN JONES FORM: THE UPBEATS, NZ Non Vogue, Virus, Violence, Human Label, BC Presents, Project 51, Cyanide' 
In 2007, The Upbeats from Wellington, New Zealand take a new step in their journey to the top of global dance music with the release of their album Nobody's Out There on their own label Non Vogue! 
01. Intro 02. Will Shatner 03. Thinking Cap (feat Georgie) 04. Craven Raven 05. Warp 06. Nobody’s Out There 07. Cascade 08. Grains 09. Girl Gone 10. Tilling Fields 11. Black Swarm 12. Tonka (feat Ryme Tyme) 13. The World Fell Away 14. The Stars (feat Trei) 15. Outro NZ Album CD Release Date: 29/10/07 Producing music together for seven years, Glenn and Jones have crafted a sound that is both inventive and diverse, ranging between frenetic and energetic liquid funk, intensely moody and claustrophobic drum’n’bass, and soulful indulgences of elevation. But what sets The Upbeats apart from drum’n’bass producers is their urge, with Nobody's Out There, to take Drum'n'Bass to a groundbreaking new frontier. The Upbeats' intense and rich sound remains, but with Nobody's Out There they have produced a cohesive, structured album. This is no collection of just random tracks and dancefloor hits. The hits are there – believe me – but the album is a story-lined expedition penned by the DJs-turned-scribes. Combined with the album's 15 tracks is a short story that weaves a fantasy tale about one man's personal journey, sharing the pages of an elaborate booklet with stunning artworks commissioned especially by The Upbeats using Wellington artists Wade Cowin, Kelly Thompson and Michael Hope. Explains Jeremy Glenn: "The idea with Nobody's Out There was to create a narrative progression, setting a theme and then writing music to that story as if it were a soundtrack. Our motivation for this approach was that we thought – and still do – that not a lot of effort had gone into producing drum'n'bass albums as a complete package. We wanted to give the concept of a drum'n'bass record a new dimension." The Upbeats have remained firmly in control of the album's production, with one track 'The Stars' featuring a collaboration with fellow-Wellingtonian Trei. Australian vocalist Georgie Fisher makes an impressive debut, singing on Thinking Cap, and MC Ryme Tyme (Ed Rush and Optical) appears on Tonka. The album is the first release in New Zealand on The Upbeat's new label Non Vogue. "Quite a few of the tracks were derived from me just noodling on the guitar," says Dylan Jones, "Everything was recorded, produced and mastered at our home studio in Wellington. We formed our own label Non Vogue so we could release the music we wanted to release, when we wanted to release it, and give us the freedom to use the format that we want." Performing live matters as much to The Upbeats as producing great music. Their electric live performance has seen The Upbeats tour Europe four times, the US thrice, another stop in Japan and numerous trips around New Zealand and Australia. Along the way The Upbeats have played alongside the cream of international drum’n’bass, notably Grooverider, Andy C, Roni Size, Pendulum, DJ Hype, Zinc, DieselBoy, Concord Dawn, Shapeshifter and Bad Company. "We tour as much as we can," says Jones." We want to push a performance envelope that is a step beyond what people could normally expect from a drum'n'bass set." "And then there's the visual element," adds Glenn. "A guy called Optibreak plays with us and he mixes images from the album's artwork, some of the animations from our first video – Nobody's Out There – and helps us create a total package. For us, performing live is such an important part of what we do, we love putting on an intense and energetic show." Despite the three-year gap between albums, Glenn and Jones have been no stranger to the studio, recording tracks with the likes of Optical, Bad Company, Noisia, Teknik, TeeBee and Bulletproof. Recently, The Upbeats remixed Shapeshifter’s Bring Change from the fellow-countrymen’s highly-acclaimed album Soulstice, and their first 12" vinyl release on Non Vogue features collaborations with Auckland counterparts State Of Mind and Evol Intent and Ewun from the US. 2007 is set to be a breakthrough year for The Upbeats and a landmark year for drum'n'bass with the release of Nobody's Out There. Taking the artform of high-intensity Drum'n'Bass to new levels, The Upbeats have produced one of the finest, most original and captivating releases of the year. Ed Rush “I'm not just saying this, but in my opinion, this is the best drum and bass album this decade, by a mile!” Dieselboy “An amazingly complete album from start to finish - the upbeats have redefined future funk!” DJ Hype “The Upbeats bring us a great slab of futuristic drum and bass that spares no prisoners!!” Check out two sampler tunes here: [ www.myspace.com ] [ www.myspace.com ] And here's a Mini Mix that was put together by myself, including some of the many amazing tunes these two have released so far! Believe the Hype! BAM! The Upbeats - The Wretched// The Upbeats feat Rymetyme - Tonka// Gridlok and Echo feat. The Upbeats - Flamethrower// Styles of Beyond - Subculture (The Upbeats Remix)// The Upbeats - Poison// The Upbeats - Oiled Up// The Upbeats & Bulletproof - The Universe// The Upbeats - Daybreak// Gpk - Vector Sigma (The Upbeats Remix)// The Upbeats - Under Sand// The Upbeats - Poopoochaloop// The Upbeats - Whitetail// The Upbeats & Hive - Dresden// The Upbeats - La Mammoth// The Upbeats & Bulletproof - Rapture// The Upbeats - Tech As Funk// The Upbeats - Piss Fiend// The Upbeats - Lost Once// The Upbeats - Zip Zap Wrap Attack// The Upbeats - Bozo Rockers// The Upbeats - A View From The Inside/ Download Here: [ www.sendspace.com ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» the_pink_popo replied on Mon Oct 8, 2007 @ 10:12pm |
 Coolness: 100575 | yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! malade!! :DDDDDD
i loooove youuu guyss!! |
| I'm feeling your balls right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Necspress replied on Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 12:42am |
 Coolness: 53645 | waiting for that and i like that cover.
checking out the mix... |
| I'm feeling like double dutch right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PitaGore replied on Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 10:44am |
 Coolness: 471845 | wow, some of the most on-point and amazing d&b out there thse days :) |
| I'm feeling texas tea right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 12:22pm |
| Coolness: 282495 | THE most on point drum and bass of this decade! Betta Reckognize!! :p |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PitaGore replied on Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 12:57pm |
| Coolness: 471845 | lets say Noisia cleared the way for 'em a lil' before ... |
| I'm feeling detroit techno right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Tue Oct 9, 2007 @ 1:49pm |
| Coolness: 282495 | Well theyre the same age and are pretty much on the same level skill-wise, but they definately have two completely different sounds and are both super intricate and diverse. And they've also been friends for a while, playing gigs and radio shows together for the past 4-5 years, also hitting the studio together once before, like the Noisia & The Upbeats "12 - Sacrifice on Renegade Hardware, and a future collab to come soon! I can't wait to see what's up.
But yeah Seb, Noisia are vets in the game (proof is on that Nerve Recording from 2001-2002 I think) this new Upbeats Album is going to floor anything in it's path... |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PitaGore replied on Wed Oct 10, 2007 @ 10:48am |
| Coolness: 471845 | thanks for keepin' me interested and hyped in that bombastic music style thats neurofunk man :)
if it wasnt of the choons you make me listen to , i could've forgot how dope this music is i want the Gridlock choon on Ram btw lol ...suuuuch a killer one ! |
| I'm feeling detroit techno right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 4:25pm |
| Coolness: 282495 | Skanka! Tis an Ill selection monsieur!
I'm all about Future Funk, and Upbeats' are at the head of the game! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Luna-1 replied on Thu Oct 11, 2007 @ 11:08pm |
 Coolness: 118540 | Massive props for that one ! |
| I'm feeling 281-330-8-0-0-4 right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PitaGore replied on Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 11:17am |
| Coolness: 471845 | Host One and Nitrous have this crazy plan in mind ....  |
| I'm feeling moreau pis coteau right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 1:17pm |
| Coolness: 282495 | It's the most level headed and sound plan I've had in years.
Don't sleep! You never know what you're gonna miss! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nitrous_N2O replied on Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 1:36pm |
 Coolness: 125465 | HOT !
Future Funk in the new shit |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» PitaGore replied on Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 1:45pm |
| Coolness: 471845 | les meilleurs tubes neurofunk sur la radio ! :D |
| I'm feeling electron right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Luna-1 replied on Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 5:12pm |
| Coolness: 118540 | BO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
| I'm feeling 281-330-8-0-0-4 right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nitrous_N2O replied on Mon Oct 15, 2007 @ 1:02pm |
| Coolness: 125465 | Bump it Up ! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Tue Oct 16, 2007 @ 2:11pm |
| Coolness: 282495 | ADVANCE PROMO COPIES OF THE LP AT NICE MUSIC RIGHT NOW!
PEEP THE SAMPLES HERE!!! OMFGOOOOOOSSSSHHHHHH!!!! [ 205.236.147.30 ] |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Luna-1 replied on Wed Oct 17, 2007 @ 1:16pm |
| Coolness: 118540 | itss hotttttttttttt |
| I'm feeling tippin' on 4 4's right now.. | |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» greatjob replied on Thu Oct 18, 2007 @ 5:02am |
| Coolness: 282495 | Picked it up today! Oh my GOOOOSH!!!!!
What an album, suck me sideways |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nitrous_N2O replied on Thu Oct 18, 2007 @ 12:58pm |
| Coolness: 125465 | Alex please call me tonight after 8pm if you can
Thanks |
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