Breakage 'Foundation' (Digital Soundboy)
Breakage aka James Boyle is never been one to be pigeonholed. Moving effortlessly
through styles from drum and bass to dubstep, Breakage has proved himself to be
one of the most versatile operators in either scene to date. A prodigious talent,
he already has a number of classic releases under his belt but continues to develop
his sound. Combining rich tones and a sense of spaciousness in the mix, Breakage's
music is both subtle yet devastatingly effective. Never afraid to make an impact, he
burst onto the d&b scene back in 2000, announcing his arrival with a raucous remix
of a hardcore classic, Nasty Habit's 'Here Come the Drums' on Reinforced. Further
releases came on labels including Critical & Scientific Wax, before his debut album
release in 2006's 'This Too Shall Pass' gained wide spread critical acclaim and
included some slower tempo material, hinting at what was to come.
James signed with Shy FX's mighty Digital Soundboy imprint in 2007, and soon turned
heads with the haunting half-time beats of 'Clarendon b/w Shroud'.
* It came as no surprise that he would make waves in the dubstep community with
his next release, 'Callahan' b/w 'Untitled', after having remixed one of the scene's
biggest tracks to date, Benga & Coki's 'Night', alongside Shy FX as Digital Soundboy.
2009 has seen Breakage cemented himself as 'one to watch' across the British dance
music press and taste-making elite.
* Following on from the superb 'Together', Breakage released 'Run Em Out' feat.
Roots Manuva b/w 'Higher' πin October 2009 to massive critical acclaim. Then came
'Hard' feat. Newham Generals and David Rodigan in early Dec, which exploded across
the clubs and national airwaves, becoming unquestionably one of the biggest underground releases of 2009.
* Winning fans across Radio 1, 1Xtra, Galaxy and Kiss FM from the likes of Zane Lowe,
Annie Mac, Rob Da Bank, Giles Peterson, Ras Kwame, Toddla T, Mary Anne Hobbs, Mista Jam, Redlight, Sinden, DJ MK and many more, not to mention being named as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on his Radio 1 show.
Now comes the highly anticipated sophomore LP 'Foundation' on Digital Soundboy.
Features on the record come courtesy of Burial, Roots Manuva, David Rodigan,
Newham Generals, Kemo, Zarif, Erin and more. Expect bass heavy quality music with
a broad appeal. The new single 'Speechless˙ featuring Donaeo has already been decri
as a ground-breaking record, marrying dubstep and indie with emotive R&B vocals. With a European tour under way, plus remix & production credits for Massive Attack,
Florence & The Machine, David Guetta, Virgin Records, Aswad, Sidney Sampson, and many more all forthcoming, Breakage has laid the foundation. Now he˙s ready to blow...
QUOTES: 'His command of sound and the sheer amount of music he can squeeze from so little is phenomenal. Breakage generates bags of deep meditational vibes and effortless forward movement in equal measure. Sometimes simple really is the best' IDJ Mag TOP TUNE OF THE MONTH 10/10
'Breakage's beats are packed with more beef than an Argentinean steakhouseˇ DJ Mag 4/5
TRACKLISTING - CD
01) OPEN UP
02) HARDCORE MUSIC (interlude)
03) HARD (ft. Newham Generals & David Rodigan)
04) DIGIBOY RADIO (interlude)
05) OLD SKOOL TING
06) SQUID BASS (interlude)
07) RUN EM OUT (ft. Roots Manuva)
08) TEMPER (ft. Kemo)
09) OVER (ft. Zarif)
10) HIGHER
11) FOUNDATION
12) JUSTIFIED (ft. Erin)
13) VIAL (t. Burial)
14) SPEECHLESS (ft. Donae'o)
15) IF (interlude)
16) IF (ft. Threshold)
B/C - CD 0666017125725 |
