Logistics (artist)
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| Birth name | Matt Gresham[1] |
| Born | 1981 |
| Origin | Cambridge, England, UK |
| Genres | Drum and bass |
| Occupations | Producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2004 - present |
| Labels | Hospital Records |
| Associated acts | Nu:Logic, Future Sound of Cambridge |
Logistics is the stage name of Matt Gresham, a drum and bass music producer and DJ from Cambridge, England.[2] He is signed to Hospital Records and has been releasing music since 2004,[3] which he creates using the Reason 4 and Ableton sequencers.[2] His music style tends towards the more soul-influenced styles of drum & bass[4] but also targeted at a club audience rather than a home audience,[5] and is described as such by Hospital Records as "bridging the gap between a lacklustre sub-genre, liquid funk, and more exciting, dancefloor orientated drum and bass".[6] His older brother, Dan Gresham, known as Nu:Tone, is also a drum and bass producer signed to Hospital Records, with whom Matt collaborated under the name Nu:Logic before starting his career as a solo artist.[6]
[edit] Biography
Matt Gresham grew up listening mainly to guitar based music such as Rage Against the Machine, and downtempo electronic music. He took no interest in drum and bass, unlike his brother at the time, until he was introduced to the "Music Box" LP released by Full Cycle Records, which appealed to him as he described it "like downtempo tunes with double time beats".[6]
The first release Matt Gresham was involved in was a collaborative work as Nu:Logic, on Tangent Recordings in 2003.[7] He then went on to release his first work under the name Logistics, "Come To You / Music", on Nu:Tone's own label, Brand.nu, which lead to his signing to Hospital Records.[3] At the time, Matt Gresham was taking a degree in graphic design at Goldsmiths College, but he left in order to pursue a professional career in music production, having become significantly well known in the drum and bass scene.[1] After leaving college, he released several tracks, such as Together and Spacejam (from Spacejam EP) and The Trip (from Weapons of Mass Creation 2) which attracted the attention and influence of some of the major drum and bass DJs in the UK scene, including Grooverider and Andy C.[6]
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Excerpt from "The Trip", released on Hospital Records' compilation Weapons of Mass Creation 2.
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His most notable achievement to date is his 2006 album "Now More Than Ever", which won BBC 1Xtra's 2007 Xtra Bass award.[8] London Elektricity's Tony Colman, the label manager of Hospital Records, described the album in an interview as (at the time) "the most eagerly anticipated debut album ever to be released on Hospital."[9]
[edit] Discography
albums
Logistics - Now More Than Ever - Hospital Records 2006
Logistics - Reality Checkpoint - Hospital Records 2008
Logistics - Crash Bang Wallop - Hospital Records 2009
Logistics - Spacejams - Hospital Records 2010
singles and EPs
Nu:Tone feat. Logistics - Rock The Jazzbar E.P. (2x12", EP) - Tangent Recordings 2003
SKC+Safair / Logistics - Free My Soul / Replay - Hospital Records 2004
Danism / Logistics - Come To You / Music - BrandNu Recordings 2004
Commix / Logistics - I Want To Know / Hold On Be Strong - Advanced Recordings 2004
Nu:Tone / Logistics / Commix - The Future Sound Of Cambridge - Hospital Records 2004
Logistics - Millionaire / Front To Back - Innerground Records 2004
Commix / Logistics - Surround / Deep Joy - BrandNu Recordings 2004
Logistics - Spacejam EP - Hospital Records 2004
Friction And Logistics - Play The Game / Sin City - Valve Recordings 2005
Logistics - Release The Pressure EP - Hospital Records 2005
Logistics / CLS+Wax* - Weapons Of Mass Creation 2 Sample - Hospital Records 2005
Logistics - Uprock / Static - M*A*S*H 2005
Logistics / Tomahawk - Weapons Of Mass Creation 2 Sampler (7", Smplr) - Hospital Records 2005
Logistics - Beatbox Master / Girl From Mars - Hospital Records 2006
Logistics - Blackout / Krusty Bass Rinser - Hospital Records 2006
Logistics - City Life - Hospital Records 2006
Cyantific + Logistics - Flashback / Can't Let Go - Hospital Records 2006
Logistics - Blackout / Bounce (12") - Hospital Records 2006
Logistics - Wide Lens EP - Hospital Records 2007
Logistics - Reality Checkpoint Part One - Hospital Records 2008
Logistics - Reality Checkpoint Part Two - Hospital Records 2008
Logistics - Jungle Music / Toytown - Hospital Records 2009
Logistics / Jonny L - Warehouse (Ill Skillz Remix) / 1 N 2 - Hospital Records 2010
Cyantific and Logistics - Brighter Day / 88 MPH (12") - Cyantific Records 2010
Illskillz Vs Logistics / Illskillz - Gridline / They Could Love - Ill.Skillz Recordings 2010
High Contrast / Logistics - Fifteen Years Of Hospital Records: Sampler One - Hospital Records 2011
remixes
Mood II Swing - I Got Love (Logistics Remix) - Bingo
Friction & Nu Balance - Slipstream (Logistics Remix) - Playaz Recordings
Mutt - Blue (Logistics Remix) - Crisis Recordings
Syncopix - Together Again (Logistics Remix) - Syncopix Records
Leviticus - Burial (Logistics Remix) - Philly Blunt Records
Shock One - Further Away From Me (Logistics Remix) - SGN:LTD
Blue Sonix - Luv Me (Logistics Remix) - Spearhead Records
London Elektricity - The Great Drum & Bass Swindle (Logistics Remix) - Hospital Records
Matrix & Futurebound - Family (Nu:tone & Logistics Remix) Viper / Metro
Bcee - Consumed (Logistics Remix) - Spearhead Records
Danny Breaks - Droppin Science Volume 1 (Logistics Remix) - Hospital Records
Way Out West - The Gift (Logistics Remix) - Deconstruction
Booka Shade vs M.A.N.D.Y - Donut (Logistics Remix) - Get Physical
Shapeshifter - Lifetime (Logistics Remix) - Hospital Records
Devlin ft. Yasmin - Runaway (Nu:Tone and Logistics Remix) - Universal Island Records
S.P.Y - By Your Side (Logistics Remix) - Spearhead Records
Sky Ferreira - One (Logistics Remix) - Capitol Records
Wretch 32 feat. Example - Unorthodox (Logistics Remix) - Ministry Of Sound
London Elektricity -The Plan That Cannot Fail (Logistics Remix) - Hospital Records
[edit] References
- ^ a b Artist profile on Coda Agency (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ a b Interview on planetdnb.com by Ben Gomori, 13 June 2007 (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ a b Discogs.com discography (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ Review of "Now More Than Ever" on Drum & Bass Arena (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ Review of "Now More Than Ever" on inthemix.com.au (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ a b c d Artist biography on Hospital Records' website (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ Nu:Logic discography on rolldabeats.com (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ BBC 1Xtra XtraBass award pages (Retrieved June 2007)
- ^ Interview with Tony Colman on trackitdown.net (Retrieved June 2007)
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