Drumsound & Bassline Smith
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Drumsound & Bassline Smith | |
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| Born | Derby, England |
| Genres | Electronica Drum and bass Dubstep Drumstep |
| Occupation(s) | Producers Disc Jockeys |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Technique Recordings, Worldwide Audio Recordings, Newstate Music |
| Members | Andrew Wright Benjamin Wiggett Simon Smith |
| Website | www |
Drumsound & Bassline Smith are a British electronic production group from Derby, consisting of Andrew Wright, Benjamin Wiggett (Drumsound) and Simon 'Bassline' Smith. Their record label is Technique Recordings, which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2009. They met at one of Derby's club nights in the summer of 1998.
In 2004, their "Odyssey" banger was judged Mixmag 's tenth best all-round dance anthem of the year, and hit #1 on the UK Dance Chart. They have released tracks on a string of some of the most respected imprints in drum and bass, including on Ltj Bukem's Good Looking Records, Bryan G’s V Records and Grooverider's Prototype Records.
Also, in 2004 Drumsound & Bassline Smith released their first studio album, Nature of the Beast,[1] featuring "Crossfire (Danger)", "Planet Mars", "The End" and "Tinman", on Technique Recordings.
They enjoy regular plays on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra from Fabio and Grooverider, Mistajam, Annie Nightingale and Annie Mac. The trio are one of the few complete multiple mixes for BBC Radio One.
The 10 Years Of Technique album included the "Can You Feel It", "Clap Your Hands" and "Law Of The Jungle", and reached #1 on the BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra charts at the end of November 2009. 2009 remixes included VV Browns "Leave"’ at the request of Universal's Island Records and Fugative's - Supafly for Ministry Of Sound.
Annie Mac requested the crew complete a remix of Chipmunk's "Oopsy Daisy" for her Mash Hitz segment. They also did a remix of the EastEnders theme for the E20 Music Competition set up by the BBC.
In 2010, Drumsound & Bassline Smith remixed work by Blame feat Ruff Squad, and mixed "Until You Were Gone" by Chipmunk featuring Esmée Denters. The group have also completed a remix of Afrojack featuring Eva Simons' "Take Over Control" on Data Records, and produced tracks on the Dansette Junior album on Columbia Records.
In April 2011 Drumsound & Bassline Smith released a 12" of "Freak" on the Newstate label. "Freak" gained positive reviews and made BBC Radio 1's daytime playlist. Soon afterwards they remixed DJ Fresh - "Louder" which was released on July 3, 2011. The song features vocals from Welsh singer Sian Evans from the band Kosheen and hit the Number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart. Other remixes include Moby - After & Youngman MC - Who Knows.
The trio then released "Close" on 21 August 2011,The single was supported by MistaJam and Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 promoted to BBC Radio 1 B-list and it peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 49.
In 2012, Drumsound & Bassline Smith collaborated with Utah Saints on their classic track 'What Can You Do For Me' which made the BBC Radio 1 daytime playlist & hit the Number 28 spot in the UK Singles Chart on 4 March
Also in March 2012, Drumsound & Bassline Smith won the 'Best Track' award & 'Best Video' award with 'Close' at the Official Drum & Bass Awards
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Dance [3] |
SCO [4] | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Junglist" | 67 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "Odyssey / Body Moving" | 66 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Close" | 49 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Freak" | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | "What Can You Do for Me" (Utah Saints vs. Drumsound & Bassline Smith) |
28 | 7 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| "Through the Night" (featuring Tom Cane) |
34 | 9 | 39 | Wall Of Sound | ||||||||||||
| "Daylight" (featuring Hadouken!) |
— | — | — | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | "One In a Million" (featuring Fleur) |
53 | 14 | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||
Other songs
- A Pole Dancer Called Eternity
- Aneurysm
- Annihilate
- Ant's Nest
- Aquarius
- Badman
- Bandsaw
- Barcode
- Beeswax
- Beeswax (TeeBee Remix)
- Belly Dancer
- Big Tings
- Big Tings (DJ Hype Special Mix)(featuring MC Skibadee)
- Big Tings (DJ Hype Special Mix)
- Bigheadz
- Body Movin'
- Body Pump
- Booty Call
- Booty Call (Phetsta Remix)
- Breakdown
- Breakdown (2009 Re-Lick)
- Breakdown (Twisted Individual Remix)
- Bust It Up
- Can You Feel It
- Cape Fear
- Cape Fear (Tantrum Desire Remix)
- Catacomb
- Clap Ya Hands
- Clap Ya Hands (Dubstep Remix)
- Close
- Close (Dub Mix)
- Close (Jacob Plant Remix)
- Close (Mensah Remix)
- Cold Turkey
- Conspiracy
- Crossfire (Danger)
- Crossfire (Danger) (DJ Friction & K.Tee Remix)
- Dangerous
- Databass
- Datastream
- Dirty Dancing
- Disco Biscuit
- Distinction
- Distortion (Aquasky Remix)
- Dragonfly
- Dragonfly (Loxy Remix)
- Drain Pipe
- Dubtrack
- Eight Ball
- Electro-Tech
- Ever Changin'
- Evolution
- Fallin'
- Feel The Sunset
- Feelings
- Fire (Burning)
- Firewall
- Freestyle Mambo
- Freak
- Freak (Dubstep Remix)
- Freak (Crissy Criss Drumstep Remix)
- Friday
- Future Tech
- Future Tech (Future Tech Remix)
- Fu Manchu
- Fu Manchu (140 Dubstep Mix)
- Get Through
- Get Through (Distorted Minds Remix)
- Get You Together
- Ghost
- Give It To You
- Go
- Good Times Roll
- Harder
- Heavy FC
- Higher
- Hipsteppin'
- Humanoid
- Hypnosis (A-Sides Exclusive Mix)
- Hypnosis (Aphrodite Remix)
- Hypnotic Regression
- I Need Your Love
- If You Need Someone
- In & Out
- In The Silence
- Intro
- It Came From Mars
- Judgement Day
- Jungle
- Jungle Fever
- Junglist
- Junglist (Twisted Individual Remix)
- Killa DJ
- Kilo
- King Of Kings
- Lose Control
References
- ^ Discogs.com
- ^ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- Drumsound And Simon Bassline Smith: "The Official Charts Company - Drumsound & Bassline Smith". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- Drumsound & Bassline Smith: "The Official Charts Company - Drumsound & Bassline Smith". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- For "What Can You Do for Me": "Chart Archive > 10 March 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Peak positions for singles on the UK Dance Chart:
- For "What Can You Do for Me": "Chart Archive > March 10, 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "Through the Night": "Chart Archive > August 11, 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "One In a Million": "Chart Archive > May 18, 2013". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Peak positions for singles on the Scottish Singles Chart:
- For "What Can You Do for Me": "Chart Archive > 10 March 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Through the Night": "Chart Archive > 11 August 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
External links
- Knowledge mag
- Kmag article
- Dogs On Acid
- Drumsound & Bassline Smith discography at Discogs