Sigma (DJs)
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| Origin | Leeds, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Drum and bass |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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Sigma is a British drum and bass duo consisting of Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie.[1] They met at Leeds University at drum and bass nights.[2] Their 2010 collaboration with DJ Fresh "Lassitude" peaked at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] Their single "Nobody to Love", a rework of Kanye West's "Bound 2", was released on 6 April 2014.[4][5] It topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming not only their first top 40 single but also their first UK number one.[6]
Career
Formation
Lenzie and Edwards met in 2006 at Leeds University; Cameron was working in local record store Tribe Records and with Echo Location's Obi running local night Event Horizon, while Lenzie was DJing hip-hop and warming up Event Horizon for such acts as Rahzel and Grandmaster Flash.[7] Once they had finished in Leeds, they relocated to London and became a three-piece with Edwards' school friend Ben Mauerhoff, being signed under DJ Fresh's Breakbeat Kaos. After a while, long distances took their toll – Edwards and Mauerhoff were based in Luton, whereas Lenzie was based in Surrey and they couldn't get three people into the Luton studio – and Mauerhoff left.[7] In December 2008 they formed their own record label, Life Recordings (so called because, according to Lenzie, the industry demanded that it be their life).[7] Its inaugural release was a VIP mix of their early Bingo Beats single "El Presidente".
2009–12
Sigma has been producing music for the Hospital Records label. In June 2009 they made the song "Paint It Black" for the compilation album Sick Music. Later that year came their second Life Recordings release "Nexus" / "Front to Back". In 2010, the duo released their two-part Stand Tall E.P. on the influential drum and bass label, Breakbeat Kaos. In December 2010, Sigma and DJ Fresh released the single "Lassitude" featuring Koko as the fifth and final single from Fresh's album Kryptonite. The song became one of their first charting singles as it peaked at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart[8] and number 11 on the UK Dance Chart.[9] After the release of their late-2011 Night & Day EPs on their label, Sigma began touring internationally in 2012. They toured the UK, Europe, Australasia & the USA. They were the supporting act for DJ Fresh on his first live UK tour. The tour included dates supporting fellow former Leeds student Christopher Mercer (a.k.a. Rusko).
2013–present: Breakthrough
The duo signed to 3Beat Records in the summer of 2013. They had also remixed tracks for the likes of Ellie Goulding, Eric Prydz, Groove Armada, Skepta and Sway. Following their remix of the Stylo G single "Soundbwoy", they released their debut single with 3Beat, "Summer Calling", featuring Taylor Fowlis. Their second single with 3Beat, "Rudeboy", featuring Doctor, was released in December 2013. The song peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart[8] and number 12 on the UK Dance Chart.[9] They released their third single with 3Beat, "Nobody to Love", on 6 April 2014.[10] It topped the UK Singles Chart upon release.[6] To celebrate, they released a new song, "Divine", for free download on 16 April 2014. They have confirmed a collaboration with Shakka that will be released in the future.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Stand Tall (Part 1) |
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| Stand Tall (Part 2) |
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| Night & Day (Part 1) |
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| Night & Day (Part 2) |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
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| UK [8] |
UK Dance [9] |
BEL (Vl) [11] |
IRE [12] |
NL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SCO [15] | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | "Masai" / "Livewire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| 2007 | "El Presidente" / "All Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Hi Top" / "Dawn Alarm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2009 | "El Presidente VIP" / "Something Special" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Nexus" / "Front to Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2010 | "Lassitude" (with DJ Fresh featuring Koko) |
98 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | DJ Fresh album Kryptonite | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Summer Calling" (featuring Taylor Fowlis) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Rudeboy" (featuring Doctor) |
56 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2014 | "Nobody to Love" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2014 | "Divine" | Non-album single |
Other songs
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2009 | "Paint It Black" | Sick Music |
| 2011 | "Dreams To Reality" (featuring Logistics) |
Hospitality Drum & Bass 2011 |
| 2012 | "Summer Days" (featuring Takura) |
Hospitality Summer Drum & Bass 2012 |
Remixes
| Year | Song | Artist | Label |
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| 2009 | "Flawless" | State of Mind | SOM Music |
| "Shut the Lights Off" (with Adam F) | Adam F and Horx featuring Redman | Breakbeat Kaos | |
| "The Lion's Den" | The Nextmen | Sanctuary | |
| "Broken" | McLean | Warner | |
| 2010 | "Rescue Me" | Skepta | 3Beat |
| "Not the Drinking" | Lauren Pritchard | Island | |
| "Barbra Streisand" | Duck Sauce | 3Beat | |
| "Lassitude" (Sigma VIP Mix) | Sigma and DJ Fresh | Breakbeat Kaos | |
| "We Can Have It All" | Danny Byrd | Hospital | |
| 2011 | "Demons" | Fenech-Soler | B-Unique Records |
| "Nilton (The Reason)" | Eric Prydz | Ministry of Sound | |
| "Special Dedication" | DJ Nut Nut | Street Life | |
| "Shoot Me Down" | Stanton Warriors | Punks | |
| "Level Up" | Sway featuring Kelsey | 3Beat | |
| 2012 | "Somebody to Love" | Rusko | Mad Decent / Downtown |
| "Hanging On" | Ellie Goulding | Polydor | |
| "Shoot Me Down" | Stanton Warriors | Punks | |
| "Stand Up" | Friction vs. Camo & Krooked featuring Dynamite MC | Shogun Audio | |
| 2013 | "Special Dedication" | DJ Nut Nut | Drum & Bass Arena |
| "Soundbwoy" | Stylo G | 3Beat | |
| "Can't Get Better Than This" | Parachute Youth | Warner | |
| "Rudeboy" (VIP Mix) | Sigma | 3Beat | |
| 2014 | "Bound 2" (Sigma Bootleg) | Kanye West | Self-released (remade and re-released as "Nobody to Love") |
| "Dibby Dibby Sound" | DJ Fresh vs. Jay Fay featuring Ms. Dynamite | Ministry of Sound | |
| "My Love" | Route 94 featuring Jess Glynne | Rinse / Virgin EMI | |
| "Nobody to Love" (Sigma's Future Jungle Mix) | Sigma | 3Beat | |
| "Extraordinary" | Clean Bandit featuring Sharna Bass | Warner / Big Beat | |
| "Hideaway" | Kiesza | Lokal Legend |
References
- ^ "Sigma – 'Nobody To Love' (Official Video)". Capital Xtra. 2014-03-26.
- ^ Reported by Jack Bridges TID on July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28). "Sigma Top 10, New Release and Interview – News at Trackitdown". Trackitdown.net. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Official Charts Company – Lassitude by Sigma & DJ Fresh Search". The Official Charts Company. 4 April 2014.
- ^ Dixon, Becky (2014-03-27). "VIDEO: Sigma 'Nobody To Love'". Dropout UK.
- ^ Zach Gambill (2014-03-08). "Kanye's "Bound 2" Beautifully Meets Drum & Bass on Sigma's "Nobody to Love"". Soundisstyle.com. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ a b Lane, Daniel (2014-04-13). "Sigma score debut Number 1 single with Nobody To Love". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b c "Knowledge Magazine". December 2008: 42–43.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Sigma > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- For "Lassitude": "CHART: CLUK Update 11.12.2010 (wk48)". Zobbel.de/.
- ^ a b c Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
- For "Lassitude": "Chart Archive > December 11, 2010". Official Charts Company. 2010-12-11.
- For "Rudeboy": "Chart Archive > December 28, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-12-28.
- For "Nobody to Love": "Chart Archive > April 19, 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Sigma: 'Nobody to Love' – Single review – Music Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Sigma". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sigma". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Sigma". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Sigma". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ Peak positions for the singles in Scotland:
- For "Nobody to Love": "Chart Archive > April 19, 2014". Official Charts Company. 2014-04-19.