Phil and Dan Brookes, otherwise known as the Brookes Brothers, are drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 producers

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 from London, UK

London

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. The two brothers discovered a love for the more soulful sounds of drum and bass around the turn of the millenium, but it wasn't until 2006 that they gained public notice.

History

In 2006 they surfaced with "Portal/Desert Island" on Danny Wheeler’s W10 imprint. This was followed by "Verano", a collaborative effort with Nick Douwma, otherwise known as Sub Focus

Sub Focus

Nick Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.-Chart success:...

. In 2007, the Brookes Brothers were exclusively signed to DJ Fresh and Adam F’s

Adam F

Adam F is an English jungle and drum and bass DJ, and film actor.-Career:An early album was the techstep effort, Metropolis/Mother Earth, released in 1997 on the Metalheadz record label. His other early successes were the tracks "F-Jam" and "Circles"...

 label Breakbeat Kaos

Breakbeat Kaos

Breakbeat Kaos is a British independent record label based in London, UK that specialises in drum and bass. It is jointly owned by Fresh and Adam F, who founded the label in 2003 by merging Fresh's Breakbeat Punk with Adam F's Kaos Recordings. The label's first release was a 12" double A-side...

. Their first release was "Hard Knocks/Mistakes", receiving major radio support from Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...

, Pete Tong

Pete Tong

Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...

 and the Trophy Twins, as well as staple drum & bass DJ’s such as Andy C

Andy C

Andy C , born Andrew John Clarke, is an English DJ and producer and co-founder of the RAM Recording Studio. He is the son of Mick Clarke, bass player and founder member of the Rubettes, who had hits in the seventies like Sugar Baby Love, Tonight and I Can Do It.He is considered a pioneering force...

, Grooverider

Grooverider

Grooverider is a British drum and bass DJ.-Biography:Grooverider began his DJing at illegal raves and warehouse parties in the UK in the late 1980s, and rose to prominence with partner Fabio through his sets at nightclub nights such as 'Rage'. Grooverider was also on the London pirate radio...

, and Adam F

Adam F

Adam F is an English jungle and drum and bass DJ, and film actor.-Career:An early album was the techstep effort, Metropolis/Mother Earth, released in 1997 on the Metalheadz record label. His other early successes were the tracks "F-Jam" and "Circles"...

. In 2007, collaborated with another rising drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 star, Culture Shock

Culture shock

Culture shock is the anxiety, feelings of frustration, alienation and anger that may occur when a person is emplaced in a new culture.One of the most common causes of culture shock involves individuals in a foreign country. Culture shock can be described as consisting of one or more distinct phases...

, creating the monster track "Rework". In 2008, the brothers continue to assault the market with a host of big tunes such as F-Zero, Gold Rush, Dawn Treader and Crackdown. They hold residencies in both Fabric and Herbal nightclubs, playing regular national and international DJ sets. Their self titled debut album was finally released in 2011, under the label Breakbeat Kaos

Breakbeat Kaos

Breakbeat Kaos is a British independent record label based in London, UK that specialises in drum and bass. It is jointly owned by Fresh and Adam F, who founded the label in 2003 by merging Fresh's Breakbeat Punk with Adam F's Kaos Recordings. The label's first release was a 12" double A-side...

.

Career

Since their first forays into drum & bass production back in 2002 The Brookes Brothers have come a very long way, establishing themselves as one of the A-list production power-houses in the scene today. Signed exclusively by Breakbeat Kaos in 2007, the duo have gone on to chart-topping success and garnered recognition that most can only dream of within only a few years.
Proving they were no flash in the pan the brothers then came up with their biggest release to date, the awe-inspiring, Radio 1 play-listed, ‘Tear You Down’. Spending 2 weeks at no.1 in the UK dance chart and a further 15 weeks in the top 20, even being made ‘Record Of the Week’ by Radio 1’s Sara Cox gave them yet another injection of worldwide critical acclaim that others will find hard to beat. Since then remix work for the likes of Norman Cook and Chase & Status has kept their name in lights along with a hectic global DJing schedule.

Discography

Singles

Release	Label	Year
Aura / Blue Light	W10 Records	2005
Someone / Promise	Viper Recordings	2006
Hard Knocks / Mistakes	Breakbeat Kaos	2006
Portal / Desert Island	W10 Records	2006
Rework / Zeppelin	RAM Records	2007
Headroom EP Part 1	Viper Recordings	2008
Tear You Down / Drifter	Breakbeat Kaos	2008
F-Zero / Dawn Treader	Breakbeat Kaos	2008
Acts Of Mad Men Pt. 4	Viper Recordings	2009
Last Night / War Cry	Breakbeat Kaos	2010
Birdman! / Mosquito	Metropolis Mastering	2010
Beautiful / Souvenir	Breakbeat Kaos	2011
In Your Eyes / The Big Blue	Breakbeat Kaos	2011
Tear You Down / Breathe & Stop VIP	The Sound Masters	Unknown

EPs

Release	Label	Year
Brookes Brothers	Breakbeat Kaos	2011