Concord Dawn
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Concord Dawn, is a New Zealand
drum and bass
group, active since mid 1999. It consists of Matt Harvey (aka Matty C) and Evan Short (aka Kiljoy). They were courted by local electronic music label Kog Transmissions and released their first album, Concord Dawn
, in July 2000.
After touring the album throughout New Zealand they released their second album Disturbance
in April 2001 and received "Best Electronic Album" and "Best Independent Release" at the 2001 bNet Music Awards. Following this they started working on their third album: Uprising
. Tracks like "Morning Light" and "Don’t Tell Me" found very high international acclaim well before the album’s release. Uprising was released in New Zealand in September 2003 and reached gold sales status in three months, going on to eventually reach platinum sales in New Zealand.
Concord Dawn have become established internationally and their catalogue is distributed worldwide. They went off on a world tour, traveling through the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. At the 2003 BNet music awards "Morning Light" won "Best Song" and "Most Radio Play". At the 2004 bNet music awards Uprising received "Best Album" and "Best Electronic Release". Concord Dawn were nominated for "Best Electronic Act" at the 2004 New Zealand music awards.
Work on their long-awaited fourth album was completed in early 2005 and was titled Chaos By Design
by the two to express the album’s musically eclectic nature. The album and singles won critical acclaim worldwide with various tracks off the albums being signed to some big and respected drum and dass labels such as Metalheadz, Ram Records and Hospital Recordings.
Concord Dawn were nominated for "Best Tech DJ", "Best International Act" and "Best Producer" at the 2009 UK Drum and Bass Awards. Chaos by Design achieved Gold sales status in New Zealand.
Concord Dawn have two of the top 20 selling records of all time at www.chemical-records.co.uk, "Dont Tell Me" and "Morning Light", both released on Timeless Records.
Concord Dawns live sets are well regarded as encompassing the full spectrum of drum and bass music, and this has seen constant tours and performances in Europe, Russia, Australasia, Asia and North America since the turn of the century.
New Zealand
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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...
group, active since mid 1999. It consists of Matt Harvey (aka Matty C) and Evan Short (aka Kiljoy). They were courted by local electronic music label Kog Transmissions and released their first album, Concord Dawn
Concord Dawn (album)
Concord Dawn is the debut self-titled album by New Zealand drum and bass group, Concord Dawn released in 2000.-Track listing:#"Styx" featuring Geist#"6.13"#"Strangers"#"Haemorrahage"#"Disease"#"T.N.T"#"Killsaw"#"Vengeance"#"The Fallen"...
, in July 2000.
After touring the album throughout New Zealand they released their second album Disturbance
Disturbance (Concord Dawn album)
Disturbance is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group Concord Dawn, released in 2001.-Track listing:#"Cloud City"#"Succubus"#"Chameleon"#"Escher"#"Shinkansen"#"The Drill"#"Guardian Angel"#"Drifter"#"Black Friday"...
in April 2001 and received "Best Electronic Album" and "Best Independent Release" at the 2001 bNet Music Awards. Following this they started working on their third album: Uprising
Uprising (Concord Dawn album)
Uprising is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group Concord Dawn, released in 2003. Classed as their most popular album, it features other New Zealand musicians such as Scribe and Salmonella Dub's front man Tiki and DJ Optiv.- Track listing :...
. Tracks like "Morning Light" and "Don’t Tell Me" found very high international acclaim well before the album’s release. Uprising was released in New Zealand in September 2003 and reached gold sales status in three months, going on to eventually reach platinum sales in New Zealand.
Concord Dawn have become established internationally and their catalogue is distributed worldwide. They went off on a world tour, traveling through the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. At the 2003 BNet music awards "Morning Light" won "Best Song" and "Most Radio Play". At the 2004 bNet music awards Uprising received "Best Album" and "Best Electronic Release". Concord Dawn were nominated for "Best Electronic Act" at the 2004 New Zealand music awards.
Work on their long-awaited fourth album was completed in early 2005 and was titled Chaos By Design
Chaos By Design
Chaos by Design is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group, Concord Dawn released in 2006. This album features tracks with Tiki of Salmonella Dub and Wellington soul singer Hollie Smith.- Track listing :#"Broken Eyes"#"Chloroform"...
by the two to express the album’s musically eclectic nature. The album and singles won critical acclaim worldwide with various tracks off the albums being signed to some big and respected drum and dass labels such as Metalheadz, Ram Records and Hospital Recordings.
Concord Dawn were nominated for "Best Tech DJ", "Best International Act" and "Best Producer" at the 2009 UK Drum and Bass Awards. Chaos by Design achieved Gold sales status in New Zealand.
Concord Dawn have two of the top 20 selling records of all time at www.chemical-records.co.uk, "Dont Tell Me" and "Morning Light", both released on Timeless Records.
Concord Dawns live sets are well regarded as encompassing the full spectrum of drum and bass music, and this has seen constant tours and performances in Europe, Russia, Australasia, Asia and North America since the turn of the century.
Discography
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Concord Dawn Concord Dawn (album) Concord Dawn is the debut self-titled album by New Zealand drum and bass group, Concord Dawn released in 2000.-Track listing:#"Styx" featuring Geist#"6.13"#"Strangers"#"Haemorrahage"#"Disease"#"T.N.T"#"Killsaw"#"Vengeance"#"The Fallen"... |
Kog Transmissions , Low Profile | - | - | - KOG1015, LOW001 |
| 2001 | Disturbance Disturbance (Concord Dawn album) Disturbance is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group Concord Dawn, released in 2001.-Track listing:#"Cloud City"#"Succubus"#"Chameleon"#"Escher"#"Shinkansen"#"The Drill"#"Guardian Angel"#"Drifter"#"Black Friday"... |
- | - | - KOG1021, LOW006 | |
| 2003 | Uprising Uprising (Concord Dawn album) Uprising is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group Concord Dawn, released in 2003. Classed as their most popular album, it features other New Zealand musicians such as Scribe and Salmonella Dub's front man Tiki and DJ Optiv.- Track listing :... |
Uprising Records Uprising Records (NZ) Uprising Records is a record label formed in 2004 by Matt Harvey and Evan Short of drum and bass band Concord Dawn. The label was originally created for releases by Concord Dawn, but has since made releases for several other drum and bass acts, including Australian band Pendulum and Norwegian duo... |
8 | - | - RISE001CD |
| 2006 | Chaos By Design Chaos By Design Chaos by Design is an album by New Zealand drum and bass group, Concord Dawn released in 2006. This album features tracks with Tiki of Salmonella Dub and Wellington soul singer Hollie Smith.- Track listing :#"Broken Eyes"#"Chloroform"... |
7 | - | - RISE009CD | |
| 2010 | The Enemy Within | 13 | - | - RISECD03 |
Other songs
| Date | Album | Title | Label | Artist | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | In2Deep | Bad Bones | Deep Needs Audio (DNA) | Various | DNACD02 |
| 2004 | ...What Price Will You Pay? Vol.1 | Take Me Away (Original Mix) | Commercial Suicide | Klute Klute (artist) Klute is the primary recording alias of Tom Withers, the respected drum and bass Producer and DJ from London, UK.He is also the drummer, vocalist and songwriter in the English Hardcore band The Stupids and first turned to electronic production in the early 1990s, experimenting with techno before... |
SUICIDE CD002 |
| The Dungeonmaster's Guide The Dungeonmaster's Guide The Dungeonmaster's Guide is a drum and bass compilation album mixed by Dieselboy. The first disc is mixed and the second disc is unmixed. The CD art was designed by graphic artist Akira Takahashi... |
Take Me Away (Ill Skillz Remix) | Human Imprint Recordings | Dieselboy Dieselboy Dieselboy is the stage name of Damian Higgins, an American drum and bass DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Human Imprint music label, and co-founder of its sublabel SubHuman : Human Imprint which launched in September 2010... |
HUMA8012 |