Paul B (artist)
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Step2Zero Recording MoscowMoscow
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, Russia
Russia
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The Story of Moscow based STEP2ZERO RECORDINGS began in 2003 with its first release (U & Me / Massacre) from a label owner Paul B. It set a new era in Russian drum´n´bass scene as the only Russian dnb label releasing 12-inches worldwide. The idea behind STEP2ZERO was to bring the new quality sound from Russia and all around the world to everyone who is open-minded and focused on the future. Paul B unites sharp, experienced artists like Chris. Su, Nothing, Purple Unit, Subwave, Dissident, Overturn and many others in their effors to re-open what the dnb scene is all about. STEP2ZERO talks little but says much.
Featured artists
- Paul B
- Chris.Su
- SubwaveSubwaveSubwave is an alternative rock band from Nuremberg/Germany.- History :The band was set up 1997 by Sven Kartscher , Guido Seibelt und Felix Schnetzer and published their first studio album in the year 2000 ironically titled Kurt Cobain.After finishing of the production of their second album Reject...
- Purple Unit
- JadeJadeJade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
- DissidentDissidentA dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement....
- Sunchase
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- NothingNothingNothing is no thing, denoting the absence of something. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness, is also an adjective, and an object as a concept in the Frege-Church ontology....
- Electrosoul System
- OverturnOverturnOverturn is a video game developed by Studio Zan for WiiWare. It was released in Japan on December 2, 2008, in North America on August 3, 2009 and in Europe on February 12, 2010 by Gamebridge as Overturn: Mecha Wars.-Gameplay:...
- Arqer & Realtime
Paul B (artist)
Having his first track written in 1997 Pavel Burakov (Paul B) left his fingerprints on many local dnb-hits. He was the one who initiated MoscowMoscow
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´s well-known project, The Sounds of Infinity where he was responsible for scoring and mixing the tunes consequently combined in an album. Then, united with Alexey Sta
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in year 2001, one of the first in Russia
Russia
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has climbed up the world dnb-arena.
The Duo worked purposely on original sounding to reach that goal. Thanks to Alex's experiements with synthesizers and experience of Paul B (time to mention, that Paul took piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
lessons in the childhood), guy's have drawn attention of English producer and DJ Trace. In some 3 months he signs them to his label DSCI4. That became the pure breakthrough for whole Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n dnb-scene.
Their first release
Release (music)
In the music industry, a release is usually a term referring to the creative output from an artist available for sale or distribution; a broad term covering the many different formats music can be released in, and different forms of pieces .The word can also refer to the event at which an album or...
"The Lick" and "Gladiators" instantly gets to the leaders of the UK sales-charts. These and their other tracks occupy the places of honour in bags of top 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...
DJs. 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...
, Bad Company
Bad Company
Bad Company were an English rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of two former Free band members — singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke — as well as Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell. Peter Grant, who, in years prior, was a key component of...
, Kemal
Kemal
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, SS, Stakka & Skynet, J Majik
J Majik
J Majik has been a drum and bass DJ since his early teens in the early 1990s. He released his first track in 1992 on the Planet Earth record label...
, Optical, Marky
Marky
Marky is a rap/hip-hop artist from Washington D.C. signed under SRC Records/Universal Republic.-Early life:Raised in Kenilworth, Washington, D.C., and heavily influenced by the District’s infamous percussion-based rhythms of “Go-Go”, Marky has also become a student of hip-hop, embracing a variety...
and others spun duplates of Sta
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& Paul B on radio shows and parties.
The main aspiration has been reached. Paul B continues his growth as a DJ, having started to release his studio
Studio
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mixes in the Web
World Wide Web
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(under a label of "Nuborn Mixes") with the freshest material of well-known and yet climbing artist. One of the first in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Paul has started to go for the tours and trips across whole Europe and rest of the world: Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Belgium
Belgium
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, Croatia
Croatia
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, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Norway
Norway
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, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
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, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
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Besides his solo works Paul doesn't forget to cooperate with other Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n musicians (headliners of the local scene: Subwave
Subwave
Subwave is an alternative rock band from Nuremberg/Germany.- History :The band was set up 1997 by Sven Kartscher , Guido Seibelt und Felix Schnetzer and published their first studio album in the year 2000 ironically titled Kurt Cobain.After finishing of the production of their second album Reject...
, Dissident
Dissident
A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. When dissidents unite for a common cause they often effect a dissident movement....
, Nothing
Nothing
Nothing is no thing, denoting the absence of something. Nothing is a pronoun associated with nothingness, is also an adjective, and an object as a concept in the Frege-Church ontology....
and Electrosoul System). He had enough time to release under a number of imprints (including Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware
Renegade Hardware is one of the major record labels in the drum and bass music industry.-History:Creatively born in 1995 Renegade Hardware has without question cemented itself as one of the most pioneering Drum & Bass labels in the world....
, Sonix, Human Imprint
Human Imprint
Human Imprint Recordings is an American drum and bass record label founded by Damian Higgins in New York City in 2002...
and many more) before launching his own one named STEP2ZERO recordings which keeps him busy at this time.