The Upbeats
Encyclopedia
The Upbeats are a drum and bass
production duo consisting of Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones from Wellington
, New Zealand
. They have also produced various other genres of music including dubstep
(as Crushington) and breaks.
together for eleven years.
Full-time DJs and producers since early 2004, the duo perform on a regular basis across the globe (North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and beyond), run their own recording imprint Non Vogue and have released records on Virus Recordings
, Bad Taste Recordings and Soul Recordings. They have released three full-length albums: The Upbeats, Nobody’s Out There, and Big Skeleton.
2010 finds them in full international touring mode and scheduled to release remixes for New Zealand electronica live acts Shapeshifter and Minuit. Other plans on their 2010 itinerary include new original singles for worldwide release on Virus Recordings and Lifted Music and an EP of Big Skeleton remixes by the likes of Hive
, Gridlok
, Break on their Non Vogue imprint.
, Evol Intent
, Ewun
, Demo, Infiltrata, Mayhem, SPKTRM, MC Messinian, MC Dino and MC Steez as part of the Monsters of Jungle Tour which headlined festivals all over the world.
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...
production duo consisting of Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones from Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They have also produced various other genres of music including dubstep
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
(as Crushington) and breaks.
Biography
Known collectively as The Upbeats, Jeremy Glenn and Dylan Jones (a.k.a Terror Snake and Downie Wolf) have been writing drum and bassDrum 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...
together for eleven years.
Full-time DJs and producers since early 2004, the duo perform on a regular basis across the globe (North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and beyond), run their own recording imprint Non Vogue and have released records on Virus Recordings
Virus Recordings
Virus Recordings is an influential UK-based drum and bass record label, specialising in the techstep and neurofunk sub-genres. Founded by Ed Rush and Optical in 1998, the label is known as the main home of the duo as well as Fierce, Matrix, and MC Ryme Tyme...
, Bad Taste Recordings and Soul Recordings. They have released three full-length albums: The Upbeats, Nobody’s Out There, and Big Skeleton.
2010 finds them in full international touring mode and scheduled to release remixes for New Zealand electronica live acts Shapeshifter and Minuit. Other plans on their 2010 itinerary include new original singles for worldwide release on Virus Recordings and Lifted Music and an EP of Big Skeleton remixes by the likes of Hive
Hive (record producer)
Hive is the stage name of Michael Petrie , a San Francisco-based DJ, producer, and record label owner who has contributed to dozens of recordings in the drum and bass musical genre...
, Gridlok
Gridlok
Ryan Powell, also known as Gridlok, is an American drum and bass producer and DJ.- Music career :Gridlok was raised in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and trained as a classical violinist. He soon found himself edging away from the constraints of a traditional musical education...
, Break on their Non Vogue imprint.
Performances
In 2009 they toured along side DieselboyDieselboy
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...
, Evol Intent
Evol Intent
Evol Intent is a hardstep drum and bass group formed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. in 2000. The group is composed of The Enemy , Knick , and Gigantor ....
, Ewun
Ewun
Ewun also known as "Kill The Noise" is a Drum & Bass producer from Rochester, New York, He has worked with many artists over the years, names such as Spor, Evol Intent, Infiltrata, The Upbeats and Dieselboy...
, Demo, Infiltrata, Mayhem, SPKTRM, MC Messinian, MC Dino and MC Steez as part of the Monsters of Jungle Tour which headlined festivals all over the world.
12" Vinyl Records
- BCP003 Slit / Fill Me In
- HBT006 Late Night Frite / The Gospel
- HOST008 Monsta Mash / View From Inside
- TRON008 Vodka Bender / Seduction
- BCP006 Werewolf / My Dues
- HBT010 Whitetail / Oiled Up
- P51UK09 Ghobi Ghost / Stick Together
- HUMA8021 Le Mammoth / Piss Fiend
- VRS016 Lost Once / Lick-A-Demon
- RL008 Universe / Rapture
- SOULR030 Archive / Four
- CYAN023 Camouflage Re-Lick / Antisocial
- VIO021 Nothing's Sacred / Dresden
- P51UK11 Poison / Take Away Soul
- NV001 Smash / Planet Earth
- NV002 Creep Out / The Bends
- GTEK009 Masked Warrior / Tear Down
- SUB067 Panic / Troglodyte
- RISE015 Tin God / Deviants
- NZ008 True Stories (Upbeats Remix) / The Weka
- LFTD007 Binge Drinker / Screw Up (Upbeats Remix)
- P51UKLP02 Chatter / Flamethrower (Bulletproof & Teknik Remix)
- NV003 Ghost Radio / 1968
- BT004S2 Tor / Requiem
- SUICIDE053 Shatter / Ionized
Albums
- LP018 The Upbeats (album)
- BT002CD Nobody's Out There
- NVCD2 Big Skeleton
External links
- Official site
- The Upbeats on Triple Vision Record Distribution
- The Upbeats on SoundCloudSoundCloudSoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
- The Upbeats on Trackitdown Mp3 Store