12-05-2006, 16:42
H.M.S.U. представя:
Drum'n'Jazz vol.2
със специални гости:
Ez Rollers feat. Messy MC - Intercom / Moving Shadow // UК
Cooh feat. Teodosi Spasov Live - Kuker Remixed // BG
Bluba Lu - blubalu.net / GLO // BG
a
main area support:
Ogonek - H.M.S.U. // BG
Konspirator - H.M.S.U. // BG
Mocks - H.M.S.U. // BG
Targy - H.M.S.U. // BG
Acidtrip - H.M.S.U. // BG
EXo - H.M.S.U. // BG
downstage:
Funkusion - BG
Seko - Z-Dimension // BG
Shamanez - Z-Dimension // BG
Res and Mloski - Jisatsuken // BG
Error Beauty - BG
visuals by: FPS Team
venue: Black Box
Date: Saturday.09.12.2006
Starts: 22:00
End: 07:00
Tickets - 12 BGN @ www.ticketstream.bg
Entry - 15 BGN
Exclusive entrance - 20 BGN (осигурява улеснен достъп до събитието и специалната ареа за артисти и медии)
http://www.hmsu.org/gigsflyers/DnJ2---Poster_680px.jpg
Второто издание на миналогодишният спектакъл, този път с лайв участие от страна на британците Ez Rollers, на един от най-популярните български джаз музиканти Теодосий Спасов, както и на небезизвестните Bluba Lu.
*bio
// ENG - EZ Rollers
http://hmsu.org/drumnjazz/ez_rollers/photos/ez_rollers.jpg
EZ Rollers are Alex Banks and Jay Hurren - two longtime friends from the small East Anglian town of Beccles. This may seem unusual to those outside of drum & bass circles, but Beccles is actually a hotbed of drum & bass talent. Besides EZ Rollers, acts associated with the town include PFM, Flytronix, JMJ & Richie and Hyper-on Experience. JMJ is actually Jay from EZ Rollers and Hyper-on is Alex's former project with Danny Flytronix. EZ Rollers have been signed exclusively to Moving Shadow since their first single "Rolled Into One / Believe" in 1994, but their association with the label goes right back to the early 90s when Hyper-On Experience released classic darkcore tracks like "Lord Of The Null Lines." Ironically, this sound couldn't be further removed from what Alex and EZ Rollers are about. As Alex already knew Jay and liked what he was doing with Richie, they got together to do some tunes. Things clicked immediately with the aforementioned "Rolled Into One" EP. Rob Playford liked it so much in fact, he told them to do an album. "Dimensions Of Sound" was released in 1996 and, with a few singles in between, here they are with the follow-up, "Weekend World".
Drum & bass seems to change much quicker than most other forms of dance music. EZ Rollers are no exception - just listen to both their albums back to back and you'll see what I mean. "Dimensions Of Sound" is laidback, mellow jazz tinged drum & bass with sweet, soulful melodies; cool summery vibes; soft, lush atmospherics and textures and a smooth, soothing serenity. Very much the 'LTJ Bukem - Speed' sound of the time. "Weekend World" still has these elements, but it's a much more balanced and accomplished album. The biggest influence is 70s funk, adding a depth and weight missing before, but other diverse styles fused include electro, ambient and reggae. The feel is much more 'live' with real instruments like guitars, flute, horns, keyboards and drums. As I said, it's very balanced and there are also 'techy' analogue tracks and even slowbeat numbers. The overall result is a much more dancefloor friendly package.
"Our first album was very indulgent musically," admits Alex. "The production was so crystal clear and really rather nice. We did consciously make an effort to get away from that this time; back to the roots of drum & bass. There are ten rollers on the CD plus some other stuff, and that's really what we wanted to do. We changed our set-up completely for this album: new desk, a different way of processing sounds, changing the way we did the EQ and just working on getting the tunes played out a bit more."
"We've been making tunes for a long while now," adds Jay, "and you're always looking to evolve your sound and move onto other things. I really think this album has done that, and the reaction we've had back has been incredible. We gave all the prototype versions to Peshay first, and he cut about eight tunes that are actually on the album. That proved to us we were heading in the right direction. However, Doc Scott, Ray Keith, Grooverider, Fabio, Kemistry & Storm have all been playing a variation of tunes on dub plate, and each has a favourite of their own. That's great, because it shows not only is the diversity there, but also a standard."
Plenty of thought has obviously gone into this project. Like making the CD and vinyl versions quite different. The vinyl format has ten tracks on four records with full length versions of all the most club friendly tracks. It's more stripped down, with a lot of the vocals from third member Kelly Richards taken off. The CD has the full-vocal edited versions of these ten plus eight more experimental bonus tracks for good measure. The CD probably fits the 'weekend world' concept better, as Jay explains: "So many people live for the weekend, and the album is supposed to be some kind of representation of a weekend. You could say there's a time for each track over the weekend. The pure drum & bass tracks are maybe Friday, Saturday nights when you're out, while the slowbeat, mellow tracks are for chilling out to when you get back home."
There's a definite movement towards a more 'live' sounding style of drum & bass going on just now. Reprazent probably set things off, but Peshay's "Miles From Home" confirmed it. Whereas before you could tell easily this music was computer generated, nowadays you're not so sure. It's a natural progression with the technology available and experienced producers like EZ Rollers always looking to move forwards. There are parts of "Weekend World" that sounds like a 'proper' band and whilst it's very musical with harmonies and melodies, it never loses sight of the raw drum & bass edge always needed. The result is a much more human quality to the music. "Putting the human element into music using technology is difficult," explains Alex.
"There's a very natural edge on the album," continues Jay, "we've used a lot of live instrumentation: Rhodes keyboard, double bass, guitar bass, horns, flutes. They're all recorded audio and you will get a human feel because they're naturally played not created on a sequencer or anything like that." "A lot of the live musicians said things like 'if I pick out that note in that chord' and they would do something and we'd learn off them," says Alex again. "We then threw things back and forth to see what happened. They sometimes brought to our sound something slightly different which we utilised whilst still in our style."
When EZ Rollers perform live, it is actually as a five piece band. Jay is on keys, Alex also (but drum patterns as well), Kelly's obviously on vocals and there's a Rhodes player plus a combined flute and sax player. They played a few gigs round Europe last year and, depending on how well "Weekend World" is received, hope to do a major tour soon. While they love playing live, it's hard work that entails a lot of headaches. "The thing that struck us last year was how much time it takes getting ready for a gig," says Alex.
"We've decided we're not going to do the tour unless we're very happy with the standard," interjects Jay. "We don't want it to be a half-slung together effort, as that's not what we're about. We want it to be as close as we can to what we want otherwise it's not worth doing. You've got to have the time and resources to play live well. There are only a few acts who can really carry it off just now. I saw Reprazent live and thought they were amazing." "They showed how it could be done and it was better than what we were doing," acknowledges Alex, "so if we come back, it will have to be with something equal or better in our own style."
It's obvious that they know their way round the equipment, but not in a too technically obvious way. One technical aspect in particular they pride themselves on especially are original breakbeats, declaring the album to be an Amen free zone! "Anyone can roll out Amen or Hotpants, a kick and a snare," reckons Alex. "It does sound good and that's why people still use them. Getting something different to sound just as good takes a little bit more work, but can be done." "We always go for as much originality as possible," adds Jay. "Even if we find a break on an old funk record we haven't heard before, we'll still cut it up, use it with bits of other breaks and come with something totally new."
Alex and Jay are putting this technical knowledge and experience to good use in other areas as well. Firstly, there's an EZ Rollers sample CD coming (Alex in particular has a lot of experience in this field with credits on the first "Jungle Warfare" and "Jungle Frenzy" 1 & 2. Alex reckons it will be the ultimate tool for drum & bass producers, with every break they've ever used and a whole lot more. "There's a tendency to keep things secret because you found them and they're original," says Jay, "but there's also the case of keeping the whole thing alive." "I've heard so many samples from the other CDs I've done in other drum & bass tracks and even in television commercials," says Alex, 'but I've only heard a few tunes that have used them well and got there. The secret of drum & bass engineering is what you do externally to the sample rather than the raw sound itself.
Secondly, they're setting up their own record label, Intercom Recordings. They don't plan to actually release any tracks on it directly, it's more for pushing local talent. Having already found three artists, they expect to put out the first single around June. "We're trying to get people with bedroom set-ups and demos," explains Jay, "but can't get it to a releasable product. We'll take them on, engineer them in our studio and, hopefully at the end of it, they will have a finished piece they can release on our label. It's the guidance that maybe we never had, even though we have been very fortunate to be with Moving Shadow."
Apart from the Beccles artists I've already mentioned, other East Anglian producers include Tekniq, Digital and Photek. EZ Rollers also compile Moving Shadow's "Storm From The East" series, and the third volume is almost ready. Individual acts have made an impact, but it's strange how the regional scene has been overlooked, something Jay puts down to their lack of 'street' credentials. "We live in the quiet countryside, which is a little bit different, but it's another angle. I'm sure if we come with the right sort of music it doesn't really matter."
They may not have had as much recognition or attention as if they had lived in London or Bristol, but that also means they have been left alone to gradually improve and develop their sound. "There's a danger of too much too fast," agrees Alex. If you look at our careers over time it's been a steady increase. We haven't had any media hype. We've just come along, done what we've done, kept doing it and now we're doing it better. I imagine we will keep on doing it better."
The album is preceded by the "Tough At The Top" single. The full-vocal CD version and radio friendly enough to see it chart nationally, but the bass and breaks aren't diluted and its underground integrity is in no way compromised. Between their own club mix and the Origin Unknown remix, it should also get caned in clubs across the whole jungle spectrum for a while. "Everyone is playing the single just now," concludes Jay, 'so we're very confident it will put the name right out there. Hopefully the timing is right; it's difficult nowadays because there's so much good music out there. You just have to stand up and be counted. I just hope enough people get a chance to hear it. It's often the case people just don't get to hear things, but hopefully people will give it a chance and buy it because I'm sure most people will be into it."
// ENG - Messy MC
http://hmsu.org/drumnjazz/ez_rollers/photos/messy_mc_2.jpg
Messy MC first got introduced to music from an early age, thanks to his very influential parents and was bombarded with a combination of Jazz, Soul, Old Jamaican Ska music and the beatles (?). From the age of 12 he got into UK and US hip-hop which began his passion for writing ryhmes and Ciphers - after listening avidly to De La Soul, NWA, and Tupac - moving slowly more and more into the UK hip-hop side of things. At the age of about 16 Messy got heavily into drum n bass from listening to Fabio and Grooverider, 1 in the Jungle tapes and the progression sessions cd's. This is when he began to fuse his Hip-Hop based ryhmes to Drum n Bass. His early Drum n Bass influences came from Fabio, Danny Bukem, Shy FX, Goldie and Roni Size and the Represent movement. He was always into the deeper flow MC's such as Moose, Fats, Conrad and Navigator.
He then took his passion to University in Norwich where he hooked up with the ti music crew (LSB, Tony-J, Nik, Ideal, Baxter, Duty) and began rolling out to some beats with these guys.... whenever they got the chance or excuse to whip the Decks out. Working with these guys he really began to feel at home with the liquid/Deeper side of Drum n Bass due to its depth, approachability and melodic ryhthym. Messy then began to work on his style based around these principles. Since that time he has pushed himself a great deal and has hooked up with the BOUNCE records crew (Scheme, Mark Frequency and Force) and it started moving a whole lot faster. He has since hosted for some of the scenes biggest DJ's, such as Dillinja, Lemon D, Simon 'Bassline' Smith, AI, EZ Rollers, Commix, Nu:Tone, Logistics, Heist (Strider), Pascal, Spinback, Blame and krust and has gone back 2 back with many MC along the way two such as Trigger, Lowqui, Jakes, GQ, Stirlin, SP, Eksman, Manikular, System and Stamina!!! Nationwide bookings have also gone from strength to strength for Messy having performed at nights such as Hospitality (Herbal), Desire (The Scala), BOUNCE (The Waterfront, Sonic, Po Na Nas), Overload (The Thekla), Breakdown (The Cellar), Flavaunit, serious sounds (The Junction), pulsar, V56, Random Concept/Accelerated Culture (Air/Brunel Rooms), AWOL/Ignition (Ministry of sound)....and a whole host of other nights, raves and festivals up and down the UK. All this as well as his Bi-Monthly show on Origin 95.2fm with DJ Hayze and is also sponsored by the nu:urban clothing range - THTC (www.THTC.co.uk).
Messy has recently joined forces and has began working with scene veterans The EZ Rollers as part of their live act. Looking to throw together a new evolution of live dnb with a full piece live band. 4th album is underway and is looking to drop early next year.
Look out for a nationwide and worldwide tour following that Messy also works closely with LSB, Scheme, Hayze and Shuffle, the Commix duo Guy and George and Matty Logistics. Logistics and Messy are looking to write a couple of pieces together on the dnb and hip-hop tip.
more info TBA ... www.hmsu.org
Drum'n'Jazz vol.2
със специални гости:
Ez Rollers feat. Messy MC - Intercom / Moving Shadow // UК
Cooh feat. Teodosi Spasov Live - Kuker Remixed // BG
Bluba Lu - blubalu.net / GLO // BG
a
main area support:
Ogonek - H.M.S.U. // BG
Konspirator - H.M.S.U. // BG
Mocks - H.M.S.U. // BG
Targy - H.M.S.U. // BG
Acidtrip - H.M.S.U. // BG
EXo - H.M.S.U. // BG
downstage:
Funkusion - BG
Seko - Z-Dimension // BG
Shamanez - Z-Dimension // BG
Res and Mloski - Jisatsuken // BG
Error Beauty - BG
visuals by: FPS Team
venue: Black Box
Date: Saturday.09.12.2006
Starts: 22:00
End: 07:00
Tickets - 12 BGN @ www.ticketstream.bg
Entry - 15 BGN
Exclusive entrance - 20 BGN (осигурява улеснен достъп до събитието и специалната ареа за артисти и медии)
http://www.hmsu.org/gigsflyers/DnJ2---Poster_680px.jpg
Второто издание на миналогодишният спектакъл, този път с лайв участие от страна на британците Ez Rollers, на един от най-популярните български джаз музиканти Теодосий Спасов, както и на небезизвестните Bluba Lu.
*bio
// ENG - EZ Rollers
http://hmsu.org/drumnjazz/ez_rollers/photos/ez_rollers.jpg
EZ Rollers are Alex Banks and Jay Hurren - two longtime friends from the small East Anglian town of Beccles. This may seem unusual to those outside of drum & bass circles, but Beccles is actually a hotbed of drum & bass talent. Besides EZ Rollers, acts associated with the town include PFM, Flytronix, JMJ & Richie and Hyper-on Experience. JMJ is actually Jay from EZ Rollers and Hyper-on is Alex's former project with Danny Flytronix. EZ Rollers have been signed exclusively to Moving Shadow since their first single "Rolled Into One / Believe" in 1994, but their association with the label goes right back to the early 90s when Hyper-On Experience released classic darkcore tracks like "Lord Of The Null Lines." Ironically, this sound couldn't be further removed from what Alex and EZ Rollers are about. As Alex already knew Jay and liked what he was doing with Richie, they got together to do some tunes. Things clicked immediately with the aforementioned "Rolled Into One" EP. Rob Playford liked it so much in fact, he told them to do an album. "Dimensions Of Sound" was released in 1996 and, with a few singles in between, here they are with the follow-up, "Weekend World".
Drum & bass seems to change much quicker than most other forms of dance music. EZ Rollers are no exception - just listen to both their albums back to back and you'll see what I mean. "Dimensions Of Sound" is laidback, mellow jazz tinged drum & bass with sweet, soulful melodies; cool summery vibes; soft, lush atmospherics and textures and a smooth, soothing serenity. Very much the 'LTJ Bukem - Speed' sound of the time. "Weekend World" still has these elements, but it's a much more balanced and accomplished album. The biggest influence is 70s funk, adding a depth and weight missing before, but other diverse styles fused include electro, ambient and reggae. The feel is much more 'live' with real instruments like guitars, flute, horns, keyboards and drums. As I said, it's very balanced and there are also 'techy' analogue tracks and even slowbeat numbers. The overall result is a much more dancefloor friendly package.
"Our first album was very indulgent musically," admits Alex. "The production was so crystal clear and really rather nice. We did consciously make an effort to get away from that this time; back to the roots of drum & bass. There are ten rollers on the CD plus some other stuff, and that's really what we wanted to do. We changed our set-up completely for this album: new desk, a different way of processing sounds, changing the way we did the EQ and just working on getting the tunes played out a bit more."
"We've been making tunes for a long while now," adds Jay, "and you're always looking to evolve your sound and move onto other things. I really think this album has done that, and the reaction we've had back has been incredible. We gave all the prototype versions to Peshay first, and he cut about eight tunes that are actually on the album. That proved to us we were heading in the right direction. However, Doc Scott, Ray Keith, Grooverider, Fabio, Kemistry & Storm have all been playing a variation of tunes on dub plate, and each has a favourite of their own. That's great, because it shows not only is the diversity there, but also a standard."
Plenty of thought has obviously gone into this project. Like making the CD and vinyl versions quite different. The vinyl format has ten tracks on four records with full length versions of all the most club friendly tracks. It's more stripped down, with a lot of the vocals from third member Kelly Richards taken off. The CD has the full-vocal edited versions of these ten plus eight more experimental bonus tracks for good measure. The CD probably fits the 'weekend world' concept better, as Jay explains: "So many people live for the weekend, and the album is supposed to be some kind of representation of a weekend. You could say there's a time for each track over the weekend. The pure drum & bass tracks are maybe Friday, Saturday nights when you're out, while the slowbeat, mellow tracks are for chilling out to when you get back home."
There's a definite movement towards a more 'live' sounding style of drum & bass going on just now. Reprazent probably set things off, but Peshay's "Miles From Home" confirmed it. Whereas before you could tell easily this music was computer generated, nowadays you're not so sure. It's a natural progression with the technology available and experienced producers like EZ Rollers always looking to move forwards. There are parts of "Weekend World" that sounds like a 'proper' band and whilst it's very musical with harmonies and melodies, it never loses sight of the raw drum & bass edge always needed. The result is a much more human quality to the music. "Putting the human element into music using technology is difficult," explains Alex.
"There's a very natural edge on the album," continues Jay, "we've used a lot of live instrumentation: Rhodes keyboard, double bass, guitar bass, horns, flutes. They're all recorded audio and you will get a human feel because they're naturally played not created on a sequencer or anything like that." "A lot of the live musicians said things like 'if I pick out that note in that chord' and they would do something and we'd learn off them," says Alex again. "We then threw things back and forth to see what happened. They sometimes brought to our sound something slightly different which we utilised whilst still in our style."
When EZ Rollers perform live, it is actually as a five piece band. Jay is on keys, Alex also (but drum patterns as well), Kelly's obviously on vocals and there's a Rhodes player plus a combined flute and sax player. They played a few gigs round Europe last year and, depending on how well "Weekend World" is received, hope to do a major tour soon. While they love playing live, it's hard work that entails a lot of headaches. "The thing that struck us last year was how much time it takes getting ready for a gig," says Alex.
"We've decided we're not going to do the tour unless we're very happy with the standard," interjects Jay. "We don't want it to be a half-slung together effort, as that's not what we're about. We want it to be as close as we can to what we want otherwise it's not worth doing. You've got to have the time and resources to play live well. There are only a few acts who can really carry it off just now. I saw Reprazent live and thought they were amazing." "They showed how it could be done and it was better than what we were doing," acknowledges Alex, "so if we come back, it will have to be with something equal or better in our own style."
It's obvious that they know their way round the equipment, but not in a too technically obvious way. One technical aspect in particular they pride themselves on especially are original breakbeats, declaring the album to be an Amen free zone! "Anyone can roll out Amen or Hotpants, a kick and a snare," reckons Alex. "It does sound good and that's why people still use them. Getting something different to sound just as good takes a little bit more work, but can be done." "We always go for as much originality as possible," adds Jay. "Even if we find a break on an old funk record we haven't heard before, we'll still cut it up, use it with bits of other breaks and come with something totally new."
Alex and Jay are putting this technical knowledge and experience to good use in other areas as well. Firstly, there's an EZ Rollers sample CD coming (Alex in particular has a lot of experience in this field with credits on the first "Jungle Warfare" and "Jungle Frenzy" 1 & 2. Alex reckons it will be the ultimate tool for drum & bass producers, with every break they've ever used and a whole lot more. "There's a tendency to keep things secret because you found them and they're original," says Jay, "but there's also the case of keeping the whole thing alive." "I've heard so many samples from the other CDs I've done in other drum & bass tracks and even in television commercials," says Alex, 'but I've only heard a few tunes that have used them well and got there. The secret of drum & bass engineering is what you do externally to the sample rather than the raw sound itself.
Secondly, they're setting up their own record label, Intercom Recordings. They don't plan to actually release any tracks on it directly, it's more for pushing local talent. Having already found three artists, they expect to put out the first single around June. "We're trying to get people with bedroom set-ups and demos," explains Jay, "but can't get it to a releasable product. We'll take them on, engineer them in our studio and, hopefully at the end of it, they will have a finished piece they can release on our label. It's the guidance that maybe we never had, even though we have been very fortunate to be with Moving Shadow."
Apart from the Beccles artists I've already mentioned, other East Anglian producers include Tekniq, Digital and Photek. EZ Rollers also compile Moving Shadow's "Storm From The East" series, and the third volume is almost ready. Individual acts have made an impact, but it's strange how the regional scene has been overlooked, something Jay puts down to their lack of 'street' credentials. "We live in the quiet countryside, which is a little bit different, but it's another angle. I'm sure if we come with the right sort of music it doesn't really matter."
They may not have had as much recognition or attention as if they had lived in London or Bristol, but that also means they have been left alone to gradually improve and develop their sound. "There's a danger of too much too fast," agrees Alex. If you look at our careers over time it's been a steady increase. We haven't had any media hype. We've just come along, done what we've done, kept doing it and now we're doing it better. I imagine we will keep on doing it better."
The album is preceded by the "Tough At The Top" single. The full-vocal CD version and radio friendly enough to see it chart nationally, but the bass and breaks aren't diluted and its underground integrity is in no way compromised. Between their own club mix and the Origin Unknown remix, it should also get caned in clubs across the whole jungle spectrum for a while. "Everyone is playing the single just now," concludes Jay, 'so we're very confident it will put the name right out there. Hopefully the timing is right; it's difficult nowadays because there's so much good music out there. You just have to stand up and be counted. I just hope enough people get a chance to hear it. It's often the case people just don't get to hear things, but hopefully people will give it a chance and buy it because I'm sure most people will be into it."
// ENG - Messy MC
http://hmsu.org/drumnjazz/ez_rollers/photos/messy_mc_2.jpg
Messy MC first got introduced to music from an early age, thanks to his very influential parents and was bombarded with a combination of Jazz, Soul, Old Jamaican Ska music and the beatles (?). From the age of 12 he got into UK and US hip-hop which began his passion for writing ryhmes and Ciphers - after listening avidly to De La Soul, NWA, and Tupac - moving slowly more and more into the UK hip-hop side of things. At the age of about 16 Messy got heavily into drum n bass from listening to Fabio and Grooverider, 1 in the Jungle tapes and the progression sessions cd's. This is when he began to fuse his Hip-Hop based ryhmes to Drum n Bass. His early Drum n Bass influences came from Fabio, Danny Bukem, Shy FX, Goldie and Roni Size and the Represent movement. He was always into the deeper flow MC's such as Moose, Fats, Conrad and Navigator.
He then took his passion to University in Norwich where he hooked up with the ti music crew (LSB, Tony-J, Nik, Ideal, Baxter, Duty) and began rolling out to some beats with these guys.... whenever they got the chance or excuse to whip the Decks out. Working with these guys he really began to feel at home with the liquid/Deeper side of Drum n Bass due to its depth, approachability and melodic ryhthym. Messy then began to work on his style based around these principles. Since that time he has pushed himself a great deal and has hooked up with the BOUNCE records crew (Scheme, Mark Frequency and Force) and it started moving a whole lot faster. He has since hosted for some of the scenes biggest DJ's, such as Dillinja, Lemon D, Simon 'Bassline' Smith, AI, EZ Rollers, Commix, Nu:Tone, Logistics, Heist (Strider), Pascal, Spinback, Blame and krust and has gone back 2 back with many MC along the way two such as Trigger, Lowqui, Jakes, GQ, Stirlin, SP, Eksman, Manikular, System and Stamina!!! Nationwide bookings have also gone from strength to strength for Messy having performed at nights such as Hospitality (Herbal), Desire (The Scala), BOUNCE (The Waterfront, Sonic, Po Na Nas), Overload (The Thekla), Breakdown (The Cellar), Flavaunit, serious sounds (The Junction), pulsar, V56, Random Concept/Accelerated Culture (Air/Brunel Rooms), AWOL/Ignition (Ministry of sound)....and a whole host of other nights, raves and festivals up and down the UK. All this as well as his Bi-Monthly show on Origin 95.2fm with DJ Hayze and is also sponsored by the nu:urban clothing range - THTC (www.THTC.co.uk).
Messy has recently joined forces and has began working with scene veterans The EZ Rollers as part of their live act. Looking to throw together a new evolution of live dnb with a full piece live band. 4th album is underway and is looking to drop early next year.
Look out for a nationwide and worldwide tour following that Messy also works closely with LSB, Scheme, Hayze and Shuffle, the Commix duo Guy and George and Matty Logistics. Logistics and Messy are looking to write a couple of pieces together on the dnb and hip-hop tip.
more info TBA ... www.hmsu.org