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The Upbeats’ unique and organic take on 170bpm+ bass music has seen them make their home in the highest echelons of dance music worldwide. Known for their organic and natural sounding drums, The Upbeats are a pillar in the DNB community. The duo has collaborated with stalwarts such as Noisia, Shapeshifter Bad Company, and Mefjus to name a few. In September 2014, their collaborative EP with Shapeshifter, ‘Bloodstream’, reached no.1 in the NZ iTunes Charts 2 days after being released.
They have released on major d&b labels including RAM Records, Virus, Blackout and Vision Recordings along with remixing heavy weights such as Ed Rush & Optical, Black Sun Empire, Noisia, Bad Company, and Mutated Forms. Their album ‘Beyond Reality’ released on Vision records in 2013 propelled them to the highest ranks of drum and bass globally. 2014 saw them remix Submotion Orchestra’s single, ‘Trust Lust’, for Counter Records/Ninja Tune which was widely praised inside and outside of the dnb world. In August 2015, they released a new collaborative EP, ‘Dead Limit’ with Noisia, which turned the entire scene on its head. The title track won them best track at the DNB Arena Awards and quickly became a modern classic. Over 2016, they released the first two segments of their latest album ‘De-Evolution’. The final segment, Part III, was released in Q1 of 2017.
Clocking up over a hundred shows a year The Upbeats have played at major festivals worldwide including EDC (Vegas), Pukkelpop (Belgium), Urban Art Forms (Vienna), Supersonic (India), Exit Festival (Serbia), Outlook Festival (Croatia) and are a staple at the famous Noisia Invites shows and tours, Northern Bass (NZ), Boomtown (UK), Glastonbury (UK) and many more.
The Risky showcases the latest in Drum & Bass. This week, new tracks from Icicle, Original Sin, Jaguar Skills & Chords, Benny Page & more. Plus this week, Nymfo is in the hot seat behind the 1s and 2s.
The Risky showcases the latest in Drum & Bass. This week, new tracks from Wilkinson, Friction, Break, Optiv & BTK, Enei & more. Plus Special guest The Upbeats are in the mix on this weeks podcast!
The Upbeats talk about the raw power of the new ‘Rituals’ ep on Blackout.
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The Risky Presents Future Sounds & Need For Mirrors In The Mix (#269)
Prolix ? Set The Place On Fire (Trendkill Records)
Mob Tactics ? Wasted (C4C Records)
Fourward ? Countdown (feat. Kyza) (Shogun Audio)
Dose ? Scourge (feat. Victim) (Commercial Suicide)
NC-17 & Soulculture ? War Master (Headroom EP Part 5) (Viper)
DJ Rap ? Spiritual Aura (Bladerunner & Saxxon Remix) (Propa Talent)
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Frankee ? Away (RAM Records)
Jaybee & Andy Sim ? Forgotten Funk (Chronic)
Urbandawn ? Words To Say (Bad Taste)
Mutt ? Conversations (Feat. Kevin King) (Rene LaVice & Gremlinz Remix) (CIA Ltd)
In The Mix: Need For Mirrors ‘Soul In Motion’
1) Need For Mirrors & Hlz Feat: Edward Oberon – Cinematic Departures (Zoltar)
2)Calibre – Archive (Metalheadz)
3) Ivy Lab – Live On Your Smile (Critical)
4) Need For Mirrors – Heart Speak (Spearhead)
5) Skeptical Feat. Collette Warren – Desire (Soulr)
6) DLR, HLZ, Nymfo & Need For Mirrors – Totem (Dispatch)
7) Chroma – Brain Strain (Renegade Hardware)
8) Need For Mirrors & Hlz – Blow Fish (Zoltar)
9) Nickbee – White Night (Dispatch)
10) Nitri & Level 2 Feat. Grimm – Lies (Calibre Remix) (Horizons)
11) Noisia & Upbeats – Little Fling (Critical)
12) Alix Perez Feat. D.Ablo – Playing Games V.I.P (Shogun)
13) Break – They’re Wrong (Calibre Alternate Remix) (Symmetry)
14) HLZ & Need For Mirrors – Bubblegum (Drum&Bassarena 2014)
The Risky showcases the latest in Drum & Bass. This week, new tracks from Hamilton, Break, Ed Rush & Optical, Spectrasoul, Anile and more. Plus, The Prototypes presents a very special promo mix for the Exit Festival.
