In recent times there has been an evil that lay dormant in the conservative suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. What can only be described as a 'sleeper cell' for intelligently-cut raw breakbeats, tearing basslines and layers of unique atmospheres and piercing synths, has only begun to awaken and press its influence not just locally but abroad. In this cell, three hardline fanatics have come together with the single purpose of terrorizing sound systems globally. These three souls operate under the identity of 'Speaker Wrath'.
What does not remain hidden however, is that Speaker Wrath (Jordan King, Dave Spiers and Steve Fletcher) all share a creative vision of a darker, post apocalyptic world in which their music is the soundtrack to life and death. Their influences stem from all parts of the globe and all sounds in music, from The Deftones and The Prodigy, to Technical Itch and Incubus, and all the way through to Miles Davis.
Having grown up together and drifting from style to style in both listening and playing music, Jordan and Dave formed Speaker Wrath in December 2000 and began their journey deeper into Drum and Bass. In March 2005, after breaking away from Melbourne, Speaker Wrath gained its third member in Steve Fletcher and begun to fully explore their soundscapes and their production talents. What they found was an ability to produce these intense phonic qualities that are delivered with dancefloor orientated grooves and smart musicality.
As Speaker Wrath begin to discover what they are capable of, others in the Drum and Bass scene begin to ally themselves with the rising juggernaut. Word has spread overseas, to USA's demonic breakbeat exponent Enduser, who has already remixed Speaker Wrath's "Choke" as a part of his latest album on Hymen Recordings. Speaker Wrath have also recently completed a remix of legendary Dutch darkstyle producer DJ Hidden, giving his track "The First Evil" the 'Speaker Wrath treatment' with DJ Hidden also remixing the Speaker Wrath tune "Apocalypse". Also forthcoming on Paul Blackout's Hardline Recordingz in 2006 is Speaker Wrath's "Broke" and "Mindjack" (HLINE017).
So far Speaker Wrath's reputation has landed them support gig's for the biggest Drum and Bass internationals in Brisbane and Melbourne, including Calyx, Noisia, Evol Intent, Dom & Roland, and Chris SU & SKC. Together and independently Speaker Wrath has been killing underground club nights in Brisbane and Melbourne as both guests and hosts of drum'n'bass parties such as Rukus, Rogue Element, Post Traumatic Amnesiacs, Krachmaker, Rude Bwoys, Hard Graft & High Grade.
As the dawn of a new era approaches, Speaker Wrath are leading from the front with a raw representation of their music and a sound that is uncompromising for no-one. Doubt no longer exists. Speaker Wrath is here to push the envelope of dark Drum and Bass. Time is on their side as they fine tune their weapons of sonic destruction, spawning a sound ready to be unleashed without notice, and without mercy.
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If anyone believes any of that, we're sorry.
but you still read it all. you wasted your time.
Long live DRUM N BASS!
