MATRIX (Metro Recordings)
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FUTUREBOUND (Viper Recordings)
Having both pursued long, successful solo careers, Matrix & Futurebound need no introduction to drum & bass fans around the world. Both run their own labels -Matrix with Metro Recordings, and Futurebound with the Viper Recordings imprint. With releases on virtually every top label from Virus and Ram to Moving Shadow and Hospital Records, Matrix and Futurebound's individual accomplishments speak for themselves.Their first collaborative effort, 2005's 'Strength 2 Strength', formed the groundwork for what would later turn into the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, 'Universal Truth'. With huge support from the top DJs in drum & bass and the likes of Radio 1's Annie Mac and Zane Lowe, Universal Truth went on to become one of the most successful drum & bass albums to date. UNIVERSAL TRUTH (2007):
1. Universal Truth
2. Knite Riderz (feat. MC Spyda)
3. Skyscraper
4. All Born Angels (feat. Mister Who)
5. Rat Trap
6. Sand Storm
7. Strength 2 Strength
8. American Beauty VIP
9. Family (feat. Robert Owens)
10. The Edge
11. Coast To Coast
The result was a sublime combination of straight up dance floor devastation and soulful futurism demonstrating perfectly why Matrix and Futurebound have found themselves firmly at the forefront of the drum and bass scene.Both have kept their fingers on the pulse with various other projects since the release of 'Universal Truth'. Matrix, in collaboration with Shimon, released 'Slipstream' / 'Dirty 5th' on Shimon's newly formed AudioPorn Records. In the meantime, Futurebound teamed up with the Brookes Brothers to create the soulful anthem 'Dawn Treader', released on Adam F and Fresh's Breakbeat Kaos label. Futurebound's label Viper Recordings has also been quickly climbing the ladder as one of the top drum & bass labels in the scene with releases from new signings Shock One, Metrik, Brookes Brothers, and DC Breaks, just to name a few.
Matrix & Futurebound teamed up again in 2007 to release their remix of Nu:tone's 'System'. The tune became an instant classic. Dropped by top DJs such as Andy C, Danny Bryd and Friction, 'System' has become a permanent fixture in DJ bags all over the world ever since. They then went on to remix Justin Timberlake's 'Love Stoned' for the remix single release. Matrix & Futurebound then released their first follow up single to 'Universal Truth', with 2008's 'Womb' / 'Family' (Nu:tone & Logistics RMX).
2009 is shaping up to be Matrix & Futurebound's biggest year yet with the forthcoming dancefloor smasher 'Shanghai Surprise', backed with the uplifting vocal vibes of 'Reflection'. They're also set to release tracks, both together and solo, on the upcoming Viper Recordings Artist album "Acts Of Madmen", due out in late spring. Work has also begun on their second studio album, scheduled for the back end of 2009.
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