ITAL-LION
A.K.A. ( SHAKA ZULU )
I STARTED DJ,ING IN CLUBS AND ON RADIO IN THE LATE 80,S
JUST AS "ACID HOUSE" STARTED TO MAKE ITS MARK.
MY BACK GROUND WAS DANCEHALL AND HIP-HOP ORIENTATED
WHICH MEANT "ACID HOUSE" WAS A BIT OF A FAR CRY AWAY FROM WHAT I WAS USED TO.
BUT AT THAT TIME THE MUSIC WAS EVERY WHERE.
ILLEGAL RAVES,PIRATE RADIO,IT WAS ALL HAPPENING,SO I GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE HYPE.BUT AFTER ATTENDING RAVES SUCH AS "BIOLIGY,PERCEPTION,RAINDANCE" E.T.C. I QUICKLY BUILT A LIKENESS FOR THE MUSIC.
THEY WERE GOOD TIMES BOTH PLAYING @ SOME OF THE BIGGEST RAVES AND ATTENDING THEM.
AFTER ABOUT 3-4 YEARS OF THIS,I NEEDED SOMTHING MORE CLOSE TO HOME.
AND JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME "JUNGLE" HIT OUR STREETS.
THIS WAS PERFECT FOR ME,HEAVY BASS,RAGGA SAMPLES.
THIS WAS THE MUSIC WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR.
BUT AS YOU KNOW THIS WAS SHORT LIVED,DUE TO UNWANTED BAD PRESS
AND MAJORS,WATERING DOWN OUR SOUND.
SO WE WENT UNDERGROUND.
ONLY TO RE APPEAR AGAIN IN THE FORM OF DRUM N BASS.
AS YOU ALL KNOW THIS SCENE STILL CREATES A STORM WORLD WIDE
WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS "GROOVERIDER & FABIO,JUMPING JACK FROST,
ADAM.F,DILINJAH,BRYAN.G"E.T.C. I COULD GO ON ALL DAY.
ALL THESE ARTISTS,I,V HAD THE PLEASURE OF PLAYING ALONGSIDE @ EVENTS.
A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, WE FELT WE NEEDED A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE MUSIC SCENE,YET AGAIN JUST AT THE RIGHT TIME "SPEED GARAGE" OR "UK GARAGE" HIT OUR STREETS.
THIS WAS A FEEL GOOD MUSIC WHICH STILL USED HEAVY BASS LINES BUT ALSO ADDED SOUL TO IT.
CROWDS WOULD ATTEND DANCES SUCH AS "STUSH,PURE SILK,GARAGE NATION" E.T.C.
AND PARTY HARD WITH SLICKNESS,STYLE AND RUFFNESS.
AFTER PLAYING IN SUCH EVENTS AS " PURE ESSENCE,PURE SILK,FUNKIN MARVELLOUS,LA COSA NOSTRA" E.T.C
AND HOSTING A SHOW ON WALES TOP PIRATE " GARAGE F.M " ALONG SIDE
THE MIGHTY "V.2"CREW
ITAL-LION WAS STILL LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL SOUND.
"GRIME" THIS WAS A GOD SEND PERFECT,HEAVY PRODUCTION,SOME OF THE BIGGEST UK MC,S AROUND AND A SCENE THAT WASN,T GONNA GIVE IN TO THE PRESSURES OF BAD MEDIA AND BULLSHIT HYPE.
THIS WAS A STREET THING,REAL PEEPS,REAL MUSIC.
BUT AS YOU KNOW THE SCENE TOOK A WILD TURN,BAD PRESS LIFTED ITS UGLY FACE AND STARTED BRANDING THE MUSIC AS A BREEDING GROUND FOR VIOLENCE.
WE ALL KNOW THIS WAS BULLSHIT.AND TO THIS DAY THE MEDIA STILL TRY EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO SPOIL THINGS,BUT AS YOU ALSO KNOW "GRIME" IS BIGGER THAN EVER,WITH STARS SUCH AS "WILEY,DIZZE,LETHAL BIZZ,TINCHY STRYDA E.T.C
PUSHING THE SOUND OVER GROUND BUT STILL MAINTAING THAT STREET LINK.
AND TO THE PRESENT DAY,ITAL-LION HAS NOW GONE FULL CIRCLE,AND ARRIVED @ "DUBSTEP" THIS IS WHAT WE PLAY AND PRODUCE.
DUBSTEP IS ALL THE ABOVE AND MORE.GREAT CROWD.
THE HEAVIEST PRODUCTION YOU WILL HEAR.
AND WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS "SKREAM,BENGA,D.M.Z,PINCH,RUSKO,CASPA.
THE SCENE IS BLOWING UP ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
ITAL-LION IS GLAD TO BE APART OF THIS MOVEMENT,IN BOTH PRODUCING AND PLAYING "DUBSTEP".
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT..........
ITAL-LION 2009.
DUBSTEP WARRIOR.....
TO FIND OUT MORE,CHECK OUR TRACKS ON OUR PLAYER,UPDATED EVERY TIME THERES A NEW RELEASE.
AND HERES A FEW OTHER BITS THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND EARS...
THIS IS "MY SPACE" ENTER AND ENJOY................
BLESS UP.........
JAH BLESS 1.............
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