.::GREETINGS & T.O.C.::.
Hello & cheers for dropping by! I hope you enjoy your visit a la Chateau de Blastique...
All I ask is that if you are going to add me to your list, please please please message me at some point. While I'm open to all forms of music, I would really appreciate an introduction to what you're about, otherwise it just comes across as spam. :)
With regards to comments, just as I wouldn't bury your page with a 400 x 600 banner advertisment, please don't do so to me. Thanks :)
-Reuben a.k.a. Blastique
.::NEWS UPDATE(S)::.
New Mixset Online!
Grab 'Booty Babes' HERE . The link will take you to the mixsets page of my website, where you can either stream the set as a WMA file or download a high-quality MP3. Enjoy :)
Blastique - 'Do It Like Rabbits' / Hydraphobe - 'Rukus' [SILO003] is
OUT NOW on SILO RECORDINGS (UK), and has recieved huge support from the likes of Hybrid, Nick Thayer, Soul of Man, Vlad Sokolov & Precision Cuts amongst many more...!
[SILO003] is available at all good record stores, including:-
Juno.co.uk
DanceRecords.com
Web-Records.com
HardToFindRecords(htfr.com)
HeraldSunHit(Australia)
BreakBeatOnline.com
Breathe Life In / Acts of Terror [ELECTRO 022],
(my previous release on Electrofly), is available via these links:-
Beatport
Juno.co.uk
3BeatDigital
Trackitdown.net
Audio Jelly
TrustTheDJ Download
Cheers
.::BIOGRAPHY::.
Born in 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Blastique is rapidly becoming one of Malaysia's pioneer dance music exports; his assertive and progressive sound already earning him successful releases on Electrofly (UK) and Silo Recordings (UK).
Classically trained in music, he has since spent the past 7 years perfecting his electronic music production skills. Today, a degree-wielding Sonic Artist, Blastique laces his sound with scalpel-like precision, technical mastery, and an unrelenting attitude that refuses to be pigeon holed.
In 2005, Breathe Life In & Acts of Terror, recently became part of the quality Electrofly Records catalogue, alongside originals from the likes of; Shiloh, Fretwell, Infekt, Pete Gawtry & Jono Fernandez, and remixes from the likes of Rennie Pilgrem, Blim and Wrecked Angle!
Just before returning to Kuala Lumpur in 2006, his track Do It Like Rabbits and a collaborative number by Hydraphobe (Blastique & Raj. J. I.) titled Rukus was signed to Silo Recordings , and has already garnered support from Hybrid, Nick Thayer, Soul of Man, Vlad Sokolov & Precision Cuts amongst many more...
Since his return from Perth, Blastique has played alongside; Satoshi Tomiie, Dreadzone, Soul of Man, Groove Armada, Nigel Dawson, Josh Wink, and DJ Lord (Public Enemy), to name a few, and has made several appearances at events all around Malaysia including; Recharge Revelation, Heineken Thirst 2006, Sessions & Eclectic Phunk@Zouk, Regenerate, The Backroom, Breaks n' Bass & Nu Tek@Nouvo, Pioneer Digital DJ Battle ’03/’04, Juice DJ Quest 2003, Deep Down 2.
In addition to his recent releases, Blastique has made frequent appearances on compilations such as Presence 1-3, Levis and the widely-spread KLue and Junk magazine cover CDs. Abroad, he together with BadBoyBen (Funkshoppe), remixed Hong Kong groups; The Pancakes chart topper I Want To Fly, and Wildchilds 20-Something. His breakbeat mix of BadBoyBen's Get On Down and Party was on the b-side. To this day, Blastique continues to contribue to the scene, be it genre-bending releases, unreleased promo contributions for compilations, or helping up and coming artists like himself polish and develop their sound further.
Despite the apparent obsession, it hasn't always been beats, breaks and bass! Reuben graduated from The School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Malaysia with a distinction, was presented with the "Best Overall Acheivement Award", and commenced work as a producer and recording/ mixing engineer in numerous top production houses. Recently, he completed a honours degree in Sonic Arts, at Middlesex University, in London.
To date, Reuben has collaborated with Michael Veerapen, Lewis Pragasam, Saidah Rastam, Pete Teo, BadBoyBen, Suhaimie (TBR), Terence C & Alvin Teoh, on numerous productions and releases. He has been able to apply what he learnt as a classical musician to dance music production, resulting in some overall beguiling sounds. Reuben names Bach, Beethoven, General Midi, NuBreed, Hybrid, Sasha, Starecase, Chus & Ceballos, Dr. Kucho & Wally Lopez, Meat Katie, Atomic Hooligan, Stanton Warriors, JDS, Plump DJs, Rennie Pilgrem, Layo & Bushwacka and Trentemoller, as some of his influences.
Blastique performs live, and integrates his arsenal of MIDI gear & Ableton together with some tight programming, resulting in a sound that can be described as progressively melodic-techy-tribal n' breaky.
Joining forces with "Chinared" (a.k.a. John Kuan) & the elusive "IV" (a.k.a. Raj J. I.), to form B4C in 2006, with the intention of detonating unwitting dance floors everywhere; their collective passion for meat, glitch, broken beats and distortion makes for a genre-bending amalgamation of sound, both in the studio and on stage. B4C promises to be a live PA explosion of pure intensity and terrifying proportions.
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