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Phantom Beats

Breaks, house and funkin' funk!

About Me

I won the 4th final heat to be the new resident at Space in Ibiza! I DJed at Danny Tenaglia's night Be on 28th August. Top Fun!
Photo courtesy of phrank.net
My interview for the excellent DJsounds.com
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This was the video that won it.....
Resident at: Big Chill Bar and Big Chill House London
Previous resident at:
Spectrum, Nottingham (The Bomb, Stealth)
Heavenly Jukebox/Social, London (Turnmills)
NEW interview with Phantom Beats on the Big Chill website!
"Phantom Beats' funk breakbeat frenzy is guaranteed to turn Saturday night into a riotous party." - The Big Chill. 21st April - Big Chill Bar, London
Recent gigs have included Seville-Spain, Nottingham, Old Queen's Head, The White House - London plus Big Chill Bar & House.
Channel4.com say "Phantom Beats are impressive" The Big Chill say "Festival favourites" & "They ripped it up" Radio 1 say "Champion DJs" The Guardian say "Top class DJs" Mixmag say "Naughty DJs of the highest order" Knowledge magazine say "Guaranteed to put the boom in your room!" James Zabiela says about Geek! "I cannot stress how wicked this track is. Blinding!" Daily Express say "Achingly trendy DJ duo"
We've DJed in about 30 countries across 4 continents. We've DJed live on Radio One, recorded a single with a very famous politician, woken up in a jacuzzi in Miami, been chased out of town in Spain and generally rocked pretty much every place that's been good enough to have us. We've released quite a few singles and countless remixes.
More soon. When we remember it..
Our 1st London gig was for Heavenly Jukebox (Heavenly Social) @ Turnmills back in the days of all good things eclectic and big beat. Jon Carter came into our room & said "Who the f**k are you?! - I've never seem the room jumping like this!". After our blinding set finished the Heavenly boys offered us a monthly residency. We reluctantly accepted. :).
Shortly after we were awarded with a nice article and the title of DJs of the month by London's style mag i-D magazine who summed us up by saying "Phantom Beats will be wrecking funkin' havoc!"
Other famous residencies we've had include Spectrum in Nottingham who won best Club Night in the annual Breakspoll awards for 3 years running! So we've played The Bomb (rip) and the mighty Stealth regularly. Great club to play for!
We've also played regularly for The Big Chill festivals (Eastnor Castle, Enchanted Garden, Lulworth, Naxos- Greece) - which are totally gorgeous! We can also be found spinning at the Big Chill bar and the new Big Chill House in London which are both lovely hang outs.
Onwards & upwards!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/9/2006
Band Website: phantombeats.co.uk
Band Members: Howard and Hilda (aka Matt and Neil)
Sounds Like:After DJing at Space in Ibiza - here is a brand new house mix for you

Vincenzo -The Resident (Matt Phantom Vs DJ Pierre edit)
Alex Saloid - Don't Smoke on the Water (Shik Stylko Remix)
Sunshine Jones - If You Wouldn't Mind (Tiger Stripes Remix)
Robert Babicz - Dark Flower (Joris Voorn Magnolia Mix)
Ben Watt - Just A Blip (Original Mix)
Matt Rowan - Dish it Out (Eelke Kleijn Remix)
Martin Eyerer & Oliver Klein - Babylon (Original Mix)
Denis Naidanow feat. Tyree Cooper - Wonderland
Oliver Koletzki - Since You Are Gone
Ran Shani - Kyoto Nights

1st up is the excellent Party Rockin' Beats Mix - which a collection of my favourite beats tunes.

Major Force - Return Of The Original Art Form
Jazztronik - Bra Step
Krafty Skillz - Insane Banger
Capoeira Twins - 4 X 3 (Mr Scruff Remix)
Mr Scruff - Shrimp
Sugarhill Gang - 8th Wonder (Pressure Drop Remix)
Nick Thayer - Can't Stop, Don't Stop
Krafty & A-Skillz - Tricka Technology (Ed Funk Dub Mix)
DJ Craze - Gimme The Night
All Good Funk Alliance - Superjam (Flow Dynamics Remix)
Uberzone - Kung Fu (Matt Phantom Re-edit)
Sagat - Funk Dat (Sammy Bananas Edit)

2nd up is a sterling Phantom Geek House & Classics mix recorded live in Nottingham.

Nigela's XXX Geek Accapella
Alb - Cv 209 (Spirit Catcher Mix)
Global Communication - The Way (Secret Ingredients Mix)
Laidback Luke - Break Down The House
Electro F - Superstar Break (Newman Remix)
Denis Naidanow - Wonderland
2 Bad Mice - Bombscare
Burial - Archangel (Boy 8-bit Remix)
Dubfire - Roadkill (Edx's Acapulco at Night Remix)
Plus Martin Luther King accapella
Phantom Geek - Freakstar (Old Skool with tons of sirens mix)
CJ Bolland - Sugar Daddy (Twockers remix)
Inner City - Big Fun (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
Underworld - Two Months Off

Our night at the Big Chill House was one of the critic's choices in Time Out magazine:

Finger Lickin' lads Drumattic Twins and Phantom Beats 7am Seville, Spain, a main road. March 2007



Footage from Big Chill 2006

View from the decks:

View from the crowd:

Growler Video

This was the video to our first single, "Growler". It was released in 1999. Seems like a lifetime ago!!!

We bought the car from a mate who wanted to get rid of it because it reminded him of his ex girlfriend. He's the one seen ploughing a steel bar through the sunroof with loads of venom and hatred. He broke his hand doing it!

The assorted friends who can be seen beating the cr@p out of this car include people who are now an owner of a successful PR firm, a top electronic artist, a creative director for an advertising agency, an owner of a TV production company and two guys who play breakbeat records for a living - us. See what starring in a PB video can do for your career prospects???!

:)Enjoy...

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Im in the final to be resident at Space in Ibiza!

It would be fantastic if you could vote for me to be resident at Space in Ibiza! Click on my video - 9th down and then enter email address at top:http://www.djsounds.com/channels/competition/?week=4Ho.. .
Posted by Phantom Beats on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:22:00 PST

Matt Phantom’s new album project - Rococo Nice

On Saturday night I debuted my new album project Rococo Nice at London's Big Chill Bar.It's a bit electronica, a bit housey, a bit pop and throughly good time music!It was a great gig with us showc...
Posted by Phantom Beats on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:56:00 PST

Two new Phantom mixes for you!

Here are two mixes from myself you might enjoy.1st one is a mix up of some of my fav beats & midtempo tracks.2nd up is a recording of a live mix I did in Nottingham to celebrate uk-dance's 15th bi...
Posted by Phantom Beats on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:39:00 PST

Increase your pulling power!

We've heard of girls demanding DJs keep their Phantom Tees on whilst shagging so we were happy to receive this email: "Whilst having my normal work out at the gym (Endurance wasn't built in a day) swe...
Posted by Phantom Beats on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:49:00 PST

Breakspoll

Hey Up! Breakspoll is nearly upon us. Very excited! Come say hello and we'll have a beer together! Matt Phantom ps Vandal - Mad As Hell for Best Single if you please!...
Posted by Phantom Beats on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:33:00 PST