Slyde

Slyde have been gracing the breaks scene with their unique style of layered beats since 2002.

Their last four singles released under Finger Lickin’ have sold over 15,000 records. Stemming from a wealth of influences spanning hip hop, rave, funk, big beat and electrifyingly bouncy break beats, Slyde presents a whole new mashed up, multi-level sound with their first album.

12Tree initially engineered Laidback’s Frequency Delinquency, with the latter’s belief that “rave is early break beat speeded up” running through its veins. The pair’s infatuation with funky, phat and well-produced breaks ensured they gelled perfectly and the album saw spectacular success winning Amazon’s Electronic Album of the Year in 2002.

Following various accomplishments with the breaks arm of Bolshi, e.g. the track Flow, which appeared on Sancho Panza’s Carnival compilation Float, the duo were reborn as Slyde. Under the new name and with a new home at Finger Lickin’, Slyde has seen incredible singles success with the outrageously funky Slippedy Slide and addictively infectious Krunk.

Every Slyde single has reached the top five of DJ Magazine’s Beats Chart, receiving extensive radio play on renowned stations such as X FM and Radio 1. The duo has performed internationally since its inception. After a chance introduction to Keith Flint of The Prodigy, who immediately recognized their talent, the trio collaborated on Clever Brains Fryin’

Today Slyde’s discerning conception of break beats has resulted in an album that both reflects their core influences and origins and strikes with a sophisticated depth of sound, crossing breaks with melodic tunes and commercial awareness.

Featuring a range of vocalists because “we don’t just want make breaks tunes that are easy to mix in a club, we want people to feel the lyrics, hear the songs”,

Slyde are about to introduce the world to the vocal allure of both underground and well-known artists. These include Katty, Bent; Lady Posh, hip hop vocalist/MC; Charlie, The Method; MC Sir Real, Freestylers; GI Joe, top UK battle MC; and Heather, long-established US MC. Couple these diverse vocalists and lyrics with a randomness of beats, experimental layers of sounds and this is an album that truly cuts the edge