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Drift

Hardcore Breaks and Oldskool DJ and Producer.

About Me

Drift's interest in hardcore began in the late 80s, after initially hearing the music through Amiga demos and music disks. As the likes of Altern8 and The Prodigy entered the charts in 1991, his interest grew. Through mixtapes borrowed from friends he soon discovered his local pirate station - Fresh FM, and began regularly tuning in to hear shows from the likes of SS and Mastersafe.

Drift bought his first 12" in 1993, but it wasn't until the late 90's that he bought his decks and went in search of those elusive hardcore tunes that he remembered from his teens. At this time he was also writing drum and bass and hardcore tracks, releasing them on the internet in his spare time. After a brief spell of playing hard house and trance between 1998 and 2000, he soon turned back to his hardcore roots and got into drum and bass, playing a regular slot on an emerging internet station.

In the summer of 2001 the breakbeat station Break Pirates was launched, where Drift still plays his regular drum and bass/hardcore/jungle show every Tuesday night. He has also played at events such as reENERGIZE, Collective, The Lock Up (outdoor) in Lincolnshire, and various other parties. Drift still produces tunes in the oldskool style, but using the technology of today, in an effort to bring some added freshness. In 2005 Drift had his tune 'Rinse It Out Proper' released on BBHC Recordings, which has had plays on FM stations such as Eruption and Force. This was followed in 2007 by the tune Heaven, released on Pitch Control Records. Watch out for future vinyl releases coming soon!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/1/2006
Band Website: hardcorebreaks.com
Band Members: Drift
Sounds Like: Something from about 15 years ago.
Record Label: BBHC, Pitch Control
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Elevate @ Sumo, Leicester

This new Hardcore event will be taking place on the 3rd Wednesday of every Month at Sumo in Leicester. You can catch me there this month playing the latest in Hardcore Breaks. ...
Posted by Drift on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:57:00 PST

Back 2 Skool @ Voltz nightclub, Kettering, UK

Not long now til this event! Back 2 Skool is taking place on Saturday 22nd July at the Voltz nightclub in Kettering. Music policy is '91-'97 Oldskool Hardcore and Jungle. DJs on the night in...
Posted by Drift on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:11:00 PST

New tune!

I've just posted my new tune up. It's called Heaven and it's in the Hardcore Breaks kinda style, still keeping oldskool style but with some trancey sounds and stuff thrown in there too, hope you like ...
Posted by Drift on Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:28:00 PST

New tune on the way

I've been working on a new track over the last couple of days, so expect something new on here very soon!
Posted by Drift on Tue, 23 May 2006 05:27:00 PST