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FRONTLINES
Shy FX
Fresh from his major label foray, Shy FX beat that soon accelerates. And of course The other will be one of Roni’s labels. “I’ll SHY FX ON...
is getting back to some serious junglist Andy C’s inspired the whole 12/8 thing. do a beat, send it over to him. He’ll add a
THE CULT OF INSTANT MESSAGING
business: making dancefloor bangers. He’s bassline, send it back to me. It’s a good vibe
“Mate I was late on that, I’m screwing. It’s like
lined up loads of releases on his Ebony “Feel Good” was a one-off,” Shy explained. though and it’s different working like that.”
Music House, back in the day. Everyone was down
imprint,and is working on a “party” drum & “I don’t really like to repeat things. The Agent
there, cutting tunes and you’d bump into people
bass album tip. Black stuff is just me and Mark [T Power] There’s a big “Set It Off” remix package due
and they’d let you have tunes. But that kinda
going into ourselves. Rather than thinking for Ebony Dubs. An all-star line-up is being
went, with people going to their own separate
The first new release will be from Raf and Ill
cutting houses. But now there’s twenty people on
about the dancefloor it’s just making music, assembled, with Twisted Individual, Roni
Logic’s “Could It Be/Heart and Soul” on the
Instant Messaging, swapping tunes. Before people
whatever comes up at the time. But I’ve heard Size, DJ SS and Photek on the buttons. Eight
used to hold out with tunes but everyone’s so
Music Lounge series. Taking a quick break quite a few people do that change of tempo remixes in all are planned.
excited giving their best tunes away.”
from the studio, Shy explained this series was thing now, but it’s all good.”
invented to highlight the liquid funk side of the After the liquid and party flavours, Ebony have
d&b spectrum. “I’ve been waiting a long time The Raf & Ill Logic connection came about the dark techstepper side of things locked with
SO IT’S CHANGED THE POLITICS OF IT ALL?
to pick up bits like this,” he told Frontlines. through Emotif, when Shy & T Power were sub-label Deep Thought. At this point it looks
“Yeah yeah yeah: everyone’s just throwing
“People will know I’m into everything,
tunes left right and centre now. It’s because it’s
approached for a remix. Raf & Ill Logic like T Power material and new unsigned talent
basically, but right now I’m feeling the liquid
a new thing, people are just getting excited innit?
played them their productions that were then is heading for this part of the Ebony empire.
It’s easier to access other people’s music, that
more than anything.” without a home. “Everything I’ve been played “Deep Thought is mainly T Power but I’ve
you wouldn’t normally link with, new artists. It’s
by these guys is hot, I think they’re heavy,” jumped on board on a few pieces,” says Shy.
just healthy out there man. As soon as someone
After Raf & Ill Logic’s Ebony debut Shy is says Shy. “They’re doing a lot of breaks “I’ve tried to get some party stuff finished off.
sends you it, you can give them feedback straight
reviving his Agent Black project with T Power stuff too: the stuff they do in the studio is We’ve signed a few things I got from the ‘net.
away. I’m hooked on that thing at the moment.
on a track called “Time”. It won’t be rehash- amazing mate. I just like the vibe they’re They’re currently untitled but they’re sick.”
It’s one of the best things to happen to the scene
ing the genre and tempo-bending trick of the coming off with.”
at the moment. It means new kids get a look in.
first release “Feel Good.” In fact since that Finally Shy & T Power are both working on
When I log in do I get harassed by loads of
release in 2001, which seemed to drop into a With the liquid side of things covered on solo drum & bass labels. “My one is strictly
people? Oh yeah, standard. Roni were supposed
slow half-time house beat, but in fact sped up Music Lounge, heavier “party” stuff will be party drum & bass with maybe a few hip hop
to link up ages ago but we didn’t have the time to
to 185 bpm, there’s been a healthy outbreak dropping on Ebony Dubs. Following Dillinja’s or skits in between. There’ll be no vocalists
go to Bristol or him come here. If it wasn’t for
of genre bending tunes out there. Influx UK’s remix of “Wolf” there’s new material in the for now. The vocal thing is all good but
Instant Messenger this project wouldn’t have
remix of Landslide dropped into 2-step half pipeline from Shy, T Power and Potential dealing with egos... it’s just long sometimes.
happened. I’m supposed to do a track with Fresh
way through before switching back up to d&b, Badboy. Also due on Ebony Dubs is one of Mark’s doing drum & bass on a deeper, darker
as well, but this has been going on for two weeks.
while Andy C is playing Ecco & Sabotage’s the two tracks Shy and Roni Size have been tip. I might do a couple of tunes with him on Whenever we’re supposed to link up, one of us
“House Music VIP” that goes into a house collaborating on... via Instant Messenger. his album.” You heard it here first. has an appointment.”
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