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Metalheadz

January 01, 1970

Metalheadz is a major drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1994 by Kemistry & Storm and Goldie.[1][2][3][4]

Metalheadz
Founded1994
Founder
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationLondon
Official websitewww.metalheadz.co.uk

History edit

Origins edit

Goldie's early experiences of the rave scene, especially the club Rage had a profound effect on him. DJ Kemistry introduced him to 4hero's Reinforced Records where he went on to create some design and artwork for them, leading to doing A&R for the label. In his autobiography, Goldie explains how he took a 1991 design created by Darren Bartlett and that he added headphones to the skull design "so that the skull symbolised the head, while the 'phones were music, because music will be here long after we're all dead and gone."[5] During a webchat with British newspaper The Guardian, Goldie stated that the design was also inspired by Wolverhampton FC's logo.[6]

Goldie credits Grooverider with the term "Metalheadz", coined with reference to Goldie becoming increasingly obsessed with the metal acetates known as dubplates used to test out the latest tunes before release.[5] Metalheadz effectively started out as a "dubplate label" for Reinforced, with the logo first appearing on an acetate for a Rufige Cru track.[5]

DJ Storm recalls Kemistry bringing Goldie to London nightclub Rage: "The night Goldie really 'got it', we came back to our flat and he said 'right, I want to make this music, you’ll be the DJs, we’ll have a label and a club, we’ll make some t-shirts'. That was our dream and that dream became the Metalheadz label."[7]

Early years: 1990s edit

The label's first release was a split 12" single with Doc Scott's "V.I.P. Drumz" backed with Goldie's "V.I.P. Riders Ghost". The accompanying press release stated that Metalheadz aimed to "explore both the roots of Breakbeat and Jungle, and rework it into a new dimension, Drum 'n' Bass."[8]

The Metalheadz back catalogue from this era features many major figures from drum and bass, with artists such as Photek, Dillinja, Adam F, Grooverider (as Codename John), Doc Scott, Peshay, Alex Reece, Wax Doctor, Source Direct, J Majik, Lemon D, Hidden Agenda, Ed Rush and Optical contributing productions to the imprint.[9]

In July 1995, the label launched the weekly Metalheadz Sunday Sessions club night, which achieved legendary status at London's Blue Note club.[10][11][12] 

In September 1995, Metalheadz in conjunction with FFRR Records released Goldie's critically acclaimed debut album Timeless.[13]

In 1996 Metalheadz released the first instalment in the groundbreaking Platinum Breakz series of compilations, (again in collaboration with FFRR Records).[14] The first volume was billed as "21st Century Urban Breakbeat Music" and included tracks by 11 artists which had previously appeared on 12" as well as new efforts.[15] The series was hailed by critics as the uniquely futuristic sound of young, multiracial Britain[citation needed]. They showcased a maturing genre of music that displayed the influences of reggae, hip-hop, house and techno and were highly sophisticated and intricately produced, contrary to the image of the music that had been presented by the mass media up to that point. Before their release, drum and bass compilations had been more closely associated with live DJ mix albums of varying quality, and the interest in the Platinum Breakz series proved instrumental in bringing the scene from its underground origins to the brink of mainstream success (at least in the UK).[3]

1998 saw the release of "Talkin' Headz - The Metalheadz Documentary", a film by Manga Entertainment.[16]

Goldie, the club night, the label and its artists were some of the key elements in drum and bass/jungle's mid-to-late 90s mainstream resurgence.[citation needed]

21st century edit

In February 2010, Metalheadz beat Soul II Soul, the Trojan Soundsystem, and Digital Mystikz in the first Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash at the Camden Roundhouse.[17]

In 2012, the label celebrated its 100th release.[18][19]

Artists edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "When Goldie Went to Buckingham Palace". The Independent. London. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  2. ^ . Kmag. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b . 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Shapiro, Peter (1999). Drum 'n' Bass: The Rough Guide, p.132. Rough Guides Ltd, London. ISBN 1-85828-433-3.
  5. ^ a b c Goldie with Gorman, Paul (2002). Nine Lives, p.128-129. Hodder & Stoughton, London. ISBN 0-340-82478-6.
  6. ^ "Goldie webchat – as it happened". The Guardian. 13 May 2015. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Flashback: Rage: The clubs that changed dance music forever". DJ Mag. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  8. ^ James, Martin (1997). State Of Bass: Jungle: The Story So Far, p.98. Boxtree, London. ISBN 0-7522-2323-2.
  9. ^ "Metalheadz label discography". Discogs.com. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  10. ^ James, Martin (1997). State Of Bass: Jungle: The Story So Far, p.105. Boxtree, London. ISBN 0-7522-2323-2.
  11. ^ Todd Burns (2 April 2013). "Nightclubbing: Metalheadz at Blue Note". Red Bull Music Academy. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  12. ^ Belle-Fortune, Brian (2004). All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle / Drum & Bass Culture, p.100. Vision Publishing, London. ISBN 0-9548897-0-3.
  13. ^ "Goldie: Timeless, Review by John Bush". All Music. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Various Artists: Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz, Review by John Bush". All Music. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  15. ^ "Various: Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz". Discogs.com. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Talkin' Headz - The Metalheadz Documentary (1998)". Awkward Moments. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
  17. ^ "Red Bull Music Academy: Culture Clash 2010". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  18. ^ . 3 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ . Mixmag. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

External links edit

  • Official site
  • Metalheadz discography at Discogs

January 01, 1970
metalheadz, major, drum, bass, record, label, based, united, kingdom, founded, 1994, kemistry, storm, goldie, founded1994foundergoldie, kemistry, stormgenredrum, bass, junglecountry, originunited, kingdomlocationlondonofficial, websitewww, metalheadz, contents. Metalheadz is a major drum and bass record label based in the United Kingdom It was founded in 1994 by Kemistry amp Storm and Goldie 1 2 3 4 MetalheadzFounded1994FounderGoldie Kemistry amp StormGenreDrum and bass jungleCountry of originUnited KingdomLocationLondonOfficial websitewww wbr metalheadz wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 Early years 1990s 1 3 21st century 2 Artists 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editOrigins edit Goldie s early experiences of the rave scene especially the club Rage had a profound effect on him DJ Kemistry introduced him to 4hero s Reinforced Records where he went on to create some design and artwork for them leading to doing A amp R for the label In his autobiography Goldie explains how he took a 1991 design created by Darren Bartlett and that he added headphones to the skull design so that the skull symbolised the head while the phones were music because music will be here long after we re all dead and gone 5 During a webchat with British newspaper The Guardian Goldie stated that the design was also inspired by Wolverhampton FC s logo 6 Goldie credits Grooverider with the term Metalheadz coined with reference to Goldie becoming increasingly obsessed with the metal acetates known as dubplates used to test out the latest tunes before release 5 Metalheadz effectively started out as a dubplate label for Reinforced with the logo first appearing on an acetate for a Rufige Cru track 5 DJ Storm recalls Kemistry bringing Goldie to London nightclub Rage The night Goldie really got it we came back to our flat and he said right I want to make this music you ll be the DJs we ll have a label and a club we ll make some t shirts That was our dream and that dream became the Metalheadz label 7 Early years 1990s edit The label s first release was a split 12 single with Doc Scott s V I P Drumz backed with Goldie s V I P Riders Ghost The accompanying press release stated that Metalheadz aimed to explore both the roots of Breakbeat and Jungle and rework it into a new dimension Drum n Bass 8 The Metalheadz back catalogue from this era features many major figures from drum and bass with artists such as Photek Dillinja Adam F Grooverider as Codename John Doc Scott Peshay Alex Reece Wax Doctor Source Direct J Majik Lemon D Hidden Agenda Ed Rush and Optical contributing productions to the imprint 9 In July 1995 the label launched the weekly Metalheadz Sunday Sessions club night which achieved legendary status at London s Blue Note club 10 11 12 In September 1995 Metalheadz in conjunction with FFRR Records released Goldie s critically acclaimed debut album Timeless 13 In 1996 Metalheadz released the first instalment in the groundbreaking Platinum Breakz series of compilations again in collaboration with FFRR Records 14 The first volume was billed as 21st Century Urban Breakbeat Music and included tracks by 11 artists which had previously appeared on 12 as well as new efforts 15 The series was hailed by critics as the uniquely futuristic sound of young multiracial Britain citation needed They showcased a maturing genre of music that displayed the influences of reggae hip hop house and techno and were highly sophisticated and intricately produced contrary to the image of the music that had been presented by the mass media up to that point Before their release drum and bass compilations had been more closely associated with live DJ mix albums of varying quality and the interest in the Platinum Breakz series proved instrumental in bringing the scene from its underground origins to the brink of mainstream success at least in the UK 3 1998 saw the release of Talkin Headz The Metalheadz Documentary a film by Manga Entertainment 16 Goldie the club night the label and its artists were some of the key elements in drum and bass jungle s mid to late 90s mainstream resurgence citation needed 21st century edit In February 2010 Metalheadz beat Soul II Soul the Trojan Soundsystem and Digital Mystikz in the first Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash at the Camden Roundhouse 17 In 2012 the label celebrated its 100th release 18 19 Artists editAlex Reece AntTC1 Artificial Intelligence Agzilla Blame Blocks amp Escher Codename John Commix Digital Dillinja DLR Dom amp Roland Dstar Goldie Gremlinz Grey Code Ink Jubei Lenzman Loxy Mako Mikal Nucleus amp Paradox Optical Om Unit Peshay Phase Photek Quartz SB81 Scar Source Direct Storm Ulterior Motive Zero TSee also editReinforced Records List of record labels List of jungle and drum n bass artists Drum and bassReferences edit When Goldie Went to Buckingham Palace The Independent London 8 July 2011 Retrieved 27 November 2013 DJ Storm Guest Mix Kmag Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 27 November 2013 a b The Essential Metalheadz 2 April 2015 Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 25 April 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Shapiro Peter 1999 Drum n Bass The Rough Guide p 132 Rough Guides Ltd London ISBN 1 85828 433 3 a b c Goldie with Gorman Paul 2002 Nine Lives p 128 129 Hodder amp Stoughton London ISBN 0 340 82478 6 Goldie webchat as it happened The Guardian 13 May 2015 ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 25 April 2017 Flashback Rage The clubs that changed dance music forever DJ Mag Retrieved 27 November 2013 James Martin 1997 State Of Bass Jungle The Story So Far p 98 Boxtree London ISBN 0 7522 2323 2 Metalheadz label discography Discogs com 1 October 2005 Retrieved 27 November 2013 James Martin 1997 State Of Bass Jungle The Story So Far p 105 Boxtree London ISBN 0 7522 2323 2 Todd Burns 2 April 2013 Nightclubbing Metalheadz at Blue Note Red Bull Music Academy Archived from the original on 4 April 2019 Retrieved 19 November 2013 Belle Fortune Brian 2004 All Crews Journeys Through Jungle Drum amp Bass Culture p 100 Vision Publishing London ISBN 0 9548897 0 3 Goldie Timeless Review by John Bush All Music Retrieved 27 November 2013 Various Artists Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz Review by John Bush All Music Retrieved 27 November 2013 Various Metalheadz Presents Platinum Breakz Discogs com 1 October 2005 Retrieved 27 November 2013 Talkin Headz The Metalheadz Documentary 1998 Awkward Moments Retrieved 27 November 2013 Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash 2010 Red Bull Music Academy Retrieved 27 January 2016 Goldie Reveals Metalheadz s 100th Release 3 December 2013 Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 25 April 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Scene Selection Metalheadz Mixmag Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 27 November 2013 External links editOfficial site Metalheadz discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metalheadz amp oldid 1199235386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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