- Human Imprint
infobox record label
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HUMAN IMPRINT RECORDINGS
parent =System Recordings
founded =2002
founder = Damian Higgins
distributor =System Recordings
genre = Drum and Bass
city =New York, New York, USA
url = [http://www.humanimprint.com/index_releases.html humanimprint.com]Human Imprint Recordings is an American
drum and bass record label founded by Damian Higgins (aka DJDieselboy ) in New York City in 2002. Human is a subsidiary ofSystem Recordings and is mostly known for high energy releases in subgenres including techstep, hardstep and darkstep.The label's album art encompasses conceptual themes based in science fiction and fantasy. Some of the graphics are created by Higgins himself.
To date, Human Imprint, which has gained a reputation as a leader in the North American drum and bass movement, has released 16 singles, six EP's, and six albums. American Human artists include Evol Intent, Hive, Gridlok, Infiltrata, Kaos, Karl K, Jae Kennedy, Stratus, KC, Vector Burn, Ewun, Noah D, and Demo. International producers include Technical Itch (UK), Decoder (UK), Fresh (UK), Bad Company UK, Skynet (UK), Counterstrike (South Africa), Concord Dawn (New Zealand), and The Upbeats (New Zealand).
In April 2006, Higgins released the first HUMAN IMPRINT compilation, a 2XCD set called "The HUMAN Resource," which debuted at #14 on the Billboard electronic album chart. "Disc One: Selected Works" is a 12-song un-mixed selection including club anthems and VIP remixes from Bad Company UK, DJ Fresh, The Upbeats, Dieselboy + Kaos, Counterstrike and others. "Disc Two: Evol Intent Assemble the Monster" features a continuous DJ-mix from one of the most-respected American drum and bass DJ/producer crews, Evol Intent, selected by Higgins to stitch together some of the best tracks of the HUMAN catalog, plus exclusive tracks and remixes from Gridlok, Infiltrata + Hochi, Vector Burn, Dieselboy + Technical Itch and others. The mix was composed on Ableton. The album art was created by Dieselboy with graphic artist Joel Savitzsky.
=Releases=
ingles (12")
* "You Must Follow"/"You Must Follow" (Dieselboy + Kaos remix) – Stratus (projectHUMAN remixes) (3/18/2002)
* "Subculture" (Dieselboy + Kaos VIP remix)/"Subculture" (Dylan + Ink remix) – Styles of Beyond (projectHUMAN remixes) (11/11/2002)
* "Xanadu"/"Houston" – Kaos + Karl K + Jae Kennedy (1/27/2003)
* "Hysteria" (Hive Mass Hysteria mix)/"Grunge 3" – Bad Company UK (6/16/2003)
* "Moonraker"/"Studio 54" – Kaos + Karl K + Jae Kennedy (11/17/2003)
* "Barrier Break"/"Submission" – Dieselboy + Kaos (11/17/2003)
* "Cactus Funk '02"/"DJ Tool" – DJ Fresh (2/28/2005)
* "Paradise Lost"/"Paradise Lost" remix – Vector Burn (5/9/2005)
* "Catherine Wheel"/"Stingray" – Skynet (9/26/2005)
* "Broken Sword"–Evol Intent & Mayhem feat. Thinktank / "The Rapture" –Evol Intent & Ewun (3/30/2005)
* "Le Mammoth"/"Piss Fiend" – The Upbeats (11/6/2006)
* "Ladies Night"/"Ladies Night" VIP remix – Demo & Cease (12/24/2007)
* "N/V/D" – Dieselboy (Counterstrike "Zentraedi" remix)/"O.D." – Demo (5/8/08)
* "Midnight Express" – Dieselboy + Evol Intent + Ewun /"Step Up" – Friske + Perpetuum (5/15/08)
* "Parallel Universe" – Infiltrata + Define/"Machine March" – SPKTRM (5/22/08)EP's (12")
* "Extreme Steel EP" " [Archangel"/"Destroyer] " – KC (3/22/2004)
* "Catherine Wheel EP" " [Catherine Wheel"/"Stingray] " – Skynet (9/26/2005)
* "Human Technology EP" " [Knowledge of Self (Evol Intent remix)"/"The Great Escape (Alliance remix)] " – BT (11/14/2005)
* "Amazing Friends EP" " [Le Mammoth"/"Piss Fiend] " – Evol Intent (11/6/2006)
* "Demolition EP" " [Backlash"/"Untamed] " – Demo (3/5/2007)
* "Ladies Night EP" " [Ladies Night"/"Ladies Night VIP mix] " – Demo and Cease (12/24/2007)LP's (12")
* "The Dungeonmaster's Guide" (3X12") (5/17/2004)
** A. Kaos & Karl K (feat. Jae Kennedy) – "Moonraker" (Gridlok Remix)
** B. Kaos & Karl K (feat. Jae Kennedy) – "Studio 54" (Basic Operations Remix)
** C. Kaos & Karl K (feat. Jae Kennedy) – "Houston" (KC Remix)
** D. Stratus – "You Must Follow" (Evol Intent VIP Mix)
** E. Kaos & Karl K (feat. Jae Kennedy) – "Soul On Fire" (Concord Dawn Remix)
** F. Wink – "Evil Acid" (Gridlok Remix)* "The HUMAN Resource" (2X12") (4/3/2006)
** A. Styles Of Beyond – "Subculture" (The Upbeats Remix)
** B. KC – "Extreme Steel" (Counterstrike Arena Mix)
** C. Dieselboy & Kaos (feat. Messinian) – "Barrier Break" (Infiltrata & Hochi Dub Mix)
** D. Fresh – "War Games" (2003 Remix)Albums (CDs)
* "
projectHUMAN " (2xCD) – CD1 mixed by Dieselboy (2002)Disc 1 (Mixed By Dieselboy) 01. Dieselboy & Joshua Ryan - Genesis 02. Optical & Ryme Tyme - Shapecharge 03. Styles Of Beyond - Subculture (Dieselboy & Kaos VIP Mix) 04. Funk Parlor - Something For The Dancefloor (Stakka & Skynet Remix) 05. Stratus - You Must Follow (Dieselboy & Kaos Remix) 06. Stakka & Skynet (feat. DJ Friction) - Altitude (Ryme Tyme & Fierce VIP Mix) 07. Dylan & Ink - California Curse (Technical Itch Remix) 08. Billy Lo - Carjackers (Ram Trilogy Remix) 09. Robbie Rivera - Harder & Faster (Weapon & E-Sassin Remix) 10. Kemal & Rob Data - Hostile 11. Usual Suspects & Loxy - Stalker (Danny C Remix) 12. Rob & Goldie - The Shadow (Hive VIP Mix) 13. Dom & Roland - Soundwall (VIP Mix) 14. Dom & Optical - Quadrant 6 (E-Sassin VIP Mix) 15. Rascal & Klone - Terminal Velocity 16. Technical Itch - Reborn (Weapon Remix) 17. Bad Company - Mind Games 18. Dieselboy & Joshua Ryan - RevelationsDisc 2 01. Stratus - You Must Follow 02. Styles Of Beyond - Subculture (Dylan & Ink Remix) 03. Decoder - Tension (Usual Suspects Remix) 04. Hive - Surreal Uncut (TeeBee Remix) 05. Joshua Ryan - Pistolwhip (Stratus Remix) 06. Danny Breaks - The Bear (Universal Project Remix)
* "
Shot Down On Safari " (2XCD) – mixed by Bad Company UK (2002)Disc 1 01. Rawhill Cru - Mo' Fire (Bad Company Remix) 02. Bad Company - Hornet 03. Bad Company - Wednesday 04. Bad Company & Mampi Swift - Dogsploitation 05. Bad Company - Torpedo 06. Bad Company - Dr. Schevago 07. Bad Company - Snow Cat 08. Bad Company - Dosage 09. Bad Company - Jellybean (Instrumental Mix)
Disc 2 (Mixed By Bad Company) 01. Bad Company - Dogs On The Moon 02. Rawhill Cru - Mo' Fire (Bad Company Radio Edit) 03. Bad Company - 4 Days 04. Bad Company (feat. Sage) - Breathe 05. Bad Company - Rodeo 06. Bad Company - Ladies Of Spain 07. Drum Kru - Thin Air 08. Bad Company - Spacewalk 09. Bad Company - Hornet 10. Bad Company - Planet Dust 11. Fresh & Fierce - Innocence 12. Bad Company - Trick Of The Light 13. Bad Company - The Voice 14. Bad Company & DJ Trace - Nitrous 15. Bad Company - Seizure 16. Bad Company - Colonies 17. Bad Company - Brain-Scan 18. Bad Company - The Pulse 19. Bad Company - The Nine 20. Bad Company & DJ Trace - Flashback (Tumpa) 21. Bad Company - Rush Hour
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The Dungeonmaster's Guide " (2xCD) – CD1 mixed by Dieselboy (2004)* "
Bass Invaderz " – mixed by DJ Fresh (2005)Mixed By Fresh 01. Fresh - Intro 02. Fresh - X Project 03. Sub Focus - X-Ray 04. Fresh - Living Daylights 05. Total Science - Nosher (Baron I Know A Little Spot Mix) 06. MC Conrad & Makoto - Golden Girl 07. Calibre (feat. Singing Fats) - Drop It Down 08. Artificial Intelligence - Uprising (Overthrown VIP Mix) 09. Fresh - Intermission 10. Fresh - Floodlight 11. Moving Fusion & Fierce - Now's The Time 12. Drumsound & Simon 'Bassline' Smith - Crossfire (Danger) 13. Total Science - Westside Story 14. DJ Hazard - World Of Darkness 15. DJ Zinc - Ska 16. Pendulum - Another Planet (VIP Mix) 17. Dillinja - Fast Car 18. Fresh & Baron - Supernature 19. Mampi Swift & Fresh - Play Me (Mampi Swift & Blame VIP Mix)* ' (2xCD) – CD1 mixed by Evol Intent"' (2006)
* "
Substance D " (2xCD) – CD1 mixed by Dieselboy (2008)ee also
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List of record labels
*List of jungle and drum'n'bass record labels External links
*www.humanimprint.com [http://www.humanimprint.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.rolldabeats.com/label/human_imprint Rolldabeats]Related links
*www.myspace.com/humanimprint [http://www.myspace.com/humanimprint Official site]
*www.djdieselboy.com [http://www.djdieselboy.com/ Official site]See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieselboy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_6ixth_Session
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dungeonmaster%27s_Guide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substance_D
References
1. Review by Mark Jenkins of Substance D in The Washington Post, June 6, 2008
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060501137.html]
2. Review by Mark Jenkins of The HUMAN Resource in The Washington Post, June 30, 2006
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062900678.html]
3. Spotlight by Richard Harrington in The Washington Post, June 4, 2004
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A12651-2004Jun3?language=printer]
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